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
(He/Him)
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...
“The court has also made clear that it will likely be discriminatory to force trans people to use facilities based on their sex recorded at birth. In short, the law does not require a bathroom ban.”
But it’s worrying that the court believes segregating trans people in a “third space” is acceptable.
But it’s worrying that the court believes segregating trans people in a “third space” is acceptable.
The High Court has ruled on our challenge to the EHRC’s interim guidance.
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
High Court rules on lawfulness of the EHRC’s interim guidance
High Court decides services may lawfully allow trans women to use women’s facilities – but the fight for trans rights continues
goodlawproject.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
“The court has also made clear that it will likely be discriminatory to force trans people to use facilities based on their sex recorded at birth. In short, the law does not require a bathroom ban.”
But it’s worrying that the court believes segregating trans people in a “third space” is acceptable.
But it’s worrying that the court believes segregating trans people in a “third space” is acceptable.
Reposted by Senthorun S. Raj
BREAKING: government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism law ruled UNLAWFUL
This matters for everyone.
For years, the right to protest has been under sustained and deliberate attack.
Thousands of people have been arrested for something that should have never been a crime.
This matters for everyone.
For years, the right to protest has been under sustained and deliberate attack.
Thousands of people have been arrested for something that should have never been a crime.
February 13, 2026 at 10:32 AM
BREAKING: government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism law ruled UNLAWFUL
This matters for everyone.
For years, the right to protest has been under sustained and deliberate attack.
Thousands of people have been arrested for something that should have never been a crime.
This matters for everyone.
For years, the right to protest has been under sustained and deliberate attack.
Thousands of people have been arrested for something that should have never been a crime.
Reposted by Senthorun S. Raj
“The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws.”
Excellent news. The British government’s continued attacks on the right to protest, especially on those who speak out against genocide, must be challenged.
Excellent news. The British government’s continued attacks on the right to protest, especially on those who speak out against genocide, must be challenged.
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
“The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws.”
Excellent news. The British government’s continued attacks on the right to protest, especially on those who speak out against genocide, must be challenged.
Excellent news. The British government’s continued attacks on the right to protest, especially on those who speak out against genocide, must be challenged.
“The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws.”
Excellent news. The British government’s continued attacks on the right to protest, especially on those who speak out against genocide, must be challenged.
Excellent news. The British government’s continued attacks on the right to protest, especially on those who speak out against genocide, must be challenged.
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
“The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws.”
Excellent news. The British government’s continued attacks on the right to protest, especially on those who speak out against genocide, must be challenged.
Excellent news. The British government’s continued attacks on the right to protest, especially on those who speak out against genocide, must be challenged.
Reposted by Senthorun S. Raj
“It also stresses the need for caution on social transitioning for younger children…”
The idea that schools need to be “cautious” when affirming the identities of young trans people reinforces the transphobic belief that being trans (like being gay) is a “phase” or “dangerous lifestyle.” Shameful.
The idea that schools need to be “cautious” when affirming the identities of young trans people reinforces the transphobic belief that being trans (like being gay) is a “phase” or “dangerous lifestyle.” Shameful.
Gender guidance for English primary school pupils permits use of different pronouns
DfE guidance urges teachers to respond to social transition requests ‘with caution’ and includes Cass report findings
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM
“It also stresses the need for caution on social transitioning for younger children…”
The idea that schools need to be “cautious” when affirming the identities of young trans people reinforces the transphobic belief that being trans (like being gay) is a “phase” or “dangerous lifestyle.” Shameful.
The idea that schools need to be “cautious” when affirming the identities of young trans people reinforces the transphobic belief that being trans (like being gay) is a “phase” or “dangerous lifestyle.” Shameful.
“It also stresses the need for caution on social transitioning for younger children…”
The idea that schools need to be “cautious” when affirming the identities of young trans people reinforces the transphobic belief that being trans (like being gay) is a “phase” or “dangerous lifestyle.” Shameful.
The idea that schools need to be “cautious” when affirming the identities of young trans people reinforces the transphobic belief that being trans (like being gay) is a “phase” or “dangerous lifestyle.” Shameful.
Gender guidance for English primary school pupils permits use of different pronouns
DfE guidance urges teachers to respond to social transition requests ‘with caution’ and includes Cass report findings
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM
“It also stresses the need for caution on social transitioning for younger children…”
The idea that schools need to be “cautious” when affirming the identities of young trans people reinforces the transphobic belief that being trans (like being gay) is a “phase” or “dangerous lifestyle.” Shameful.
