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
(He/Him)
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@senthorun.bsky.social
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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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A Tamil organisation in Sydney invited me to a dinner honouring “high achievers in the Tamil community.” Considering my achievements revolve around being unapologetically gay, and growing up Tamil with no “out” gays in my community, it’s so lovely to have my work recognised by fellow Tamil folks. 🥰
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A Tamil organisation in Sydney invited me to a dinner honouring “high achievers in the Tamil community.” Considering my achievements revolve around being unapologetically gay, and growing up Tamil with no “out” gays in my community, it’s so lovely to have my work recognised by fellow Tamil folks. 🥰
A queer joy to launch my book in London today with old and new friends! It’s always such a gift to have your work read and returned to you with curiosity, critique, care, and celebration.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A queer joy to launch my book in London today with old and new friends! It’s always such a gift to have your work read and returned to you with curiosity, critique, care, and celebration.
📕🍷🌈
📕🍷🌈
“Trump has undertaken a campaign to force trans people out of public life… The point of the executive order was not to restore ‘historical facts’ but to enforce a gendered social hierarchy and to punish those who do not conform to it.”
Gender policing is authoritarian. We must refuse this politics.
Gender policing is authoritarian. We must refuse this politics.
Opinion | The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control.
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“Trump has undertaken a campaign to force trans people out of public life… The point of the executive order was not to restore ‘historical facts’ but to enforce a gendered social hierarchy and to punish those who do not conform to it.”
Gender policing is authoritarian. We must refuse this politics.
Gender policing is authoritarian. We must refuse this politics.
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MEDIA RELEASE: The Jewish Council of Australia condemns the antisemitic Nazi stunt held yesterday outside NSW Parliament.
W refuse to be intimidated by these pathetic media stunts.
We stand with all Jewish people impacted by today’s racism and with all those experiencing bigotry and hatred. 1/5
W refuse to be intimidated by these pathetic media stunts.
We stand with all Jewish people impacted by today’s racism and with all those experiencing bigotry and hatred. 1/5
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
MEDIA RELEASE: The Jewish Council of Australia condemns the antisemitic Nazi stunt held yesterday outside NSW Parliament.
W refuse to be intimidated by these pathetic media stunts.
We stand with all Jewish people impacted by today’s racism and with all those experiencing bigotry and hatred. 1/5
W refuse to be intimidated by these pathetic media stunts.
We stand with all Jewish people impacted by today’s racism and with all those experiencing bigotry and hatred. 1/5
Around the world, people who seek asylum are unable to get protection because governments remain hostile to their presence. We need to challenge politics that treats refugees as threats or inconveniences. Governments need to treat them as people entitled to safety and freedom. It’s just that simple.
UK to announce plans to emulate stringent Danish immigration system
Shabana Mahmood’s proposals draw scorn from some Labour MPs, while others want government to go further
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Around the world, people who seek asylum are unable to get protection because governments remain hostile to their presence. We need to challenge politics that treats refugees as threats or inconveniences. Governments need to treat them as people entitled to safety and freedom. It’s just that simple.
“The anti-trans movement likes to cloak its transphobia & transmisogyny in a patently genocidal language of social contagion… The language of modern day transphobia is very similar to National Socialist views on homosexuality.”
Transphobia is rooted in recycled homophobia. It belongs in the trash.
Transphobia is rooted in recycled homophobia. It belongs in the trash.
Statement on the Transphobic UN Report on Violence Against Women and Girls
October 17, 2025
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security is appalled by the advanced edited report from the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls (VAWG) en...
www.lemkininstitute.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The anti-trans movement likes to cloak its transphobia & transmisogyny in a patently genocidal language of social contagion… The language of modern day transphobia is very similar to National Socialist views on homosexuality.”
Transphobia is rooted in recycled homophobia. It belongs in the trash.
Transphobia is rooted in recycled homophobia. It belongs in the trash.
“Including First Nations world views would not just enrich our democracy, it would transform it — broadening it beyond the confines of Western liberal traditions and grounding it in values of respect, reciprocity and shared survival.”
Prof Larissa Behrendt on defending decolonisation and democracy.
Prof Larissa Behrendt on defending decolonisation and democracy.
At the heart of the constitution, there lies an historic and structural wound
I want to reflect on what I have come to see, through my own experience, as both the illuminating strengths and the shadowed weaknesses of the Australian legal system and its role in our democracy.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“Including First Nations world views would not just enrich our democracy, it would transform it — broadening it beyond the confines of Western liberal traditions and grounding it in values of respect, reciprocity and shared survival.”
Prof Larissa Behrendt on defending decolonisation and democracy.
Prof Larissa Behrendt on defending decolonisation and democracy.
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On Intersex Remembrance Day, we remember past harms and celebrate progress. Europe has taken a historic step and adopted the first-ever Recommendation protecting intersex people’s human rights. Here’s Kitty Anderson, co-chair of European intersex organisation @oiieurope.org, on what this means.
