occasionally I'm reminded of that American author who set a book in New Zealand and had a Māori character called Kai

... maybe if you're writing outside your culture you should put character names into Google translate just a thought

NEARLY A MILLION NEW YORKERS TO REPORTEDLY FLEE NYC AS MAMDANI BECOMES MAYOR — POSSIBLY IGNITING MASS EXODUS, PER NYP

in day to day life, a world where everyone asks gender as default would be a nightmare to me. my situation is complex and i do not want to have this conversation with my barista. i CAN lie but honestly directly making ME say the lie is only time i feel dysphoric. i prefer to let THEM make mistake

BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.

If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.

Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”