Author: Heavy Metal Susan

Susan recently won Star Trek-themed bar trivia as part of an awesome 2-woman team and is still smiling about it. She's a classical musician, writer, runner, and adventurer. Find her on Twitter at @HeavyMetalSusan.

A Future Free From Slut-Shaming

Heavy Metal Susan • April 2, 2019

In Trek’s bold future, women work on the bridges of starships; lead resistance cells; are engineers, botanists, doctors, mental health professionals, captains, admirals; and so much more. Though beyond the autonomy afforded these great professional accomplishments, do Trek women have…

Heavy Metal Susan • July 6, 2017

Crusher listening to Picard in "The Perfect Mate"

For rules to stay relevant – even pillars such as the Prime Directive – they must regularly be challenged and re-evaluated. Many of us love Star Trek for the moral ambiguity, the conundrums with no clearly right answer, and the…