PinnedRachel SaundersMy name is Rachel Saunders, and I am a proud trans womanSome things are worth keeping private, which is why I tend to guard my personal identity closely. Since I came out in 2000 I have tended to…·3 min read·Mar 8, 2024--10--10
Rachel SaundersPolicing with or without consentA right, therefore, is a narrative device through which we seek to protect ourselves, our community, and our broader society from…·4 min read·1 day ago----
Rachel SaundersFraming rightsLet us start with the concept of rights. Who is a rights holder? Who is that desire for rights projected out towards? Why do we need…·4 min read·2 days ago----
Rachel SaundersMorality, or the rejection thereofTo reject morality is to open up the world to subjectivity, relativism, amorality, and anarchy. Finnis suggests that law, the rule of law…·5 min read·May 22, 2024----
Rachel SaundersHumans as masochists on an island of one, rights as sadism at largeTo frame rights as narratives of hospitality I propose two thought experiments. The first is that on an island of one a person does not…·4 min read·May 21, 2024----
Rachel SaundersBecoming a law scholarIn the deep dark days of 2000 I stepped onto the University of Central Lancashire’s campus for the first time, eager to learn and passion…·5 min read·May 14, 2024----
Rachel SaundersTrans identities are not a religionBeing trans has always been a safe space for me, a place where being me has simply been, no stress, nothing to hide. Growing up a…·5 min read·May 13, 2024--3--3
Rachel SaundersSex work inclusive feminismOver the last couple of weeks I have noticed an uptick in women reverting back to sex work in order to afford the cost of living. Layoffs…·5 min read·May 12, 2024--2--2
Rachel SaundersCreating a queer concordanceTell me you are gay, about the women you slept with, about that dress you tried on that affirmed your identity, about all the queer things…·5 min read·May 11, 2024--1--1
Rachel SaundersTransing away the boyOne of the issues Hilary Cass asserted in her recent report was the potential transing of gay, lesbian, and bisexual children through…·5 min read·May 10, 2024--1--1