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
On Intersex Remembrance Day, we remember past harms and celebrate progress. Europe has taken a historic step and adopted the first-ever Recommendation protecting intersex people’s human rights. Here’s Kitty Anderson, co-chair of European intersex organisation @oiieurope.org, on what this means.
“The establishment of InterLink addressed long-standing gaps in service delivery and unmet demand for mental health support by people with innate variations of sex characteristics and family members.”
Some good news on Intersex Day of Solidarity from Australia.
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Some good news on Intersex Day of Solidarity from Australia.
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Intersex Support Service 'InterLink' Has Received Three-Year Accreditation Status - Star Observer
InterLink, a community-controlled support service for intersex people, has been officially accredited for the next three years.
www.starobserver.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
“The establishment of InterLink addressed long-standing gaps in service delivery and unmet demand for mental health support by people with innate variations of sex characteristics and family members.”
Some good news on Intersex Day of Solidarity from Australia.
💜💛
Some good news on Intersex Day of Solidarity from Australia.
💜💛
A Tamil organisation in Sydney invited me to a dinner honouring “high achievers in the Tamil community.” Considering my achievements revolve around being unapologetically gay, and growing up Tamil with no “out” gays in my community, it’s so lovely to have my work recognised by fellow Tamil folks. 🥰
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A Tamil organisation in Sydney invited me to a dinner honouring “high achievers in the Tamil community.” Considering my achievements revolve around being unapologetically gay, and growing up Tamil with no “out” gays in my community, it’s so lovely to have my work recognised by fellow Tamil folks. 🥰
Manchester Pride’s liquidation has left several LGBTQ+ creatives without compensation for their work. If you can afford, please consider donating to this fundraiser to help pay them for their work. Let’s keep defending queer and trans talent!
Donate here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/1n72bx0W
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Donate here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/1n72bx0W
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November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Manchester Pride’s liquidation has left several LGBTQ+ creatives without compensation for their work. If you can afford, please consider donating to this fundraiser to help pay them for their work. Let’s keep defending queer and trans talent!
Donate here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/1n72bx0W
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Donate here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/1n72bx0W
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A privilege to be invited to The University of Luxembourg this week to present on some new research that builds upon work in my latest book.
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A privilege to be invited to The University of Luxembourg this week to present on some new research that builds upon work in my latest book.
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This will be great!
I’ll be in London next week to launch my new book about LGBT rights. Come along for good chats and refreshments! 🍷📖
📆: Tuesday 11th November
⏰: 6.30-8.00pm
📍: Council Room, King’s College London, The Strand
It’s free to attend. Just register for a ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/queer...
📆: Tuesday 11th November
⏰: 6.30-8.00pm
📍: Council Room, King’s College London, The Strand
It’s free to attend. Just register for a ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/queer...
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This will be great!
If you’re in London next week, check out this important talk by @natacha.bsky.social exploring the links between transphobia and fascism.
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If you can, please come to my talk about transphobia and fascism which is the next day at Goldsmiths. From the blurb it looks like there is an element of crossover with yours.
Transphobia and Fascism: Why Trans People are the Canaries in the Coalmine
Dr Natacha Kennedy, Department of Education, Goldsmiths, University of London
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 AM
If you’re in London next week, check out this important talk by @natacha.bsky.social exploring the links between transphobia and fascism.
✊🏾🏳️⚧️
✊🏾🏳️⚧️
I’ll be in London next week to launch my new book about LGBT rights. Come along for good chats and refreshments! 🍷📖
📆: Tuesday 11th November
⏰: 6.30-8.00pm
📍: Council Room, King’s College London, The Strand
It’s free to attend. Just register for a ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/queer...
📆: Tuesday 11th November
⏰: 6.30-8.00pm
📍: Council Room, King’s College London, The Strand
It’s free to attend. Just register for a ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/queer...
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I’ll be in London next week to launch my new book about LGBT rights. Come along for good chats and refreshments! 🍷📖
📆: Tuesday 11th November
⏰: 6.30-8.00pm
📍: Council Room, King’s College London, The Strand
It’s free to attend. Just register for a ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/queer...
📆: Tuesday 11th November
⏰: 6.30-8.00pm
📍: Council Room, King’s College London, The Strand
It’s free to attend. Just register for a ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/queer...
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We’re thrilled to share the next output from the Queer Judgments Project: a special section of “Amicus Curiae.” We have published critical & creative pieces on gender, marriage, work, asylum, local council, international documents & disability.
Read them all here: journals.sas.ac.uk/amicus/issue...
Read them all here: journals.sas.ac.uk/amicus/issue...
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We’re thrilled to share the next output from the Queer Judgments Project: a special section of “Amicus Curiae.” We have published critical & creative pieces on gender, marriage, work, asylum, local council, international documents & disability.
Read them all here: journals.sas.ac.uk/amicus/issue...
Read them all here: journals.sas.ac.uk/amicus/issue...
