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My parents and I survived my ‘Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria.’ This is our story.

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch12 Comments

I wish I had the Perfect Transgender Narrative™ to convince you of my validity. But I don’t.

LGBTQ/transgender

This is what I wish people who identify as ‘truscum’ would try to understand.

July 14, 2018July 14, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch28 Comments

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

transgender

6 Signs That You Might Not Really Respect Your Transgender Loved One

May 29, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch26 Comments

“You can start hormones, but please don’t get surgery.”

non-binary/transgender

Am I the Only Transgender Person Sick of Transitioning?

August 13, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch26 Comments

This is your "this sucks, why does this suck, why didn't anyone tell me that this would suck?" blog entry.

Mental Health/transgender

What Being Institutionalized As A Trans Person Made Me Realize

April 3, 2016January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch21 Comments

When you're locked in the psych ward, being treated like a medical mystery is not reassuring when your life and your transition are on the line.

non-binary/Uncategorized

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

December 6, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch22 Comments

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

Justin Hubbell

It’s Not a Race!

September 2, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch12 Comments

As transgender, I began to draw strength from what I realized was a feminine side that was exclusive to me.

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/transgender

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.

transgender

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

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

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

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!

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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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