PinnedMy 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…Mar 8, 202412Mar 8, 202412
When fan favourites fallNeil Gaiman is the latest in a long line of “beloved” man creatives to have fallen from dizzying popular heights. Michael Jackson, Bill…Jan 141Jan 141
We were never moderateIt is a great lie of gender critical and far right discourse that civil discussion ever achieved anything. Every single battle for rights…Jan 103Jan 103
All content is a hustleSpeaking the quiet part out loud has always seemed a dirty part of content creation. To the ancient Greeks philosophy was the preserve of…Jan 5Jan 5
Lies, damn lies, and trans statisticsAll data is dead on arrival, a carcass to be picked over as an artefact of the moment it was collated. Even “real time” data is simply a…Jan 3Jan 3
Narrative and the power of misinformationOn the 28th May 1982 Colonel H Jones led a charge at Goose Green in the Falkland Islands in which he was killed. He was posthumously…Jan 21Jan 21
Who should you trust?Welcome to 2025, the year in which misinformation, disinformation, and general shit housery is about to go orbital. Trump’s election win…Jan 1Jan 1
Rights are messy and complicatedBodies, and the labels we apply to them, raise questions of linguistic purity. Who has rights, who is excluded, and who gets to frame…Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024
The Supreme court cannot erase identityBoth the US and UK Supreme Courts are currently hearing cases which will impact trans rights in their respective countries. In the UK it is…Dec 5, 2024Dec 5, 2024
Can I teach you to suck eggsCritical engagement is a vital part of academic learning, something taught to all undergraduates as the wend their way through university…Dec 3, 20241Dec 3, 20241