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

August 13, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch22 Comments

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

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/Mental Health

As Let’s Queer Things Up! Turns 3, I’ve Got Big, Gay Plans

August 8, 2017September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch8 Comments

I'm not a kid anymore. I'm a crazy, queer adult that survived.

transgender

Capture Bonding: How I Both Need and Grieve My Gender Transition

July 30, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch9 Comments

I'm wondering what of “me” I’ve gained and what of “me” I’ve lost.

transgender

Debates About My Gender Have Convinced Me Of One Thing: It’s Time To Get Louder

July 15, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch7 Comments

Now, more than ever, we need visible and unapologetic non-binary people.

transgender/Uncategorized

The (Third) Elephant In The Room: Yet Another Gender Q&A

July 2, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch3 Comments

Rambling about my gender, 2k17 edition.

LGBTQIA/transgender

Cis ‘Allies,’ You Probably Think This Work is About You

June 22, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch11 Comments

Cis people, you're breaking my heart. But that's what I get for putting it on loan, right?

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.”

Mental Health/transgender

3 Transition Obstacles I Never Expected as Mentally Ill and Transgender

May 12, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch5 Comments

The psychiatrist said to me, “Have you ever considered stopping the testosterone?”

LGBTQIA/Mental Health/transgender/Writing

Who is Sam Dylan Finch?

April 8, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch4 Comments

Transgender and mentally ill writer, editor, activist, and queer of many feelings.

transgender/Writing

Cis Writers: Do Your F#cking Homework Before You Write About Trans People

October 25, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch7 Comments

If you're a writer, you don't need me to tell you how powerful words are.

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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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