Senthorun S. Raj
@senthorun.bsky.social
A/Prof in Human Rights Law ✨ Professional Gay🦩
Books:
📕 The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms
📕 Queer Judgments
📕 The Queer Outside in Law
📕 Feeling Queer Jurisprudence
Links: https://linktr.ee/senthorun
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Books:
📕 The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms
📕 Queer Judgments
📕 The Queer Outside in Law
📕 Feeling Queer Jurisprudence
Links: https://linktr.ee/senthorun
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My book is published! It’s a critical take on how emotions shape conflicts about LGBT rights and repair in equality law, gender recognition, bans on conversion practices, and sex education in schools. You can download it free via @edinburghup.bsky.social: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...
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On World AIDS Day, I’m reminded of all the positive folks who have fought, and continue to fight, secrecy, stigma, and shame. HIV is a chronic illness conditioned by state violence, poverty, inequality, and discrimination. We can end HIV by cultivating better healthcare and more inclusive societies.
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
On World AIDS Day, I’m reminded of all the positive folks who have fought, and continue to fight, secrecy, stigma, and shame. HIV is a chronic illness conditioned by state violence, poverty, inequality, and discrimination. We can end HIV by cultivating better healthcare and more inclusive societies.
On World AIDS Day, I’m reminded of all the positive folks who have fought, and continue to fight, secrecy, stigma, and shame. HIV is a chronic illness conditioned by state violence, poverty, inequality, and discrimination. We can end HIV by cultivating better healthcare and more inclusive societies.
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
On World AIDS Day, I’m reminded of all the positive folks who have fought, and continue to fight, secrecy, stigma, and shame. HIV is a chronic illness conditioned by state violence, poverty, inequality, and discrimination. We can end HIV by cultivating better healthcare and more inclusive societies.
“At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism.”
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
African nations push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations
African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
“At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism.”
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
“Tom Stoppard proved that scientific, moral and philosophical ideas could be a source of drama as long as there was a core of genuine emotion… he was a kindly, decent and thoughtful human being.”
Still have fond memories of reading/studying Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
RIP, Tom Stoppard.
Still have fond memories of reading/studying Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
RIP, Tom Stoppard.
Tom Stoppard: a brilliant dramatist who always raised the temperature of the room
The self-described ‘bounced Czech’ created cerebral works centred by a core of genuine emotion – and always understood the ways of our world
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Tom Stoppard proved that scientific, moral and philosophical ideas could be a source of drama as long as there was a core of genuine emotion… he was a kindly, decent and thoughtful human being.”
Still have fond memories of reading/studying Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
RIP, Tom Stoppard.
Still have fond memories of reading/studying Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
RIP, Tom Stoppard.
Those who think “cis” is a slur are likely the same people who object to calling heterosexual folk “straight.” When you’re used to your identity being assumed and celebrated in society, people pointing it out to you can feel oppressive. But labeling reality isn’t oppression — it’s just description.
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Those who think “cis” is a slur are likely the same people who object to calling heterosexual folk “straight.” When you’re used to your identity being assumed and celebrated in society, people pointing it out to you can feel oppressive. But labeling reality isn’t oppression — it’s just description.
Now getting festive.
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Now getting festive.
“As scholarship continues to evolve, queerness must be acknowledged as an essential contributor to Palestinian liberation, complementing other political strategies.”
Queer Palestinians continue to challenge genocidal politics and advocate for freedom.
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Queer Palestinians continue to challenge genocidal politics and advocate for freedom.
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Queerness, Genocide, and International Law - A Look at Palestine - ECPS
In the colossal scope of the annihilation of Palestinians since October 7, queerness is not a mere addendum when positioned in the scholarship and legality of
www.populismstudies.org
November 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“As scholarship continues to evolve, queerness must be acknowledged as an essential contributor to Palestinian liberation, complementing other political strategies.”
Queer Palestinians continue to challenge genocidal politics and advocate for freedom.
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Queer Palestinians continue to challenge genocidal politics and advocate for freedom.
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“On 28 November 2025, Tokyo High Court ruled in favour of Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage outlining that the ban does not violate Article 24(1) and (2) and Article 14 (1) of the Constitution.”
Disappointing news from Tokyo but solidarity with LGBT communities fighting for equality and justice.
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Disappointing news from Tokyo but solidarity with LGBT communities fighting for equality and justice.
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Japan: Last high court ruling a damaging step backwards on same-sex marriage
In response to today’s Tokyo High Court decision that endorsed the Japanese government ban on same-sex marriage, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “The court’s decision tod...
www.amnesty.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“On 28 November 2025, Tokyo High Court ruled in favour of Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage outlining that the ban does not violate Article 24(1) and (2) and Article 14 (1) of the Constitution.”
Disappointing news from Tokyo but solidarity with LGBT communities fighting for equality and justice.
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Disappointing news from Tokyo but solidarity with LGBT communities fighting for equality and justice.
