| "The Outcast" | |
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Robert Scheerer |
| Written by | Jeri Taylor |
| Featured music | Jay Chattaway |
| Production code | 217 |
| Original air date | March 16, 1992 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Outcast" is the 117th episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is the seventeenth episode of the fifth season.
In this episode, Riker falls in love with Soren, a member of an androgynous race which finds gender specificity unacceptable.