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
· May 13
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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As 2026 begins, I feel buoyed by the care, solidarity, and community I have witnessed. We can do so much to challenge the inequality, bigotry, and violence which remain core to politics. And I’m grateful to be surrounded by people who are talking, organising, and nurturing to shape a better world. 🫶🏾
January 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
As 2026 begins, I feel buoyed by the care, solidarity, and community I have witnessed. We can do so much to challenge the inequality, bigotry, and violence which remain core to politics. And I’m grateful to be surrounded by people who are talking, organising, and nurturing to shape a better world. 🫶🏾
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University: “You need to evidence your research impact.”
*turns on Grindr*
Me: “Will this do?”
💅🏾
*turns on Grindr*
Me: “Will this do?”
💅🏾
July 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
University: “You need to evidence your research impact.”
*turns on Grindr*
Me: “Will this do?”
💅🏾
*turns on Grindr*
Me: “Will this do?”
💅🏾
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A reminder: people are entitled to basic human rights regardless of whether you like them or they’ve done bad things. Just saying.
June 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A reminder: people are entitled to basic human rights regardless of whether you like them or they’ve done bad things. Just saying.
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Dear Concerned,
Being gay isn’t an “agenda.”
Being trans isn’t a “debate.”
Being lesbian isn’t a “lifestyle.”
Being bisexual isn’t a “choice.”
Being queer isn’t a “belief.”
We’re just humans who don’t have to be better or worse than anyone else to have our humanity acknowledged.
Thank you.
Being gay isn’t an “agenda.”
Being trans isn’t a “debate.”
Being lesbian isn’t a “lifestyle.”
Being bisexual isn’t a “choice.”
Being queer isn’t a “belief.”
We’re just humans who don’t have to be better or worse than anyone else to have our humanity acknowledged.
Thank you.
December 11, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Dear Concerned,
Being gay isn’t an “agenda.”
Being trans isn’t a “debate.”
Being lesbian isn’t a “lifestyle.”
Being bisexual isn’t a “choice.”
Being queer isn’t a “belief.”
We’re just humans who don’t have to be better or worse than anyone else to have our humanity acknowledged.
Thank you.
Being gay isn’t an “agenda.”
Being trans isn’t a “debate.”
Being lesbian isn’t a “lifestyle.”
Being bisexual isn’t a “choice.”
Being queer isn’t a “belief.”
We’re just humans who don’t have to be better or worse than anyone else to have our humanity acknowledged.
Thank you.
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Look, if your starting point when it comes to trans people is that being trans is a political problem or social threat, then you do not have “reasonable concerns” or “legitimate questions.” You just want to see trans people erased from public life.
December 13, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Look, if your starting point when it comes to trans people is that being trans is a political problem or social threat, then you do not have “reasonable concerns” or “legitimate questions.” You just want to see trans people erased from public life.
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The powerful imagine “free speech” as a right where they are free to vilify/harass marginalised people (women, migrants, LGBT folk, etc) while those who endure their abuse are driven to censor themselves or leave the platform to avoid abuse. This isn’t free speech — it’s domination by the powerful.
January 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The powerful imagine “free speech” as a right where they are free to vilify/harass marginalised people (women, migrants, LGBT folk, etc) while those who endure their abuse are driven to censor themselves or leave the platform to avoid abuse. This isn’t free speech — it’s domination by the powerful.
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“By cloaking naked power in the trappings of the law, the Trump administration channels objections to its behavior into sterile disputes about who has the best lawyers.”
Debates about legality are important but they can obscure the immorality of political action. We must call out violent politics.
Debates about legality are important but they can obscure the immorality of political action. We must call out violent politics.
The Moral Stupefaction of the American Public
Trump’s actions are illegal, yes. Worse than that, they are wrong—precisely what the legality debate is meant to obscure.
www.bostonreview.net
January 4, 2026 at 10:15 AM
“By cloaking naked power in the trappings of the law, the Trump administration channels objections to its behavior into sterile disputes about who has the best lawyers.”
Debates about legality are important but they can obscure the immorality of political action. We must call out violent politics.
Debates about legality are important but they can obscure the immorality of political action. We must call out violent politics.
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International lawyers often equivocate or speak in uncertainties when discussing if a particular act breaches international law. The fact that leading international lawyers have said in unequivocal terms that the US invasion of Venezuela is illegal shows how egregiously bad the situation is now.
January 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
International lawyers often equivocate or speak in uncertainties when discussing if a particular act breaches international law. The fact that leading international lawyers have said in unequivocal terms that the US invasion of Venezuela is illegal shows how egregiously bad the situation is now.
“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today… We are the bad guys.”
This situation is made worse by “democracy championing” countries who do not call out US authoritarianism.
This situation is made worse by “democracy championing” countries who do not call out US authoritarianism.
We Are the Bad Guys
The swaggering threat to global stability is us.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today… We are the bad guys.”
