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…Mar 812Mar 812
Rachel SaundersAmerica’s dark night of the soulDonald Trump has been re-elected President of the United States. This is not a sentence anyone thought they would be typing four years on…11h ago111h ago1
Rachel SaundersSelling sex to strangersAs a writer I seem to have developed a Victorian curtain approach to sex, dancing around the topic without explicitly talking about the act…Sep 4Sep 4
Rachel SaundersMy kind of town Chicago isFrank may well have been onto something as he crooned those words, though come late fall I would likely prefer someone of a warmer…Sep 31Sep 31
Rachel SaundersTen seconds to coming outComing out is framed as this explosive momentary thing, a brief shout of self to the world that is both liberating and eternally scary. The…Sep 33Sep 33
Rachel SaundersPlans for the futureFor those who have been following me for a while you know I post 4–6 posts a week covering feminist, trans, and broader social issues. I am…Sep 22Sep 22
Rachel SaundersEthics of travellingThis week I am in Chicago for a conference delivering a presentation about my research. As part of my travel I had a 24 hour layover in…Sep 2Sep 2
Rachel SaundersTrans people are not weapons of mass cultural destructionOne artefact of the culture war being waged against trans people is the apocalyptic language levelled against them. Drag queens are…Sep 12Sep 12
Rachel SaundersTalking about trans peoplePhoto by brotiN biswaS from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/selective-focus-photography-of-magazines-518543/Aug 311Aug 311
Rachel SaundersTrans myths and why they need bustingI’ve spent too long neck deep in books and academia, seeing the world through paper and screens. Someone recently called me out of touch…Aug 292Aug 292
