Now more than ever, diverse characters deserve a place in sci-fi and genre fantasy. The hubbub over Ghostbusters and other nonsense proves fandom has a long way to go, even in galaxies far, far away.

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Voltron: Legendary Defender earned quite a bit of credit in its first season for having a continuous, serialized plot that delved into important topics like gender and acceptance. The series took ...