The guys over at the 7th Rule were good enough to have me on their program, and it was an absolute treat to speak with them about DS9, STLV, and all things Trek. 

Time was limited and this is me attempting to be restrained and not talk TOO much… But there is so much more I wanted to say about our community, of which I am so proud to be a part.

I’ve always been immensely proud of being a Trekkie. We are a community of do-ers. Almost every Trek fan I know does something proactive either in their career or in their free time, or even both, to make our world a better place and to work towards a future where everyone is accepted and loved. I have friends that volunteer on suicide prevention hotlines, that volunteer with underprivileged children, all different kinds of things. I have friends that have become published authors thanks to their experiences writing fanfiction. Despite a handful of bad experiences, I’ve always found the Star Trek community to be a place of inclusivity and progressive thinking. We’re all different, but we all have a common set of core beliefs - and there is something in the franchise for everyone, even if we all have different opinions about the individual series.  

If you’re going to be at STLV, I hope you’ll come up and say hello.

LLAP, friends.

(PS - Cardassian insignia earrings by @fictionalred)