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“The ceasefire risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal… But while Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over.”
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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“The ceasefire risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal… But while Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over.”
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“Because the truth is, no one wins in the false choice between safety and freedom. But if we centre care, equity, and imagination, we might just build an internet that lets us all breathe easier.”
We need online communities that are safe and inclusive. We can build them with care, joy, and justice.
We need online communities that are safe and inclusive. We can build them with care, joy, and justice.
Women deserve safety and privacy online. Why are we still being made to choose?
Seyi Akiwowo interviews sex workers, policy leads, and parents about online safety.
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
“Because the truth is, no one wins in the false choice between safety and freedom. But if we centre care, equity, and imagination, we might just build an internet that lets us all breathe easier.”
We need online communities that are safe and inclusive. We can build them with care, joy, and justice.
We need online communities that are safe and inclusive. We can build them with care, joy, and justice.
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
“The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law” details how feelings shape conflicts over LGBT rights and possibilities of using law to repair inequality.
Download for free: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...
“The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law” details how feelings shape conflicts over LGBT rights and possibilities of using law to repair inequality.
Download for free: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
“The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law” details how feelings shape conflicts over LGBT rights and possibilities of using law to repair inequality.
Download for free: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...
“The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law” details how feelings shape conflicts over LGBT rights and possibilities of using law to repair inequality.
Download for free: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...
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PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
The award-winning "Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge: Reflections on Power and Possibility" explains why and how the law has been infected by its colonial uses and what we can do.
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/decolonisati...
The award-winning "Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge: Reflections on Power and Possibility" explains why and how the law has been infected by its colonial uses and what we can do.
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/decolonisati...
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
The award-winning "Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge: Reflections on Power and Possibility" explains why and how the law has been infected by its colonial uses and what we can do.
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/decolonisati...
The award-winning "Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge: Reflections on Power and Possibility" explains why and how the law has been infected by its colonial uses and what we can do.
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/decolonisati...
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As UK Disability History Month begins, we take this moment to reflect on the long fight for equality and human rights led by disabled people. UKDHM has marked this vital history every year since 2010 and continues to highlight the ongoing struggle for justice.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
As UK Disability History Month begins, we take this moment to reflect on the long fight for equality and human rights led by disabled people. UKDHM has marked this vital history every year since 2010 and continues to highlight the ongoing struggle for justice.
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“Around 200 people protested peacefully outside during the opening of the challenge - with scores of them silently holding up signs saying ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.’ Several sign-holders were then arrested by police.”
We must challenge these attacks on free speech and protest.
We must challenge these attacks on free speech and protest.
Palestine Action like the Suffragettes, court told
Lawyers for the group say the government's ban is unprecedented, as they launch a legal challenge.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
“Around 200 people protested peacefully outside during the opening of the challenge - with scores of them silently holding up signs saying ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.’ Several sign-holders were then arrested by police.”
We must challenge these attacks on free speech and protest.
We must challenge these attacks on free speech and protest.
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NEW: Israel has committed at least 497 ceasefire violations, killing at least 342 Palestinians since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel & Hamas went into effect on Oct. 10.
An Israeli ‘kamikaze’ drone targeted a car on a busy Gaza City street on Nov. 22, killing 5 Palestinians.
An Israeli ‘kamikaze’ drone targeted a car on a busy Gaza City street on Nov. 22, killing 5 Palestinians.
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
NEW: Israel has committed at least 497 ceasefire violations, killing at least 342 Palestinians since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel & Hamas went into effect on Oct. 10.
An Israeli ‘kamikaze’ drone targeted a car on a busy Gaza City street on Nov. 22, killing 5 Palestinians.
An Israeli ‘kamikaze’ drone targeted a car on a busy Gaza City street on Nov. 22, killing 5 Palestinians.
“People assume that Palestinian journalists are among the hardest-working in the world. They are not wrong; being a Palestinian journalist is a difficult and often painful mission because the stories we tell are about the death of our own people.”
Such courage to work while living through genocide.
Such courage to work while living through genocide.
Palestine Letter: Ignoring your pain, narrating your pain
Palestinian journalists in Gaza aren’t reporting on something neutral. They’re reporting on their own reality.
mondoweiss.net
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“People assume that Palestinian journalists are among the hardest-working in the world. They are not wrong; being a Palestinian journalist is a difficult and often painful mission because the stories we tell are about the death of our own people.”
Such courage to work while living through genocide.
Such courage to work while living through genocide.
A reminder: there is no such thing as “too many” kids being trans. We should nurture young trans people with the social, medical, and legal resources to flourish.
It’s simple.
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It’s simple.
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Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A reminder: there is no such thing as “too many” kids being trans. We should nurture young trans people with the social, medical, and legal resources to flourish.
It’s simple.
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It’s simple.
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Very excited to share that today is publication day for my first monograph!! Queering UK Refugee Law: Sexual Diversity and Asylum Administration is published as a part of Bristol University Press's Law, Society, Policy series.
