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🧵#StarTrekPicard #TransRights etc (#PicardSpoilers)
S3 of Picard is incredible. For me it's a perfect mash of 'traditional' old-school Trek & modern Trek. But the writing, brought alive by stunning acting & directing is something else. Here's one e.g which means a lot to me...
... We're introduced to Captain Shaw, played outstandingly by @ToddStashwick. A character in a position of power and privilege who on first impressions is, albeit totally wrong in his initial exchange with Riker and Picard, is a bit of a dick about it ...
... Our first impression of Shaw actually came ahead of the 'blue steak' scene. When Picard introduces Seven to Riker, she interjects, saying she is referred as 'Commander Hansen' at the wishes of Shaw. Trekkies know the journey Seven has been through with her identity ...
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Even at age 5, kids teased me because I didn’t look like my parents — I was adopted. Through “instruction”, teachers helped them understand why it was okay.

By threat of lawsuit, #DontSayGay bans teachers from “instructing” kids on why it’s okay to have LGBTQ+ parents. (1/10)
In high school, I realized I was gay. Ashamed and afraid of not being accepted by my family, I feared those kids in kindergarten had been right — that my parents had adopted a broken child.

How many kids will #DontSayGay make feel the same way today? (2/10)
In college, I earned an ROTC scholarship and enlisted in the Army, but was outed under #DontAskDontTell. I had to lie about who I was to serve our country.

Today, I’m a captain and medical officer in the Florida National Guard.

#DontSayGay = #DontAskDontTell for kids. (3/10)
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@EFF @OpenRightsGroup @Facebook @messenger @WhatsApp @signalapp @matthew_d_green @runasand A friend reached out to me & pointed out that not everyone at @NCSC is against — in fact, many are in favour of — end-to-end encryption, although it's politically complex for them to outright say so.

My response was this: #e2ee should not be a #DontAskDontTell thing… Image
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