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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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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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If I’m a Stranger Now, I Will Be a Stranger Forever (Reflections on Testosterone)

May 9, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch9 Comments

I was at a poetry reading when an older butch woman sat down next to me and started to talk…

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LGBTQ/LGBTQIA

How Did You Know You Were Non-Binary?

April 18, 2015September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch15 Comments

Header illustration by Jessica Krcmarik. I was watching an episode of Bones, oddly enough, when I first realized that I…

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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…

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

Mental Health/transgender

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…

Read More 5 Ways to Support a Trans Person Experiencing Body Dysphoria

non-binary/transgender

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…

Read More I Am Queer, I Am Non-Binary, and I Don’t Know What it Means to Feel Safe

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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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More than Just Ink: How Tattoos Were a Vital Part of My Gender Transition

January 8, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch16 Comments

[The image features an androgynous person with light brown skin, flexing their bicep in a powerful pose. Their body has…

Read More More than Just Ink: How Tattoos Were a Vital Part of My Gender Transition

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