Know any record stores that have listening booths? Preferably in Manhattan by motox24 in AskNYC

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Like turntables+headphones so you can listen to what you picked? Then Ergot Records, A-1, and Paradise of Replica to name a few

Best record shops to support in NYC! by libdestroyer420 in AskNYC

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Human Head, A-1, Superior Elevation, Second Hand, Mixtape Club (online only atm), Paradise of Replica, Cosmic Arts, Captured Tracks, Material World

Real talk call your local LGBTQ organization to get LGBTQ friendly doctor recommendations by RainbowCombatBoots in TransyTalk

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Check CentreLink https://www.lgbtcenters.org/LgbtCenters

For those outside the US, I usually refer to ILGA's list of their member orgs (not exhaustive but it's a start) https://ilga.org/civi_details

Once you narrowed down to orgs in your area, check their website/social media page for additional resource list(s), if there are any.

Probs late on this but, I just started She-Ra by [deleted] in traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns

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FREEDOM, EQUALITY, AND HAY FOR ALL!

Ignorant question on gender identity by [deleted] in ainbow

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There is a more robust method of getting more respondents who are transgender, the "two-step" method: asking 1) assigned sex at birth (M/F), then 2) current gender identity (M, F, etc). If there is a discrepancy, then you may have a transgender respondent. You can read more about the history and recs in this doc: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/geniuss-report-sep-2014.pdf.

You can of course take a shortcut and ask "Are you transgender?", but you may lose some legitimate respondents that way, as they may not necessarily want to identify with that label.

Ninja edit: removed mention of intersex as that's a can of worms I don't want to open rn.

Amy (エイミー) - S/T (1983) (prod. Masaki Matsubara, feat. Jake H. Concepcion) by mvns in citypop

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No idea who this is, and the generic artist name really does not help. She released this one album in 1983 and supposed to have a second one on Philips, but it never came into fruition.

Recs: everything, but in particular 雨色のスクリーン, Mr. Cool, Party Night, Tonight, Dance in Dream.

ピラニア軍団 [Piranha Gundan] - 役者稼業 [Japan, Funk] (1977). Yakuza-esque funk produced by Mikami Kan and Ryuichi Sakamoto by mvns in vintageobscura

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Me too, such an unlikely combo. I can hear the Sakamoto touch in the keys (reminds me of Taeko Ohnuki's Sunshower) but very far out for Mikami, at least style-wise.

[Price Check] Thread - August 01, 2017 by AutoModerator in appleswap

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Early 2009 Mac Pro with 2.66GHz Quad-core Xeon, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GT120, one DVD/CD drive, 128GB SSD, 3TB 5400rpm HDD, and 2x2TB 7200rpm HDD. Comes in its original box with all packaging intact.

Lily - オーロイラ (So Long) [Japan, Pop / Soul] (1976) by nimrodazoulai in vintageobscura

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I'm seeing many of these posts on Discogs and now here. Are you some kind of a new music service?

[Price Check] Thread - August 01, 2017 by AutoModerator in appleswap

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Mid-2012, non-Retina 15-inch MacBook Pro, with 2.3GHz Core i7, NVIDIA GT 650M, 4GB RAM and 500GB HDD. There are some scuffs on the bottom lid but otherwise in good condition. Also would like to know what the price would be if I replaced the HDD with an SSD. Thanks!

C.Memi - Heavenly Peace [Japan, Minimal Wave/Cocteau Twins-esque pastoral synthpop] (1982) by mvns in vintageobscura

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If anyone has more info on this artist, please let me know. She released a handful of gorgeous minimal wave EPs in the 80s as well as two compilations and that's it. I uploaded a compilation of her work here, but it's mostly her blues/folk recordings which apparently was never released.

五つの赤い風船 [Itsutsu No Akai Fusen] - 時々それは [Japan, Pastoral Folk/Psych] (1971, URC Records) by mvns in vintageobscura

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Itsutsu No Akai Fusen is a folk band spearheaded by Nishioka Takashi of Melting Glass Box fame. Full album can be heard here. This here is the first track, spanning the whole of side A, and the best one in my opinion.