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Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Pike Show Announced - My Reaction!

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the official title for the Captain Pike show starring Anson Mount, Ethan Peck and Rebecca Romijn, has officially been announced today over on Star Trek's official website! I am so pumped to have officially have a new Star Trek show, and that's it's actually going to star the best Star Trek captain, Captain Christoper Pike of the USS Enterprise, along with his first officer Number One aka Una and of course, everyone's favorite half-vulcan science officer Spock. S...

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EARLY ACCESS: 6 Things We Need in a Captain Pike Show

Anson Mount's take on the iconic Captain Pike in Star Trek Discovery  season 2 was a highlight of the show, and managed to quickly establish  Mount's take on the Captain Christoper Pike as one of the most memorable  Captain's in Starfleet and Star Trek as a whole, so much so that it's  all but certain that he will reprise his role alongside Ethan Peck's  Spock in a new Captain Pike series. With rumors swirling of the name for  this series potentially being Star T...

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Why The Stars Inspire

Nature and the stars have always inspired me, even before I fell in love with Star Trek. So let's connect and find out how we can all find inspiration in the vastness of the galaxy.  

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EARLY ACCESS: Why The Stars Inspire

Nature and the stars have always inspired me, even before I fell in love  with Star Trek. So let's connect and find out how we can all find  inspiration in the vastness of the galaxy.

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Star Trek: Failures of Allegory (w/Steve Shives & Council of Geeks)

Steve Shives and Council of Geeks join the intrepid crew of the USS Gender to discuss the the failures of allegorical storytelling found in the Federation, Starfleet, and Star Trek in general. 

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10K CELEBRATION! - Q&A Hangout LIVESTREAM - 3PM PST

WE HIT 10K! LET'S PARTAYYYYYYY!

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The Transphobic Attack On 'The Last of Us Part 2'

The recent leaked spoilers for The Last of Us Part 2 have, scarily, sparked a recent rash of transphobia within The Last of Us Part 2's online community. So let's break down what happened, why it's happening, and what it means for Naughty Dog's upcoming, highly anticipated AAA game. 

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EARLY ACCESS: The Transphobic Attack On 'The Last of Us Part 2'

The recent leaked spoilers for The Last of Us Part 2 have, scarily, sparked a recent rash of transphobia within The Last of Us Part 2's online community. So let's break down what happened, why it's happening, and what it means for Naughty Dog's upcoming, highly anticipated AAA game. 

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'The Siege of Mandalore' Is Star Wars Best

The final Star Wars: The Clone Wars arc might actually be the best Star Wars has ever been. So for this May the Fourth Star Wars Day, let's dive into why the Siege of Mandalore is the best that Star Wars has to offer.

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EARLY ACCESS: 'The Siege of Mandalore' Is Star Wars Best

The final Star Wars: The Clone Wars arc might actually be the best Star Wars has ever been. So for this May the Fourth Star Wars Day, let's dive into why the Seige of Mandalore is the best that Star Wars has to offer.

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May 2020 Patron-Only Update

Hey all! Here's what's going on with me this May! Thank you to everyone  for you continued support. Love you all and Live Long and Prosper.

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Discord Server Link!

Hey all, below is the link to join the Jessie Gender discord server. Come join us as we talk about Picard and other weird stuff haha.

https://discord.gg/Q8nCjZe

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"What Are Little Girls Made Of" | Sacred Treks

What are little girls made of? That's the question that STar Trek asks us in the title of this episode. But what exactly does that mean in a show that has so often mishandled women's issues. Let's dive into with the latest Sacred Treks!

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Star Trek's Pandemic Episode - "Miri" | Sacred Treks

Star Trek has had some famous lines and catchphrases, but Miri gives us  the classic Trek line "Bonk Bonk on the Head". Let's find out what we  can learn about the philosophy behind these deep phrase in the latest  Sacred Treks.

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ICYMI - AMA, Talking Trek and Distracting Ourselves

It's been a rough week, so let's hang out and talk about anything on your mind, from Trek to tribbles. 

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Ranking Star Trek Beards by Sexiness

Let's have some fun and rank all the most notable beards in Star Trek by  their sexiness. So from Riker's beard to Spock's iconic goatee, let's  dive into the peach fuzz.