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/queering-uk-...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/queering-uk-...
Queering UK Refugee Law
Queering UK Refugee Law - Sexual Diversity and Asylum Administration; In the context of a global backlash against migrant and LGBTIQA+ rights , this book examines the experiences of LGBTIQA+ people in...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Very excited to share that today is publication day for my first monograph!! Queering UK Refugee Law: Sexual Diversity and Asylum Administration is published as a part of Bristol University Press's Law, Society, Policy series.
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/queering-uk-...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/queering-uk-...
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. All women — Indigenous, sex worker, racialised, disabled, trans, queer, elder, maternal, single, married, childless, religious, poor etc — deserve to flourish in a world without men and governments policing their lives.
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. All women — Indigenous, sex worker, racialised, disabled, trans, queer, elder, maternal, single, married, childless, religious, poor etc — deserve to flourish in a world without men and governments policing their lives.
“The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.”
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
EU court rules entire bloc must respect same-sex marriages in rebuke to Poland
Couple who married in Germany had their right to a ‘normal family life’ impeded, court of justice finds
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.”
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
“A recent study published in The Journal of Pediatrics adds yet another data point…finding that suicidality scores dropped significantly an average of two years and up to five years after patients received gender-affirming treatment.”
Gender affirming care helps save young trans lives. It’s simple.
Gender affirming care helps save young trans lives. It’s simple.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
“A recent study published in The Journal of Pediatrics adds yet another data point…finding that suicidality scores dropped significantly an average of two years and up to five years after patients received gender-affirming treatment.”
Gender affirming care helps save young trans lives. It’s simple.
Gender affirming care helps save young trans lives. It’s simple.
The good folks at @transactualuk.bsky.social have been collecting testimonies from trans and non-binary people in the UK harassed for trying to use gendered public spaces. Gender policing is intensifying and violating people’s dignity. We must disrupt such forms of institutionalised transphobia.
We have been tracking people’s experiences with gendered spaces and our new report looks at the impact of the 2025 EHRC interim update on access to, and experiences within, gendered spaces in the UK.
![Image shows a row of toilet stalls with blue doors. Text reads: " I went to use the women's toilets as I was on my period and there were no gender neutral ones. A middle aged male security guard ran in after me…he started banging on the [cubicle] door, trying to open it as he shouted "sir, sir you can't be in here”... hearing the pitch of my voice was enough for him to drop it and leave. But I sat in the toilet feeling scared, vulnerable and dirty for a good few minutes." -a non-binary person tinyurl.com/ReportALoo](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2dxbxnaywyhxdhuiiafrmy34/bafkreidejcnvaog3bhbxzgwcjjezztytalgxswj5nglv66zovq63le7oba@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The good folks at @transactualuk.bsky.social have been collecting testimonies from trans and non-binary people in the UK harassed for trying to use gendered public spaces. Gender policing is intensifying and violating people’s dignity. We must disrupt such forms of institutionalised transphobia.
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📔: “The spirit and gist of a gathering of people who worked closely with Drucilla…”
Thrilled to announce the publication of our new special issue, “Limit, Transformation, Imagination — Honouring the Legacy of Drucilla Cornell” edited by Karin van Marle.
Read here: link.springer.com/journal/1069...
Thrilled to announce the publication of our new special issue, “Limit, Transformation, Imagination — Honouring the Legacy of Drucilla Cornell” edited by Karin van Marle.
Read here: link.springer.com/journal/1069...
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📔: “The spirit and gist of a gathering of people who worked closely with Drucilla…”
Thrilled to announce the publication of our new special issue, “Limit, Transformation, Imagination — Honouring the Legacy of Drucilla Cornell” edited by Karin van Marle.
Read here: link.springer.com/journal/1069...
Thrilled to announce the publication of our new special issue, “Limit, Transformation, Imagination — Honouring the Legacy of Drucilla Cornell” edited by Karin van Marle.
Read here: link.springer.com/journal/1069...
“The new proposals transform settlement into something that must be continually earned. The path has become longer, more conditional and far more easily disrupted.”
Seeking asylum isn’t “illegal.” It’s a human right and governments should stop treating it as a gift they bestow on the “deserving.”
Seeking asylum isn’t “illegal.” It’s a human right and governments should stop treating it as a gift they bestow on the “deserving.”
Asylum is not illegal migration – why the UK government shouldn’t conflate the two
The new proposals transform settlement into something that must be continually earned. The path has become longer, more conditional and far more easily disrupted.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“The new proposals transform settlement into something that must be continually earned. The path has become longer, more conditional and far more easily disrupted.”
Seeking asylum isn’t “illegal.” It’s a human right and governments should stop treating it as a gift they bestow on the “deserving.”
Seeking asylum isn’t “illegal.” It’s a human right and governments should stop treating it as a gift they bestow on the “deserving.”