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Why I’m Nonbinary and You Can Be, Too

Our cultural definition of womanhood cannot contain me.

Sep 21, 2024

Why I’m Nonbinary and You Can Be, Too

Sep 21, 2024

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Age of Empathy

I’m Less Invested in Beauty Than Ever

And I feel more beautiful than ever

Apr 24

The author as a young girl, looking confidently at the camera.

Apr 24

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Black Bear

The Body Dysmorphia is Strong With This One

I’ve never felt beautiful unless I was painfully thin, and nothing I’ve tried has worked to undo this vicious programming.

Mar 4

The Body Dysmorphia is Strong With This One

Mar 4

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Human Parts

Don’t make me say no more than once

Men think being persistent will eventually wear us down…but it really just wears us out.

Jan 30

Don’t make me say no more than once

Jan 30

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Age of Empathy

Everything Is Terrible and All of It Hurts

My city’s on fire and I’m crying over losing my condo to late-stage capitalism

Jan 17

Everything Is Terrible and All of It Hurts

Jan 17

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Black Bear

The Army Forced Me to Quit Therapy

To prove I’m mentally fit to travel with my husband overseas, I had to give up the helpful person who was paid to listen to me bitch…

Jan 16

The Army Forced Me to Quit Therapy

Jan 16

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Equality Includes You

The Relentless Pursuit of Joy

My strategy for surviving another Trump presidency, and life in general.

Nov 18, 2024

The Relentless Pursuit of Joy

Nov 18, 2024

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Prism & Pen

Why Am I So Weird with Women? The Woes of a Timid Bisexual.

I rail against bisexual erasure even as I subtly participate in it by censuring myself.

Oct 22, 2024

Why Am I So Weird with Women? The Woes of a Timid Bisexual.

Oct 22, 2024

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Human Parts

My love is in a cage

And I can only reach him with words on paper.

Sep 30, 2024

My love is in a cage

Sep 30, 2024

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Hello, Love

I Married For Love — But Also For Money

It’s shocking how many perks the military married get.

Aug 11, 2021

I Married For Love — But Also For Money

Aug 11, 2021

Samia Mounts

Samia Mounts

LA-based actor, singer, writer, and producer. Polyamorous, pansexual, pangender, body-positive + sex-positive. Connect with me at samiamounts.com.

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