CITY, State (Fox News) — "Star Trek" actress Gina Yashere responds to conservative backlash by embracing the show’s "super woke" identity.

Key Facts:

• White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller criticizes the franchise for abandoning its core audience.
• Yashere plays Lura Thok in the Paramount+ series "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy."
• Yashere defends the show’s diversity, including same-sex relationships.
• Yashere labels herself a "space lesbian" and embraces the "woke" label.
  

  Key Facts:
  

• Critics question the show’s emphasis on diversity.
• Yashere defends the franchise on CNN, stating "Star Trek" has always been "woke."
• Disney’s "Star Wars: The Acolyte" faces similar backlash for being described as the ‘gayest’ installment.