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feminism/LGBTQIA/Sexism

Street Harassment: Not Just a Cisgender Issue

October 30, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 18 Comments

Street harassment, and the ways in which women feel unsafe in public spaces, is finally getting some much-deserved attention and…

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feminism/Mental Health

10 Things My Last Breakup Taught Me

August 7, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch Leave a comment

Almost three years to the date, I am still pondering my last breakup. Except this time, it's a really calm,…

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feminism/transgender

I Am Transgender. I Am a Radical Feminist. And You Do Not Speak For Me.

August 6, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 2 Comments

Back when I was an undergraduate, pursuing my degree in Women's & Gender Studies, "radical feminism" had a very different…

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Body Positive/feminism/Mental Health

My Body is Not Up For Debate: Part I

August 4, 2014August 12, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 5 Comments

I'm used to it by now. Every piercing, every tattoo, every wacky hair color, my exasperated mother tells me that…

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Sam Dylan Finch. I’m a writer and positive psychology practitioner that’s passionate about queer joy — with none of the self-helpy bullsh*t. I wrote that thing about people-pleasing that you showed your therapist. I’m much weirder in real life.  ✨ He/they. More?

 

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