Yesterday’s News: 02/17/2026

I Skant Stand It!

Starfleet Academy is at it again! The newest iteration of the beloved sci-fi franchise, whose creator thought the show wasn’t gay enough, insists on causing loyal, rational, totally-hetero Star Trek loving fans to attack its ill-placed inclusivity. True fans of the show have aimed their contempt, this time, at the sinister skant. Or rather, a darling character’s misplaced preference for the officially recognized Starfleet uniform, first seen in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Encounter At Farpoint", airdate September 28, 1987.

Considering skirts and / or kilts have been worn by some of the manliest men for millennia, taking into account that the male anatomy benefits from well-ventilated underpinnings, fans just aren’t onboard with a member of a proclaimed warrior race letting his captain and first officers enjoy some shore leave. The most stalwart of fans seem to feel Jay-Den’s insistence on mild crossdressing along with his affection toward certain male officers is just too much inuendo for a gay soap opera set in space. Two gay things?! That’s crossdressing a line!

As Jay-Den is the member of an endangered species, if he’s wearing the uniform to allow his Kronos and their moons room to orbit; if his goal is to maintain male potency and Klingon honor, then it makes sense. ‘Cept… there’s the other thing… the other thing named Kyle and Remy. Well… in the words of Captain Picard, “If there is one thing I’ve learned over my years, it’s never underestimate a Klingon.”

~ The Orion