sexism, transphobia and homophobia since its debut to TV in 1966.In an episode called Profit and Lace, which aired in 1998, one character called Quark pretends to be a woman.
In it, the other characters encourage him to embrace cringeworthy and stereotypical ways of how women should act and behave, to make him more ‘convincing’.
In the episode, he is also forced to get romantically involved with the person he’s making a deal with, resulting in a barrage of abuse that is very much like what transgender women face in society when seeking partners.But thankfully, diversity has improved greatly in newer iterations of the show, such as Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Discovery.