Star Trek: Discovery announced that next season they will be introducing the first nonbinary and trans characters in the history of the Star Trek franchise.Nonbinary character, Adira, played by Blu del Barrio, and transgender character, Gray, played by trans actor Ian Alexander, will be beamed up when Star Trek: Discovery kicks off season 3 on CBS All Access on October 15. “Adira is a wonderfully complex character,” del Barrio, who is making their screen debut in the role, told GLAAD. “Mainly because of this duality they have within them: they're astonishingly intelligent and yet they're still a kid.
They experience their emotions at a heightened level, like most teenagers. That's what makes them so fun to play. I like to describe them as.