Ian Alexander

Ian Alexander Instagram – Our transgalactic heroes to the rescue. Taking us to a queerer version of the final frontier, Jan/Feb 2022 cover stars @bludelb and @ianaixander are blazing trails as #StarTrek’s first nonbinary and trans stars. In the @paramountplus series, they play teenage lovers Adira Tal and Gray. Del Barrio is a newcomer who made their television debut in the role of Adira, a human who came out last season as nonbinary, shortly before del Barrio did. Alexander plays Gray, a member of the alien species Trill and a young trans man. The actors make up two of the seven LGBTQ people on the cast, which also includes fellow cover stars @albinokid1026 and @wcruz73. ⁠
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“It is a really queer show,” stresses del Barrio, “and it has a really big viewership. The world did not crash and burn, and we did not get stoned. It’s a really good example of a show that is very, very openly gay and is doing really well because of it, which is great.” ⁠
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Previously, Alexander made history as the first out trans Asian-American actor on TV, in @netflix’s ‘The OA,’ and his plans for Hollywood are just getting started. “I want to see – at every single level of production – trans people, trans people of color, trans women of color, especially because right now, like we are a minority in Hollywood, but I don’t want it to stay that way forever,” Alexander tells @lifeafterdawn in the joint feature. “We are a minority in Hollywood, but I don’t want it to stay that way forever.” Read the full cover story at the link in bio. 📸: @angelakohler;⁠
Styling: @naomizinns;⁠
Creative director: @_benjaminward_;⁠
Grooming: @damianmonzillo for @celestineagency ⁠
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Ian and Blu wear @alabamablonde latex and jewelry by @rareromance. | Posted on 07/Feb/2022 21:12:33