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Overwhelmed with Gratitude <3

I'm currently overwhelmed with gratitude right now. There's so many more of you here then there were yesterday. I'll have more to say in the coming days once I'm able to get myself set being unemployed (getting unemployment and deferring bills and such) but I just wanted to say thank you so so so so so much to all you here, both new and old patrons. It honestly has been so touching to the amazing support here <3

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The Klingon History of Racial Coding

Klingons are one of Star Trek’s most recognizable alien races. Ask anyone what they think of when they hear “Star Trek”, and they’ll probably shout Klingons at you. This proud warrior race, often used in juxtaposition against Starfleet’s ideals of diversity or as a precinct political allegory, have helped solidify Star Trek’s iconic status in pop culture. Yet, one aspect of the distinctive race that is often forgotten is how the Klingon’s design and culture are rooted in cultura...

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Star Trek's 1st Kelvin Novel REVIEW - Star Trek: The Unsettling Stars

Star Trek finally released it's first ever Kelvin Timeline novel based on the Star Trek 2009 movie by JJ Abrams, Star Trek The Unsettling Stars by Alan Dean Foster. So how was the Star Trek literary verse's first foray into the Kelvin Timeline? Let's find out!

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Profiting During a Pandemic: A Ferengi's Guide

NOTE: THIS VIDEO IS SATIRE Welcome to the Ferengi Masterclass in how to profit during a pandemic. Join your instructor Jessie Gender, an unfortuantly clothed hewmon female, as she discusses how best you can maximize your bars of gold pressed latinum during a pandemic such as the COVID-19 crisis. 

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Playing Final Fantasy VII Remake DRUNK!!

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Star Trek: Voyager's Prophetic Self-Isolation Episode

Star Trek Voyager's episode "One", focusing on Jeri Ryan's Seven of  Nine, gives us a portrait of what anxiety within isolation feels like.  So with the whole world self-isolating at the moment, I figured it was a  perfect time to discuss anxiety and isolation through Seven of Nine.

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Is Synth Picard Still Picard? - The Philosophy

In the Star Trek Picard finale, Jean-Luc Picard finds himself in a brand new place... and body! But is synethic Picard still the same Jean-Luc Picard we've been watching for three decades? Or is the former captain of the USS Enterprise-D actually dead and the Picard at the end of Star Trek Picard someone completely new?

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Uplifting Star Trek Stories To Make You Smile

It's been hard these past few weeks, and Star Trek always shows a way forward with positivity, so I'm sharing some of your most uplifting Star Trek memories.  

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Star Trek: Politics of Dehumanization

Star Trek Picard offered up a wonderful discussion of the power of citizenship though the Borg and Hugh, played by the wonderful Jonathan Del Arco. With so much of the ideas of Star Trek Picard's Borg storyline present in present day politics, let's discussion the connection between citizenship and dehumanization through it's depiction on Star Trek Picard. 

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Best Star Trek Books to Isolate With

With Star Trek Picard finished and everyone isolating, we all have a ton of time on our hands. So why not isolate yourself with a good Star trek book, and I've got the perfect recommendations for you!

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Star Trek Picard Season 1 Review - A Bold New Trek

Star Trek Picard's first season has finally come to an end, giving us our first look at what Star Trek is in a post Star Trek Nemesis world. But how did the first season of Jean-Luc Picard's journey in back into the Trek universe go? Let's discuss.

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DISCORD SERVER LINK

Hey all, below is the link to join the Jessie Gender discord server. Come join us as we talk about Picard and other weird stuff haha.

https://discord.gg/Q8nCjZe

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April 2020 Patreon Update

Hey everyone!

First and foremost, I hope everyone is staying as safe and healthy as possible during the current state of the world right now. It's incredibly scary for all of us, myself included, so please be sure to do your best to take of yourself, and stay positive. We will come out on the other side of this. And I'm gonna do my best to help you have some bright spots during the meantime.

Speaking of all that, March was a hugely hard month for obvious reasons. Between the corno...

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I Wrote (Part Of) A Book!

I wrote part of a book about transgender representation in pop culture (and of course science fiction and pop culture)! Find out what my book on trasngender pop culture representation is all about, from Ace Venture to Some Like it Home to Star Trek to Sense8 to Pose, I'd love to hear your thoughts on something I'm really proud of! 

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