Next week, the new season of the hit show "Star Trek: Discovery" blasts off. The hit show made history as the first of its kind to feature an openly gay character, Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets, played by our guest this week, Anthony Rapp. The actor talks about his groundbreaking role on the show and how he's also been able to push back against gender binaries off-screen after being elected to the board of the actors' union, SAG-AFTRA.

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