When white people react with hostility to sharing space with Black and brown folk, they don’t care if those folk were born here, migrated legally, or are “illegal aliens.” They only see non-white faces who “don’t belong in their space.” This is why “ordinary concern” about migration is basic racism.
November 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
When white people react with hostility to sharing space with Black and brown folk, they don’t care if those folk were born here, migrated legally, or are “illegal aliens.” They only see non-white faces who “don’t belong in their space.” This is why “ordinary concern” about migration is basic racism.
“Every meme, post, and story we share becomes part of a living queer archive. And for groups too often erased from official records, that kind of self-documentation is revolutionary. Queer people have always found creative ways to communicate and protect each other…”
Keep nurturing queer archives.
Keep nurturing queer archives.
Real-time archiving is a radical act that protects Black queer history
TENz shows us cultural fluency is a form of journalistic ethics that allows care and credibility to coexist with play
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“Every meme, post, and story we share becomes part of a living queer archive. And for groups too often erased from official records, that kind of self-documentation is revolutionary. Queer people have always found creative ways to communicate and protect each other…”
Keep nurturing queer archives.
Keep nurturing queer archives.
Worth pointing out the biggest supporters of trans people (which is who bigots mean by “gender ideology”) are bisexual & lesbian women. All the public “concerns” about trans people (phase, indoctrination, regret, etc) are recycled forms of homophobia. This is why LGB solidarity with the T is strong.
November 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Worth pointing out the biggest supporters of trans people (which is who bigots mean by “gender ideology”) are bisexual & lesbian women. All the public “concerns” about trans people (phase, indoctrination, regret, etc) are recycled forms of homophobia. This is why LGB solidarity with the T is strong.
If you blame migrants collectively for the horrible actions of a few but do not hold white people collectively responsible when white people commit heinous crimes, that's racism. Just saying.
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If you blame migrants collectively for the horrible actions of a few but do not hold white people collectively responsible when white people commit heinous crimes, that's racism. Just saying.
“It remains my opinion, based on the data we now have, that the only way to fix the scale of this problem is by adopting a GP-led, informed consent model.”
Trans folks are struggling to access basic healthcare in the UK. We need structural political and medical changes to make care more accessible.
Trans folks are struggling to access basic healthcare in the UK. We need structural political and medical changes to make care more accessible.
How I discovered the waiting times for every gender clinic in the UK
We believe in doing what the NHS should be - reporting honestly and transparently on the state of gender services in the UK
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
“It remains my opinion, based on the data we now have, that the only way to fix the scale of this problem is by adopting a GP-led, informed consent model.”
Trans folks are struggling to access basic healthcare in the UK. We need structural political and medical changes to make care more accessible.
Trans folks are struggling to access basic healthcare in the UK. We need structural political and medical changes to make care more accessible.
I joined some fab colleagues on a podcast to chat about the Queer Judgments Project. We discussed the kinship that comes from bringing together scholars/activists from around the world to explore the possibilities, tensions, and hopes of re-creating judgments from queer perspectives.
Listen to us!👇🏾
Listen to us!👇🏾
The Queer Judgments Project - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Nuno Ferreira and Senthorun Raj about the Queer Judgments Project.
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I joined some fab colleagues on a podcast to chat about the Queer Judgments Project. We discussed the kinship that comes from bringing together scholars/activists from around the world to explore the possibilities, tensions, and hopes of re-creating judgments from queer perspectives.
Listen to us!👇🏾
Listen to us!👇🏾
“Access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth will be dramatically restricted by the Trump administration under new proposals by the Department of Health and Human Services.”
The ongoing political attacks on young trans people are designed to erase their existence. This is painfully clear.
The ongoing political attacks on young trans people are designed to erase their existence. This is painfully clear.
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
www.npr.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“Access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth will be dramatically restricted by the Trump administration under new proposals by the Department of Health and Human Services.”
The ongoing political attacks on young trans people are designed to erase their existence. This is painfully clear.
The ongoing political attacks on young trans people are designed to erase their existence. This is painfully clear.
I’ll be at the University of Luxembourg next week to give a talk as part of their contemporary challenges in human rights seminar series. I’m going to be previewing some new work that prefigures how facial recognition technologies can impact upon queer people who seek asylum.
Come if you’re around!
Come if you’re around!
“Human Rights: Insights to today’s challenges"
Prefiguring AI Dystopias: Queering Facial Recognition and Refugee Legal Systems
www.eventbrite.fr
October 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I’ll be at the University of Luxembourg next week to give a talk as part of their contemporary challenges in human rights seminar series. I’m going to be previewing some new work that prefigures how facial recognition technologies can impact upon queer people who seek asylum.
Come if you’re around!
Come if you’re around!
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The Complaint Apparatus open.substack.com/pub/feminist...
The Complaint Apparatus
Some thoughts on the co-option of complaints
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Complaint Apparatus open.substack.com/pub/feminist...