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LGBTQ/Mental Health/transgender

Yes, I have a ‘mental disorder.’ But it’s not being transgender.

July 20, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch7 Comments

Many of the people who still insist that being transgender is a 'disorder' don’t actually care about our mental health.

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.

Mental Health/transgender

Transgender people shouldn’t have to lie about their mental health. But many do.

June 23, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch6 Comments

"I am absolutely terrified that my mental health status will be used against me."

transgender

I’m Transgender. But Trust Me, I’m Just As Surprised As You Are.

February 11, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch12 Comments

I remember being wheeled into the operating room and thinking, "Am I seriously doing this?"

transgender

Maybe being transgender wasn’t a mistake.

November 30, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch4 Comments

Maybe the pain of being transgender is not random chaos in the universe, but the pangs of a deeper awareness.

transgender

No, Cis People, Being Trans Is Not a Self-Esteem Issue

November 9, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch5 Comments

“I get it! Sometimes I hate my body too."

transgender

Trans People Too Often Harm Their Own. So Can We Talk About How to Do Better?

September 23, 2017September 23, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch2 Comments

How many opportunities have we missed to make this community safer and more affirming because we were unwilling to make ourselves uncomfortable?

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/transgender

I Thought I Was Ugly. I Didn’t Realize It Was Gender Dysphoria.

September 2, 2017September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch17 Comments

"Ugly" was the only word I had to describe my dysphoria, which meant it flew under the radar for a long time.

transgender

8 Things Transgender People Do Not Owe You

August 30, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch9 Comments

It gets tiresome to have to explain our lives and trauma repeatedly just so cisgender people can 'get an education.'

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transgender

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.

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Sam Dylan Finch

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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