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Category: LGBTQIA

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/transgender

When your violin is supposed to be a cello.

December 14, 2015August 25, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch 64 Comments

"I can tell you the exact moment I realized, without a doubt, that I was not a woman."

LGBTQIA

Planned Parenthood Stood With Us. Now Queer Folks Need to #StandWithPP.

September 19, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 5 Comments

These are the resources that queer folks rely on each and every day.

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/transgender

Starbucks, Please Don’t ‘Out’ Your Transgender Patrons

August 15, 2015September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 9 Comments

Respecting and affirming the identities of transgender people begins with calling us by our actual names.

Justin Hubbell/LGBTQIA

You Don’t Have to Show Pride to Have Pride!

July 28, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 10 Comments

We hope to wave that banner with you some day, just not yet.

LGBTQIA

The Absent I: Marriage Equality and the Continued Erasure of Intersex People

July 6, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 2 Comments

Why is the "I" not a "next step" in mainstream conversations?

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/Mental Health

Why I’m “Out” as a Person with Mental Illness

May 24, 2015September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 1 Comment

Content notice: suicide. This piece was originally published at The Body Is Not An Apology. Far and away, the most…

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LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/Race

No Justice, No Peace: Why Civil Rights Doesn’t End With Baltimore

May 3, 2015September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 3 Comments

Let's Queer Things Up! is proud to present its very first guest post, written by Melissa Monier. -- Black, White,…

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Illustration by Jessica Krcmarik (http://www.jessicakrcmarik.com)
LGBTQ/LGBTQIA

How Did You Know You Were Non-Binary?

April 18, 2015September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 15 Comments

Header illustration by Jessica Krcmarik. I was watching an episode of Bones, oddly enough, when I first realized that I…

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Illustration by Jessica Krcmarik.
LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/Mental Health

Coming Out Again: Why More Queer Folks with Mental Illnesses Need to Speak Out

February 6, 2015September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 10 Comments

Illustration by Jessica Krcmarik. Many of us in the LGBTQIA+ community know all too well what it’s like to be…

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LGBTQ/LGBTQIA

Until Michigan Gives LGBTQ Residents Their Dignity, My Partner and I Will Never Go Back

November 6, 2014September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 1 Comment

When I received my acceptance letter for a master’s program in California, my partner and I already knew that we…

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Sam Dylan Finch

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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Almost daily, I get messages like these. Asking me if life with a mental illness will always be this hard. I don’t know your story — but I can tell you mine.
Sometimes when we're procrastinating, we're too busy beating ourselves up to remember why we care about what we're doing. If you're stuck and lacking motivation, try walking yourself through these questions. 👇🏻
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