#transtrek

janeway has an emergency team meeting in the mess hall to discuss what happened. tom really doesn't know what to expect...

janeway says that nobody is allowed to out tom. she's really upset that his identity was forced out in the open like that and they didn't have the right to know and shouldn't share the information ever. she pats tom on the shoulder and tells him that she will always protect him no matter what.

chakotay smiles and tells tom there are so many cultures that praise trans people and he shouldn't feel bad about himself.

tuvok states that vulcans have long understood gender to be a construction, and that gender is simply used as an avenue of individuality in vulcan culture and there is nothing wrong with being trans. 

harry gives tom a light punch on the arm and says "if that's their biggest problem with you, then thank god they don't know your criminal background!" which makes tom smile.

the doctor shrugs (he already knew from tom's transferred medical records) and is annoyed that the aliens were so transphobic. 

seven doesn't really get the problem at all because personal identity is the most powerful part of individuality and if a society forces certain identities then they are no better than the borg.

neelix runs and gives tom a hug and says that tom is a man and nobody can take that away from him

but b'elanna had been sitting quietly. and tom's heart was beating fast with anxiety. he remembered how klingons felt about transgender people...he read about it once. klingons were a super binary race and did not believe anyone could change their gender. 

but b'elanna stood up and kissed him and said "i'll love you forever and i'm sorry they forced your information out like that. you're the bravest man i know"