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LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/transgender

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

December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch 8 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 Finch 98 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 Finch 26 Comments

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

LGBTQIA/non-binary/transgender

4 Things the Queer Folks in My Life Taught Me About Resisting Toxic Masculinity

September 30, 2017September 30, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 6 Comments

This community taught me not only what toxic masculinity demands of men and masculine people, but also the possibilities that exist outside of it.

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transgender

5 Totally Normal Questions Transgender People May Be Afraid to Ask, Answered

August 13, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 22 Comments

When society tells us that being cis is the only option, it can take years before we feel secure in ourselves as trans.

non-binary/Uncategorized

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.

transgender

I Didn’t Want to be Transgender

November 10, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 13 Comments

I tried to forget my body the way we try to forget bad dreams.

#TransLooksLike

Transphobia, Instagram, and Why I’m Done Hiding

October 30, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 9 Comments

I am trans enough. This is what #TransLooksLike.

transgender

I was ashamed of being transgender. This is my story.

June 11, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 12 Comments

What they don’t tell you about being transgender is that sometimes, the transphobe is you.

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/Mental Health

Why I’m “Out” as a Person with Mental Illness

May 24, 2015September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 1 Comment

Content notice: suicide. This piece was originally published at The Body Is Not An Apology. Far and away, the most…

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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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