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Talking mental health with Sam Dylan Finch.
[The photo features the author, Sam Dylan Finch, standing near a lake. He is a white, androgynous person with dark-rimmed…
Read More The Elephant in the Room: Your Questions About My Gender and Transition, Answered
[The image features an androgynous person with light brown skin, flexing their bicep in a powerful pose. Their body has…
Read More More than Just Ink: How Tattoos Were a Vital Part of My Gender Transition
[The image features the name "LEELAH ALCORN" in uppercase letters on a ribbon banner. Above the banner is a young…
Read More I Could Have Been You: An Open Letter to Leelah Alcorn
[The image features an illustration of the author, an androgynous white person, holding up a sign that reads: "Trans rights…
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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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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I know, I know, it's Friday! Whoa, Sam, what is this about? Yes, I don't usually blog on Fridays, as you…
I knew I was in trouble when my first letter from my dream school addressed me by the wrong name.…
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Street harassment, and the ways in which women feel unsafe in public spaces, is finally getting some much-deserved attention and…
Around this time last week, I was a procrastinating graduate student, managing a small blog, with a following of wonderful…
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