Greetings, Avocadoans! Welcome to the weekly discussion of LGBTQQIA+ issues!

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The person of the day is Lissette Espinoza-Garnica, the first nonbinary person in the Bay Area elected to city council.

In the news:

–Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spews transphobic bullshit. Again

–Call of Duty Cold War has an option to let players be a nonbinary war criminal that does the bidding of Ronald Reagan

Project of the day is going to be a twofer. First, Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi. The second is Twelve Nudes by Ezra Furman.

For topic of the day: Thanksgiving is coming up in the US. Will you be spending it with family? Do you want to spend it with them?