Dear everyone,
Hope you are well.
As you may know, the trial for my legal case against the University of Bristol will take place next week from February 7th to February 14th 2022 (with the first day being a reading day for the judge). My case is mainly about sex discrimination and negligence. We are claiming that the University has a number of policies and practices that prioritize trans activism over women's rights. These policies are unnecessary and they are particularly harmful for women, because it is overwhelmingly women who campaign for sex-based rights.
It was extremely challenging for me to be so open and vulnerable writing it because I prefer to be far more reserved, but I understand how important it is for this legal process that I was as transparent as possible so I now am particularly keen for you to read my Witness Statement, if you can and are interested.
Once these documents are referred to in open court and available to the public, I will upload my Witness Statement on this link: www.raquelrosariosanchez.com/witness-statement. And I will also upload my Particulars of Claim, Skeleton Argument and Final Submissions on this link:
www.raquelrosariosanchez.com/legal-documents.
I am determined to get as much rest before the trial as possible, but I wanted to take a moment to speak directly to you because I am so grateful for all your kind words and support throughout all this. Hopefully, I will spend this weekend on a very long hike in the countryside, finishing a lovely historical novel and binge watching Harry Potter. But I've decided to take about an hour or so to come here on Sunday morning and answer any questions you may have. If you don't have a questions, but just want to share a message, feel free to do that as well. Please write your questions or comments by Sunday 8am.
You can learn more about my legal case by listening to this podcast on The Critic with author Julie Bindel: thecritic.co.uk/julie-bindel-in-conversation-with-raquel-rosario-sanchez/
You can also read an interview I did with journalist Peter Stanford for
The Telegraph : www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/student-forced-standing-women/
We will be asking the judge for permission to live tweet, and if we are allowed, the hashtag will be #RaquelvBristolUni and the main account will be @TribunalTweets, both other members of the public are welcomed to livetweet if they want to.
Speak soon and thank you!
Raquel