The idea that schools need to be “cautious” when affirming the identities of young trans people reinforces the transphobic belief that being trans (like being gay) is a “phase” or “dangerous lifestyle.” Shameful.
Reposted by Senthorun S. Raj
I’m very excited to share that our edited volume Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice is now out! 🧿
It is available open access and can be downloaded at: uclpress.co.uk/book/creativ...
It is available open access and can be downloaded at: uclpress.co.uk/book/creativ...
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
I’m very excited to share that our edited volume Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice is now out! 🧿
It is available open access and can be downloaded at: uclpress.co.uk/book/creativ...
It is available open access and can be downloaded at: uclpress.co.uk/book/creativ...
“AI accelerated certain tasks, which raised expectations for speed; higher speed made workers more reliant on AI. Increased reliance widened the scope of what workers attempted, and a wider scope further expanded the quantity and density of work.”
AI distorts how we feel about work. It’s dangerous.
AI distorts how we feel about work. It’s dangerous.
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consisten...
hbr.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:11 AM
“AI accelerated certain tasks, which raised expectations for speed; higher speed made workers more reliant on AI. Increased reliance widened the scope of what workers attempted, and a wider scope further expanded the quantity and density of work.”
AI distorts how we feel about work. It’s dangerous.
AI distorts how we feel about work. It’s dangerous.
The NSW government will talk about the importance of maintaining “social cohesion” while perpetrating violence against citizens who seek to exercise their right to protest. This is horrific.
Video shows a man pinned to the ground as Australian police strike him repeatedly during an arrest. The man appears already subdued as blows continue. The incident occurred at protests in Sydney against Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Video: Jared Kimpton via X (@jared_kimpton)
Video: Jared Kimpton via X (@jared_kimpton)
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The NSW government will talk about the importance of maintaining “social cohesion” while perpetrating violence against citizens who seek to exercise their right to protest. This is horrific.
“Rather than being threatened with a criminal sentence, he should be commended for his courage in organising the largest Pécs Pride in history.”
Solidarity with Géza Buzás-Hábel and the many other activists in Hungary fighting for their freedoms. Everyone should be free to celebrate Pride.
🇭🇺🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Solidarity with Géza Buzás-Hábel and the many other activists in Hungary fighting for their freedoms. Everyone should be free to celebrate Pride.
🇭🇺🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Hungary: Pride organiser faces prison in latest attack on LGBTI rights
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February 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
“Rather than being threatened with a criminal sentence, he should be commended for his courage in organising the largest Pécs Pride in history.”
Solidarity with Géza Buzás-Hábel and the many other activists in Hungary fighting for their freedoms. Everyone should be free to celebrate Pride.
🇭🇺🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Solidarity with Géza Buzás-Hábel and the many other activists in Hungary fighting for their freedoms. Everyone should be free to celebrate Pride.
🇭🇺🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Are you a data nerd who enjoys thinking/being queer? Then share your work at the Queer Data Showcase in Manchester.
🏳️⚧️📊🏳️🌈
🏳️⚧️📊🏳️🌈
📢 Are you interested in queer data? The QUEER DATA SHOWCASE is returning in 2026 – and this time it’s coming to Manchester!
The CALL FOR PRESENTERS is now live! www.ai-ethics.org/queer-data-s...
The CALL FOR PRESENTERS is now live! www.ai-ethics.org/queer-data-s...
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Are you a data nerd who enjoys thinking/being queer? Then share your work at the Queer Data Showcase in Manchester.
🏳️⚧️📊🏳️🌈
🏳️⚧️📊🏳️🌈
“The book encourages parents to put children in anti-affirmation medical and educational spaces, and to cut off loved ones who support their child's transition.”
Writing about trans youth as a product of “ideology” is dehumanising. This is the language of conversion practices. It’s child abuse.
🏳️⚧️
Writing about trans youth as a product of “ideology” is dehumanising. This is the language of conversion practices. It’s child abuse.
🏳️⚧️
58 UK public libraries have parenting books with advice to encourage children to detransition
An anti-trans book that encourages ‘desistance’, the practice of ‘reverting back to a cisgender identity’, is available to parents all across the UK
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“The book encourages parents to put children in anti-affirmation medical and educational spaces, and to cut off loved ones who support their child's transition.”
Writing about trans youth as a product of “ideology” is dehumanising. This is the language of conversion practices. It’s child abuse.
🏳️⚧️
Writing about trans youth as a product of “ideology” is dehumanising. This is the language of conversion practices. It’s child abuse.
🏳️⚧️
“A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare…”
The political attacks on healthcare for young trans people has horrific outcomes. Trans youth deserve to thrive.
