The Trans Allegory of Star Trek SNW's Ad Astra Per Aspera, part 3

It's time to wrap up this installment of Tillyvision, as Star Trek: Strange New World's "Ad Astra Per Aspera" comes to a close! We talk why we'd want to be part of a society that oppresses us, how and why we can be better, and maybe this show gives us a road map for how we can get there. Critic and journalist Mo Ryan returns to discuss how it's up to those with privilege to USE it to do what you can to help (and has a shoutout for Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg!). What can YOU do to help trans people? Who do we want to be? MAUREEN "MO" RYAN Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moryan.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/moryan66/ Website: moryan.com TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/06/17/the-intentional-trans-allogory-of-strange-new-worlds-ad-astra-per-aspera-part-3/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com) Cis Apathy, Misgendering and Passing, Unexpected Changes from Transition, A Trans Re-wedding, Trans Tabletop Roleplaying Games REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The trans allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BYPFFBGH/ Cis woman ‘fired after customer accused her of being trans’ says it felt like a ‘stab in the back’ - https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/03/27/cis-woman-fired-after-customer-accused-her-of-being-trans-says-it-felt-like-a-stab-in-the-back/ The ‘Star Trek’ Cast on the Radical LGBT+ Representation of ‘Strange New Worlds’ - https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-cast-on-its-radical-lgbt-portrayal/ On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World, by Danya Ruttenberg - https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-repentance-and-repair-making-amends-in-an-unapologetic-world-danya-ruttenberg/19498640 Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