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 SaundersIt all comes down to economics (almost)One of the revelatory books I read as part of my research was an economic history of the Third Reich which outlined how the National…3d ago3d ago
Rachel SaundersDefining trans narrativesA major part of my research is exploring how narrative power shapes rights, focusing on how technology is used to frame how we perceive and…Nov 131Nov 131
Rachel SaundersTrans class warfarePhoto by Markus Spiske: https://www.pexels.com/photo/climate-sign-outside-blur-2990644/Nov 124Nov 124
Rachel SaundersBeing progressive is not enoughPart of the reason I have not posted frequently since September 2024 is due to an encounter I had with an anarchist trans woman during a…Nov 106Nov 106
Rachel SaundersGunpower, treason, and TrumpNovember 5th is celebrated in Britain as a day of deliverance from Catholic insurrection, bonfires and fireworks making the 4th of July…Nov 10Nov 10
Rachel SaundersIts Midnight in AmericaWaking up to seismic political shocks should rarely happen. The Berlin Wall coming down, 9/11, Brexit, January 6th, and now 5th November…Nov 7Nov 7
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…Nov 61Nov 61
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
