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

February 6, 2015September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch10 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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Mental Health

I Take “Crazy Pills” and I Am Not Ashamed

January 30, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch20 Comments

[The illustration features a place mat with an array of breakfast foods and coffee. A pair of arms rests on…

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Disability

If It’s Not Accessible, Who Is It For?

January 22, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch17 Comments

Since going viral last October, the invitations to speak at conferences and other events have slowly but surely started trickling…

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Mental Health

I Have Generalized Anxiety and I’m Anxious Just Thinking About It

January 17, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch14 Comments

[The illustration features a house, seemingly unstable, perched precariously upon a cliff. The author, Sam Dylan Finch, is standing at…

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transgender

The Elephant in the Room: Your Questions About My Gender and Transition, Answered

January 16, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch32 Comments

[The photo features the author, Sam Dylan Finch, standing near a lake. He is a white, androgynous person with dark-rimmed…

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transgender

More than Just Ink: How Tattoos Were a Vital Part of My Gender Transition

January 8, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch16 Comments

[The image features an androgynous person with light brown skin, flexing their bicep in a powerful pose. Their body has…

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transgender

I Could Have Been You: An Open Letter to Leelah Alcorn

December 31, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch7 Comments

[The image features the name "LEELAH ALCORN" in uppercase letters on a ribbon banner. Above the banner is a young…

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transgender

At Times, I Am Impatient

December 24, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch11 Comments

[The image features an illustration of the author, an androgynous white person, holding up a sign that reads: "Trans rights…

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Sexuality

8 Tips on Respectfully Talking Pleasure, Sex, and Bodies With Your Trans Lover

December 17, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch3 Comments

Content warning: slurs This piece is one I wrote originally for Everyday Feminism, cross-posted with permission. Because I feel conversations…

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Mental Health

The “Self-Help” Genre Has a Big Problem with Depression

December 11, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch14 Comments

Self-help articles are great. In this day and age, the internet is one of the largest sources of self-help content…

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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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