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Starbucks, Please Don’t ‘Out’ Your Transgender Patrons

August 15, 2015September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 9 Comments

Respecting and affirming the identities of transgender people begins with calling us by our actual names.

Justin Hubbell/LGBTQIA

You Don’t Have to Show Pride to Have Pride!

July 28, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 10 Comments

We hope to wave that banner with you some day, just not yet.

LGBTQIA

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

July 6, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 2 Comments

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

Body Positive

Why We Should Think Twice Before Idealizing Ruby Rose

June 29, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 17 Comments

Our idealization of Ruby Rose represents a larger problem in popular culture – the very limited portrayals of androgyny.

transgender

Why the Trans Community Needs to Ban the Word “Transtrender” for Good

March 28, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 28 Comments

The other day, I was called a “transtrender” by a trans woman who refused to acknowledge my gender identity because…

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non-binary/transgender

I Am Queer, I Am Non-Binary, and I Don’t Know What it Means to Feel Safe

February 28, 2015March 2, 2015 Sam Dylan Finch 19 Comments

From the moment I stepped onto the bus, there was something about me that didn’t sit right with you. You…

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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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Illustration by Jessica Krcmarik.
LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/Mental Health

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

February 6, 2015September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 10 Comments

Illustration by Jessica Krcmarik. Many of us in the LGBTQIA+ community know all too well what it’s like to be…

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

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 Could Have Been You: An Open Letter to Leelah Alcorn

December 31, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 7 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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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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