thebluemeany:

Sisko is awesome. He’s a quiet, one man 24^th
Century equal access revolution. He’s the Captain who:

• Wrote a letter of recommendation to allow the first (and
  only) Ferengi to join Starfleet
• Had the first (and only) Klingon in Starfleet as his
  Commander. AT THE TIME that it seemed very likely the Federation and the
  Klingons were about to go to war.
• Pulled strings to keep the first (and only) openly Augmented
  Officer in Starfleet from losing his commission and kept him on as his Doctor even
  though he was illegal. ALL WHILE never once mentioning that Bashir had lied to
  him for five years.
• Had the only Changeling in the quadrant as his Chief of
  Security. AT THE SAME TIME as there was a mass-panic about Changelings and the
  Federation were at war with them. AND never once suggested Odo try and become
  more humanoid…

Half of his senior staff are exceptions. He supports them quietly and, presumably,
behind the scenes defends their right to be there, mostly without them knowing it. Sisko rocks.