Jessie Gender is a known YouTuber and commentator who deals with the nuance in the nerdy, focusing on LGBTQ issues (especially the transgender community), women, nonbinary and autistic people as well as other social and political issues through geek topics.

Both Jessie and Joey also happen to be Trekkies on the autism spectrum which gave this conversation an added layer of complexity.

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Book Recs:

Second Self by Uma McCormack
Star Trek Lower Decks
Star Wars Andor

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124/ Jessie Gender on how Star Trek deals with neurodiversity, race, and queerness