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Denying the existence of transgender and nonbinary people is not ‘scientific.’

December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch8 Comments

"Human beings are not just the sum of their biology."

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/Mental Health/transgender

When they misgendered you at your memorial.

October 15, 2018October 16, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch98 Comments

"You never lived to see the day when your life didn’t require a disclaimer — instead, your death now required one, too."

LGBTQ/transgender

This is what I wish people who identify as ‘truscum’ would try to understand.

July 14, 2018July 14, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch28 Comments

When you create a definition of transgender that relies on gatekeeping, the door is wide open for friendly fire.

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Debates About My Gender Have Convinced Me Of One Thing: It’s Time To Get Louder

July 15, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch7 Comments

Now, more than ever, we need visible and unapologetic non-binary people.

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.

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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.

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/Mental Health/transgender

Medically Transitioning is Not a Walk in the Park. (Sometimes, it Actually Sucks.)

March 21, 2016January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch25 Comments

Alternatively titled, 'That Time My Hormones Made Me Lose My Damn Mind' or maybe 'Being Transgender Is Awful.'

Mental Health/transgender

Trauma and Transness: Why I Didn’t ‘Always Know’ I Was Transgender

January 16, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch29 Comments

It’s impossible to talk about my trans identity without talking about my struggles with mental illness.

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/transgender

When your violin is supposed to be a cello.

December 14, 2015August 25, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch64 Comments

"I can tell you the exact moment I realized, without a doubt, that I was not a woman."

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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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