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Do the symbiots even have genders? How do they reproduce?

The first name comes from the host; the second name is the symbiot. Like, Jadzia was β€œJadzia” before being joined, and was still called β€œJadzia” after; she was just β€œJadzia Dax” after joining. Curzon was the male host.

Do you think the Trill were a metaphor for trans people? Really? Given the symbiot factor, it seems a stretch.

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It’s meant to be a stretch. Star trek has always done sci-fi twists on modern day problems. It’s meant to be β€œWhy is it not weird for this sci-fi thing to happen, but weird when it happens in our every day life.”

Terry Farrell also knew full well when she joined that she would be playing a non-binary role through the show, and did so proudly. They also pretty much call it out directly in β€œRejoined” when Dax comes in contact with her previous lover.

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