Mike D.

Big hug.

Unfortunately I cannot help directly as I’m a cis male that has lived in NYC, LA, and SF Bay Area the last 25 years.

Even in progressive locations there are establishments that are not. I suggest trying to find places you would be comfortable in. That may be a gym, coffee shop, or bar. Make conversation and get a feel for the place.

There is a local dive bar I frequent that is very LGBTQ friendly. Last night my wife and I talked to a transsexual woman (she shared this info) for almost an hour about what happens to donated body parts. She then took off to her friend’s place.

They are called “Wireless” headphones when there is a wire connecting them. “True Wireless” means two separate earbuds.

Union trades. That’s where the money is, unfortunately for this conversation few areas have full union coverage.

I’ve worked in NYC. You can not do much in commercial buildings without union help.

If the IEEE (electrical engineering society) is saying something it must be really bad. They rarely if ever get involved in things like this.

Yep. Half height rack, a couple servers, UPS, switch, etc.

And I still keep looking at used gear. Being in Silicon Valley there is always a deal to be had.