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 810Mar 810
Rachel SaundersTrans pride and why it mattersSparkle, the UK’s leading trans event, announced that it has a funding shortfall due to a sponsor pulling out. Their social media posts…3d ago3d ago
Rachel SaundersTrans communal dogfightsIts an absolute truism that you put five trans people in a room you will end up with ten different opinions. An acquaintance of mine…5d ago65d ago6
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…6d ago16d ago1
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…Jun 145Jun 145
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…Jun 121Jun 121
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…Jun 103Jun 103
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…Jun 91Jun 91
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…Jun 82Jun 82
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…Jun 61Jun 61