Sam Dylan Finch

Instead of ending my life, I reached out to you.

What I Wish My Loved Ones Understood About Being Suicidal

Validate my pain. Acknowledge my suffering. And know that, for me, it’s very real.

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So marvelous.

Testosterone And Tea With Sam Dylan Finch: One Month

Don’t ask me to explain how hormones can make a person feel so free.

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You're gonna like this one.

Testosterone And Tea With Sam Dylan Finch: Week 5

Every little change is like a flower bursting open in my chest.

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Testosterone And Tea With Sam Dylan Finch: Week 4

My fixation with my face wasn’t about my own vanity – it was just another manifestation of dysphoria.

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cello.

When Your Violin Is Supposed To Be A Cello: My Story Of Transition

A thousand Bach violin concertos swirling around my crib, imprinting those melodies on my brain, had not changed the fact that I was meant to be a cellist. And a thousand “she’s,” beginning from the moment that I was born, had not changed the fact that I had grown up to be a “he.”

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Home.

Testosterone And Tea With Sam Dylan Finch: Week 3

Testosterone has brought me to a whole other level of body affirmation and acceptance.

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It's sweater weather during week 2 of testosterone.

Testosterone And Tea With Sam Dylan Finch: Week 2

I spent many sleepless nights worrying that being transgender meant that I would live a troubled life.

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Intoxicated Interviews With Sam & Joni

Intoxicated Interviews With Sam & Joni: Inaugural Edition

Sam: The first time you mentioned that you have five kids I was like WHAT THE ACTUAL. FIVE HUMANS. FIVE HUMANS CAME OUT OF YOU. Like, not at the same time, but they came out and like, that sounds painful and scary WHY DID YOU DO THAT??

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