This situation is made worse by “democracy championing” countries who do not call out US authoritarianism.
This situation is made worse by “democracy championing” countries who do not call out US authoritarianism.
“By cloaking naked power in the trappings of the law, the Trump administration channels objections to its behavior into sterile disputes about who has the best lawyers.”
Debates about legality are important but they can obscure the immorality of political action. We must call out violent politics.
Debates about legality are important but they can obscure the immorality of political action. We must call out violent politics.
The Moral Stupefaction of the American Public
Trump’s actions are illegal, yes. Worse than that, they are wrong—precisely what the legality debate is meant to obscure.
www.bostonreview.net
January 4, 2026 at 10:15 AM
“By cloaking naked power in the trappings of the law, the Trump administration channels objections to its behavior into sterile disputes about who has the best lawyers.”
Debates about legality are important but they can obscure the immorality of political action. We must call out violent politics.
Debates about legality are important but they can obscure the immorality of political action. We must call out violent politics.
“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate.”
Edward Said’s words are as relevant today as they were a few decades ago.
Edward Said’s words are as relevant today as they were a few decades ago.
Blind Imperial Arrogance
Vile stereotyping of Arabs by the U.S. ensures years of turmoil
www.latimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate.”
Edward Said’s words are as relevant today as they were a few decades ago.
Edward Said’s words are as relevant today as they were a few decades ago.
International lawyers often equivocate or speak in uncertainties when discussing if a particular act breaches international law. The fact that leading international lawyers have said in unequivocal terms that the US invasion of Venezuela is illegal shows how egregiously bad the situation is now.
January 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
International lawyers often equivocate or speak in uncertainties when discussing if a particular act breaches international law. The fact that leading international lawyers have said in unequivocal terms that the US invasion of Venezuela is illegal shows how egregiously bad the situation is now.
“The dangerous thing here is the idea that a President can just decide that a leader is not legitimate & then invade the country… If that were the case, that’s the end of international law, that’s the end of the UN charter, that’s the end of any kind of legal limits on the use of force.”
So scary.
So scary.
The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation
A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
www.newyorker.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
“The dangerous thing here is the idea that a President can just decide that a leader is not legitimate & then invade the country… If that were the case, that’s the end of international law, that’s the end of the UN charter, that’s the end of any kind of legal limits on the use of force.”
So scary.
So scary.
“The war in Gaza has firmly established that the international legal, moral, & political order contains a double standard & was never meant to serve the needs of weaker nations & societies. Rather, the international order was founded to enable the devastation of these societies…”
A painful truth.
A painful truth.
Israel’s war on Gaza has made genocide an accepted weapon of war. We’re already seeing it in Sudan.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza set a global norm that views extermination as a ‘natural’ part of how nations and paramilitary groups wage war. We are already seeing this in Sudan.
mondoweiss.net
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
“The war in Gaza has firmly established that the international legal, moral, & political order contains a double standard & was never meant to serve the needs of weaker nations & societies. Rather, the international order was founded to enable the devastation of these societies…”
A painful truth.
A painful truth.
A reminder: colonialism has always been central to many of our political systems.
January 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
A reminder: colonialism has always been central to many of our political systems.
Politicians who bomb civilians and seek to build empire on the deaths of others must be held accountable. Otherwise, the authoritarianism and human rights abuses we see in the world will only escalate.
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Politicians who bomb civilians and seek to build empire on the deaths of others must be held accountable. Otherwise, the authoritarianism and human rights abuses we see in the world will only escalate.
“Poland’s ruling coalition has adopted plans to legally recognize ‘significant others’ in informal relationships, including between same-sex couples.”
This limited legal recognition of same-sex couples in Poland is a small step as LGBT folks there fight for greater legal and social support.
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This limited legal recognition of same-sex couples in Poland is a small step as LGBT folks there fight for greater legal and social support.
🇵🇱🏳️🌈
Polish gov’t plans more rights for LGBT couples
The move is not enough for many activists but too much for conservatives.
tvpworld.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:20 PM
“Poland’s ruling coalition has adopted plans to legally recognize ‘significant others’ in informal relationships, including between same-sex couples.”
This limited legal recognition of same-sex couples in Poland is a small step as LGBT folks there fight for greater legal and social support.
🇵🇱🏳️🌈
This limited legal recognition of same-sex couples in Poland is a small step as LGBT folks there fight for greater legal and social support.
🇵🇱🏳️🌈
As 2026 begins, I feel buoyed by the care, solidarity, and community I have witnessed. We can do so much to challenge the inequality, bigotry, and violence which remain core to politics. And I’m grateful to be surrounded by people who are talking, organising, and nurturing to shape a better world. 🫶🏾
January 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
As 2026 begins, I feel buoyed by the care, solidarity, and community I have witnessed. We can do so much to challenge the inequality, bigotry, and violence which remain core to politics. And I’m grateful to be surrounded by people who are talking, organising, and nurturing to shape a better world. 🫶🏾
“Racial and religious hate crime on public transport is on the rise… as community groups report how people are restricting their daily journeys because they fear abuse or assault.”
