The torch-bearers of Star Trek are not just paying lip service to the LGBTQ fanbase, but have heard them, loud and clear, and after some failed missteps in the movies, are embracing full LGBTQ diversity with intelligence, heart, and authenticity.Ĭruz, who rose to national fame in the terrific but short-lived 1994 drama series My So-Called Life, and Rapp, beloved from his youth in Adventures in Babysitting, and then later, planting his flag in entertainment history as Mark Cohen in the original Broadway production of Rent, are among the most recognizable out actors of our generation.īoth Cruz and Rapp will appear at the upcoming AwesomeCon in Washington, D.C., over the weekend of June 3 through 5. Picard is catching up, though, with a budding LGBTQ couple of its own, and the franchise’s newest entry, the extraordinary Strange New Worlds, a Discovery spin-off, feels like it’s also beginning to lean in an LGBTQ direction with regard to a few key characters. Rapp and Cruz, longtime friends, and both out gay actors, bring richness and believability to the couple, and help to make Discovery the most LGBTQ-inclusive of all the series. Florida Congressional Candidate’s Bisexual Daughter: Don’t Vote for My Mom
