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hey laura, big fan. i am of the hugely unpopular opinion that, up until TDB, new wave was your best record. [but i mean, i'm down with all of it.] as a fan and a member of the dark order of the trans sisterhood, thanks for doing this ama!

my question is, early on, when speaking about transgender dysphoria blue, you called it a 'concept album about a trans prostitute'. i was just curious, do you still feel that way about the progression of the tracking on the record? is/was that story metaphorical for your experience or was it more of a ruse in service of an outlet? do you feel like it still exists in the final product?

also, what are your views on sex work? i had some friends feel a little weird about some of the language on 'black me out'. were you more interested in the 'control/oppression' aspect of how bad it can be?

anyway, thanks again for doing this. i'll try and say hey next time you're in brooklyn! hope you're well!

is it your educated opinion that manning prefers male pronouns? it must be a terrible to be going through this while going through that.