Institutionalised racism is thriving in an environment of racist disinformation and politics. This is deeply worrying.
Institutionalised racism is thriving in an environment of racist disinformation and politics. This is deeply worrying.
Racial and religious hate crime on UK public transport is growing, data shows
Anti-racism groups warn some people are avoiding public transport or limiting their use of it for fear of abuse
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
“Racial and religious hate crime on public transport is on the rise… as community groups report how people are restricting their daily journeys because they fear abuse or assault.”
Institutionalised racism is thriving in an environment of racist disinformation and politics. This is deeply worrying.
Institutionalised racism is thriving in an environment of racist disinformation and politics. This is deeply worrying.
I have the joy of working with a fantastic collective of feminist legal scholars as part of the Feminist Legal Studies Editorial Board. As a journal, we seek to publish engaging critical feminist research in both traditional scholarly and more creative formats.
Check it out and share with others.
Check it out and share with others.
Happy New Year! 🎊
In 2026, as ever, critical feminist legal scholarship has an important role to play in shaping dialogues about freedom, justice, and community.
As an interdisciplinary journal, we welcome critical feminist work. Consider submitting your work to us: link.springer.com/journal/10691
In 2026, as ever, critical feminist legal scholarship has an important role to play in shaping dialogues about freedom, justice, and community.
As an interdisciplinary journal, we welcome critical feminist work. Consider submitting your work to us: link.springer.com/journal/10691
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I have the joy of working with a fantastic collective of feminist legal scholars as part of the Feminist Legal Studies Editorial Board. As a journal, we seek to publish engaging critical feminist research in both traditional scholarly and more creative formats.
Check it out and share with others.
Check it out and share with others.
A 2026 reminder: refuse selective empathy and oppose all politics/policies that consign people (such as migrants, Indigenous communities, disabled people, trans folk, Palestinians, etc) to their deaths.
January 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
A 2026 reminder: refuse selective empathy and oppose all politics/policies that consign people (such as migrants, Indigenous communities, disabled people, trans folk, Palestinians, etc) to their deaths.
Happy New Queer!
Keep following the rainbow paths in 2026.
🎉👣🌈
Keep following the rainbow paths in 2026.
🎉👣🌈
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Happy New Queer!
Keep following the rainbow paths in 2026.
🎉👣🌈
Keep following the rainbow paths in 2026.
🎉👣🌈
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As 2025 draws to a close, we seek inspiration from the protests around the country in response to the Supreme Court ruling on 16 April 2025 which dealt a blow to the rights & dignity of trans people.
Thousands upon thousands of people gathered to say: we'll always stand with trans people.
Thousands upon thousands of people gathered to say: we'll always stand with trans people.
December 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
As 2025 draws to a close, we seek inspiration from the protests around the country in response to the Supreme Court ruling on 16 April 2025 which dealt a blow to the rights & dignity of trans people.
Thousands upon thousands of people gathered to say: we'll always stand with trans people.
Thousands upon thousands of people gathered to say: we'll always stand with trans people.
“People living with HIV should be supported. They should not endure torture. I thank all those who signed appeals for me, all those who stood by me from the bottom of my heart.”
2025 was not a total trash fire. Several human rights activists achieved important wins for accountability and justice.
2025 was not a total trash fire. Several human rights activists achieved important wins for accountability and justice.
Stories of hope and humanity to end the year
July Global Two landmark Advisory Opinions this year significantly contributed to clarifying the states’ human rights obligations in the face of the climate emergency, bolstering the fight for climate...
www.amnesty.org
December 31, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“People living with HIV should be supported. They should not endure torture. I thank all those who signed appeals for me, all those who stood by me from the bottom of my heart.”
2025 was not a total trash fire. Several human rights activists achieved important wins for accountability and justice.
2025 was not a total trash fire. Several human rights activists achieved important wins for accountability and justice.
“We live caught between various threads of pernicious discourse—about white Britishness, English nationalism, migrant criminality, migrants taking from the state.”
We need to refuse the idea that anti-migrant racism stems from “legitimate concerns” and challenge racist politics unapologetically.
We need to refuse the idea that anti-migrant racism stems from “legitimate concerns” and challenge racist politics unapologetically.
The year of the migrant
Across the world, far-right mass deportation policies and the scapegoating of foreigners have gone mainstream
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“We live caught between various threads of pernicious discourse—about white Britishness, English nationalism, migrant criminality, migrants taking from the state.”
We need to refuse the idea that anti-migrant racism stems from “legitimate concerns” and challenge racist politics unapologetically.
We need to refuse the idea that anti-migrant racism stems from “legitimate concerns” and challenge racist politics unapologetically.