Greetings, Avocadoans! Welcome to the weekly discussion of LGBTQQIA+ issues!
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- All are welcome! However, please be respectful that this discussion is specifically about issues and topics related to lesbian, gay, bi- or pansexual, trans, queer, questioning, demi- or asexual, intersex, non-binary, genderfluid, or any other sexual or gender minority, so please do not stray off-topic.
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The person of the day Hikaru Utada (they/them), a musician.

In the news,
Police Trading Homophobic, Racist Texts Jeopardize Hundreds of Cases
Chile’s Congress Approves Marriage Equality
Canada Just Made It Illegal to Subject Anyone to Conversion Therapy
The project of the day is Collapsed Into Sunbeams by Arlo Parks