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Binding While Broke: I Tried All These Cheap(ish) Chest Binders so You Don’t Have To!

June 5, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 12 Comments

So if you didn’t know, I got married last Saturday! Hooray! It was magical, and queer, and everything I had…

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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 Finch 9 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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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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Mental Health/transgender

5 Ways to Support a Trans Person Experiencing Body Dysphoria

March 23, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 5 Comments

Cross-posted via Everyday Feminism --- My partner is pounding on the door, begging me to unlock it. I’m sitting in…

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non-binary/transgender

7 Ways to Lovingly Support Your Gender Non-Binary Partner

February 20, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 5 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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transgender

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

January 16, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 32 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 Finch 16 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 Am Transgender, and I Am “Trans Enough.”

November 14, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 28 Comments

I know, I know, it's Friday! Whoa, Sam, what is this about? Yes, I don't usually blog on Fridays, as you…

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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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