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4 Things the Queer Folks in My Life Taught Me About Resisting Toxic Masculinity

September 30, 2017September 30, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch6 Comments

This community taught me not only what toxic masculinity demands of men and masculine people, but also the possibilities that exist outside of it.

LGBTQIA/non-binary/transgender

BREAKING: Local Resident Comes Out as Non-Binary, World Doesn’t End

August 20, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch9 Comments

“It’s almost like someone’s gender has no bearing on my life,” another cis resident complained.

non-binary/transgender

Am I the Only Transgender Person Sick of Transitioning?

August 13, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch26 Comments

This is your "this sucks, why does this suck, why didn't anyone tell me that this would suck?" blog entry.

LGBTQIA/non-binary

Being Non-Binary and a Trans Guy Isn’t a Contradiction

May 13, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch20 Comments

I embrace all the queer, femme, glittery, tender, and alien parts of my gender.

non-binary/Uncategorized

How Can We Include Non-Binary People in Gendered Spaces?

December 6, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch22 Comments

Not everyone is interested in holding space for non-binary people.

non-binary/transgender

If I’m a Stranger Now, I Will Be a Stranger Forever (Reflections on Testosterone)

May 9, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch9 Comments

I was at a poetry reading when an older butch woman sat down next to me and started to talk…

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non-binary

8 Things Non-Binary People Need to Know

March 15, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch34 Comments

Coming out as genderqueer and non-binary was this big, beautiful, scary thing for me. I didn’t know what exactly I…

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non-binary/transgender

I Am Queer, I Am Non-Binary, and I Don’t Know What it Means to Feel Safe

February 28, 2015March 2, 2015 Sam Dylan Finch19 Comments

From the moment I stepped onto the bus, there was something about me that didn’t sit right with you. You…

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non-binary/transgender

7 Ways to Lovingly Support Your Gender Non-Binary Partner

February 20, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch5 Comments

This is a piece I posted over at Everyday Feminism that I wanted to cross-post here. This advice, while geared…

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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 Finch1 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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