The Dead Names #24: Samuel Rae Bernstein

In 2020, Samuel’s mother buffytoo on Instagram posted this photo of Samuel pre-transition, writing in the caption that Samuel had asked her, “How did I not know I was trans then?”Let me answer that for you, Samuel: You weren’t. You glommed onto a fad and sadly, it killed you. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit exulansic.substack.com/subscribe