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

August 15, 2015September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch9 Comments

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

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

March 28, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch30 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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5 Ways to Support a Trans Person Experiencing Body Dysphoria

March 23, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch5 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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8 Things Non-Binary People Need to Know

March 15, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch34 Comments

Coming out as genderqueer and non-binary was this big, beautiful, scary thing for me. I didn’t know what exactly I…

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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 Finch19 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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The Elephant in the Room: Your Questions About My Gender and Transition, Answered

January 16, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch32 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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I Could Have Been You: An Open Letter to Leelah Alcorn

December 31, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch7 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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