🏳️⚧️
The political attacks on healthcare for young trans people has horrific outcomes. Trans youth deserve to thrive.
🏳️⚧️
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:55 PM
“A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare…”
The political attacks on healthcare for young trans people has horrific outcomes. Trans youth deserve to thrive.
🏳️⚧️
The political attacks on healthcare for young trans people has horrific outcomes. Trans youth deserve to thrive.
🏳️⚧️
Just finished reading this queer nostalgia-inducing treat by @sachacoward.bsky.social. This book illuminates how queerness shapes the monsters, fairies, mermaids, superheroes of our childhood and how our attachments to folk stories nourish our weird, fabulous, and curious ways. Check it out.
📖🦄🧜🏾♂️🌈✨
📖🦄🧜🏾♂️🌈✨
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Just finished reading this queer nostalgia-inducing treat by @sachacoward.bsky.social. This book illuminates how queerness shapes the monsters, fairies, mermaids, superheroes of our childhood and how our attachments to folk stories nourish our weird, fabulous, and curious ways. Check it out.
📖🦄🧜🏾♂️🌈✨
📖🦄🧜🏾♂️🌈✨
Channelling my dandy energy in Oxford.
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Channelling my dandy energy in Oxford.
Reposted by Senthorun S. Raj
It's a pleasure attending the amazing @senthorun.bsky.social's book talk in Oxford, organized by the no less amazing @davideichert.bsky.social! 🥰
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It's a pleasure attending the amazing @senthorun.bsky.social's book talk in Oxford, organized by the no less amazing @davideichert.bsky.social! 🥰
Borrowed my boyfriend’s very gay t-shirt and pranced over to Oxford to talk about my very gay book.
February 5, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Borrowed my boyfriend’s very gay t-shirt and pranced over to Oxford to talk about my very gay book.
Another year older. Another year gayer.
Always flamboyant.
🦩🎈
Always flamboyant.
🦩🎈
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Another year older. Another year gayer.
Always flamboyant.
🦩🎈
Always flamboyant.
🦩🎈
Made a flamingo today. 🦩
February 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Made a flamingo today. 🦩
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“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
Today is the start of LGBT+ History Month in the UK. I joined some cool people a while ago to reflect on why queer and trans histories are rich and powerful. Our histories can illuminate the possibilities of activism and politics, as we work to build a better world.
Keep the conversation going.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Keep the conversation going.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking, Queer Histories
How do we apply modern LGBT+ language and identities to historical figures?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Today is the start of LGBT+ History Month in the UK. I joined some cool people a while ago to reflect on why queer and trans histories are rich and powerful. Our histories can illuminate the possibilities of activism and politics, as we work to build a better world.
Keep the conversation going.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Keep the conversation going.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
“The Assembly has now called on member states to act swiftly, arguing that ending conversion practices requires not only legal bans, but sustained political will, properly funded services for survivors, and public education to prevent further harm.”
This is welcome news from Europe. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
This is welcome news from Europe. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Council of Europe Assembly backs ban on conversion practices | ILGA-Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted a landmark resolution calling on states to ban conversion practices.
www.ilga-europe.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
“The Assembly has now called on member states to act swiftly, arguing that ending conversion practices requires not only legal bans, but sustained political will, properly funded services for survivors, and public education to prevent further harm.”
This is welcome news from Europe. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
This is welcome news from Europe. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Today is artist Derek Jarman’s birthday. A few years ago, my boyfriend and I took part in Jez Dolan’s re-creation of Jarman’s 1989 installation of two men in bed in a gallery. So, we got into bed (literally!) in the middle of Manchester Art Gallery and… chatted. We love taking up space with our gay.
January 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Today is artist Derek Jarman’s birthday. A few years ago, my boyfriend and I took part in Jez Dolan’s re-creation of Jarman’s 1989 installation of two men in bed in a gallery. So, we got into bed (literally!) in the middle of Manchester Art Gallery and… chatted. We love taking up space with our gay.
My niece called me to tell me that she has to do a project at school about a “global issue” and she’s chosen to do it on LGBTQ+ rights. She needs a mentor for it and asked if I’d be hers. It’s so heartwarming to know our chats about equality (aka “gay propaganda”) over the years has had an impact. 🌈
January 31, 2026 at 11:10 AM
My niece called me to tell me that she has to do a project at school about a “global issue” and she’s chosen to do it on LGBTQ+ rights. She needs a mentor for it and asked if I’d be hers. It’s so heartwarming to know our chats about equality (aka “gay propaganda”) over the years has had an impact. 🌈