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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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LGBTQIA/transgender

Alright, I’ll Be Honest: I Don’t Always Have Pride

July 25, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch Leave a comment

The first feeling I had when I realized that I might be transgender was not pride. It was not relief…

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LGBTQIA/non-binary/transgender

Dear World: Stop Telling Me to “Love My Body” As Is

July 23, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 1 Comment

As a transgender person (or simply put, someone who does not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth),…

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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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