As the kids say, some folks will just have to stay mad.
5 Ways I'm Unlearning My 'Fawn' Response
Author: Sam Dylan Finch
Sam Dylan Finch is a writer, editor, and media strategist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Best known for his vulnerable writing on mental health and transgender identity, Sam is the founder of Let's Queer Things Up!, a blog exploring his personal journey as a queer person with OCD.
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I’m breathless now, looking back at all the ways you would not back down from survival.
