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 SaundersEthics of defending your personal trans rightsIs it ever ethical to defend your personal trans rights by throwing the broader trans community under the bus? This is not a question I…·6 min read·13 hours ago----
Rachel SaundersBringing up the trans bodiesI am tired. Tired of reading about trans bodies. Tired of reading about trans suicides. Tired of feeling like three steps forward is simply…·6 min read·1 day ago--2--2
Rachel SaundersShooting women’s bodies with the click of a shutterWhen women hit the button on their cameras, snapping an image of themselves they shoot a version of their bodies they want to the world to…·5 min read·3 days ago--1--1
Rachel SaundersSites of trans memoriesHow we remember the past is as important to us as the lives we live in the moment. Who we choose to memorialise, lionise, hate, despise…·5 min read·5 days ago--3--3
Rachel SaundersHometown museI am back in Medway this weekend, a pace that forever lives rent free in my head. For the first time in a long while I have no real plans…·4 min read·6 days ago--1--1
Rachel SaundersGender critical politicsThe UK general election and US presidential campaigns have further exposed the insidious nature of gender critical voices in the UK and US…·4 min read·Jun 8, 2024--2--2
Rachel SaundersTrans right to lifeIf all morality starts from a position of subjective understanding of the world, that there is no absolute universal moral standard, then…·5 min read·Jun 6, 2024--1--1
Rachel SaundersHeavy lies the crown that strips away trans rightsIn a year of elections where the far right is dominating US, European, and Indian narratives trans rights are ever sharper in focus. Like…·4 min read·Jun 5, 2024--1--1
Rachel SaundersNo time for trans hateThe comes a point during online conversations about trans bodies where I have to drag myself away, touch grass, and wonder how in the world…·4 min read·Jun 3, 2024--3--3