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5 Reasons Why We Need to Stop Saying That ‘Women Are Half the World’s Population’

August 17, 2017August 18, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch2 Comments

There are better ways for women to advocate for their rights – ways that do not further oppress people outside of the gender binary.

LGBTQIA

The Absent I: Marriage Equality and the Continued Erasure of Intersex People

July 6, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch2 Comments

Why is the "I" not a "next step" in mainstream conversations?

transgender

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

June 5, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch13 Comments

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

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

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…

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

transgender

I Am Transgender, and I Am “Trans Enough.”

November 14, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch28 Comments

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

Read More I Am Transgender, and I Am “Trans Enough.”

Mental Health

VIDEO: “Spectacle of Mental Illness” Article, Animated!

November 14, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch3 Comments

Artist Chara Bui has created an animated version of the article, "Amanda Bynes, Robin Williams, and the Spectacle of Mental…

Read More VIDEO: “Spectacle of Mental Illness” Article, Animated!

transgender

Don’t Believe the Hype: Admitting Transgender Students is Not Enough

November 13, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch14 Comments

I knew I was in trouble when my first letter from my dream school addressed me by the wrong name.…

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feminism/LGBTQIA/Sexism

Street Harassment: Not Just a Cisgender Issue

October 30, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch18 Comments

Street harassment, and the ways in which women feel unsafe in public spaces, is finally getting some much-deserved attention and…

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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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