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Sandy Ernest Allen is a freelance journalist, essayist, author and speaker. His work tends to focus on gender and on mental health from a human rights perspective. Sandy has contributed to many publications, including Eater, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, The Believer, The Cut, Them, 99% Invisible and This American Life, amongst others. Sandy and his work have been praised by likes of The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, O Magazine and The New Republic. His debut book was a formally and thematica…

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Diagnoses like "Gender Dysphoria" May Not Be Medically Real - But They Sure Are Politically So - ...

Diagnoses like "Gender Dysphoria" May Not Be Medically Real - But They Sure Are Politically So - ...

In Skrmetti, the court's legal logic hinges upon a medical disorder, which has never been proven to exist- an…

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The Delicious, Life-Saving Joys of the 'Trad Trans' Lifestyle

The Delicious, Life-Saving Joys of the 'Trad Trans' Lifestyle

For a trans, queer and rural guy like me, growing my own food is part of how I stay alive

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Learning to Pee, at Age 37

Learning to Pee, at Age 37

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A Brilliant Cure but We Lost the Patient - Believer Magazine

A Brilliant Cure but We Lost the Patient - Believer Magazine

A shock survivor I knew years ago-an activist I'd flown out West to meet because I was writing a profile of h…

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Into the Woods with 150 Trans Men

Into the Woods with 150 Trans Men

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How to Talk Like a Man

How to Talk Like a Man

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5 Old-Timey Mining Towns In West Virginia

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By Sandy Allen
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A store in Kimball still shapes jewelry and keepsakes from local McDowell County coal. Whitesville keeps a memorial to the 29 miners who died at Upper Big Branch in 2010. Matewan sells airboat tours across the water where miners fought the 1920 shootout. Pax feeds steelmakers through the brand-new Kingston Wildcat metallurgical mine. Ansted guards a 1970s roadside oddity called the Mystery Hole near its old mine roads.
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10 Best Natural Wonders To Visit In Switzerland This Year

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By Sandy Allen
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Switzerland's landscape is marked by a remarkable diversity of natural wonders, including dramatic waterfalls, jagged mountain peaks, Alpine lakes, and expansive ice formations. The iconic Matterhorn serves as a defining feature of the Swiss Alps and provides a backdrop for outdoor recreational activities. Similarly, Lauterbrunnen Valley is well known for towering waterfalls and traditional Alpine villages.
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The Oldest Amusement Park Rides Still Operating In America

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By Sandy Allen
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America's oldest amusement park rides bring the nostalgia and creativity of a bygone era to modern parks, allowing visitors the chance to experience both a piece of history and examples of engineering innovation. A wooden carousel on Martha's Vineyard dates to 1876, while a classic wooden roller coaster built in 1920 continues to carry riders along its tracks in Rochester, New York. Over the years, many of these rides have undergone renovations, refurbishments, and even name changes.
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