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How Can We Include Non-Binary People in Gendered Spaces?

December 6, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 22 Comments

Not everyone is interested in holding space for non-binary people.

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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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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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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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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