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 Ed Buck Will Serve 30 Years in Prison For Fatally Drugging Two Black Gay Mendo not stray off-topic.
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The person of the day is Brittany Ramos DeBarros (she/her), a political candidate

In the news,
Ed Buck Will Serve 30 Years in Prison For Fatally Drugging Two Black Gay Men
After Affirming One Student’s Trans Identity, a Massachusetts School Now Faces a Federal Lawsuit
Suspect Charged With Arson Over Fire at New York LGBTQ+ Club
The project of the day is a novel called Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin