Erica McGillivray is an intersectional feminist from Seattle who's been a Star Trek fan all her life. She's a founder of the nonprofit GeekGirlCon, and her work has appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Chicks Dig Comics, and Chick Unravel Time. Find her on Twitter @emcgillivray.
Each Star Trek show holds a special meaning for many of us, but no one can ignore that Deep Space Nine, at its core, is a show about politics. Politics in space. Politics that involve shapeshifters and Tribbles. The events…