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. Gay Bar Patron Found Dead in Back of New York City Taxi
