Pat Riarchy

Pat Riarchy is a woman. She tells us she is and as he backs up her argument with flawless philosophical reasoning, which she sets out in her forthcoming book ‘I think I’m a woman, therefore I am: how philosophy defeats transphobia’.

By Pat Riarchy 1 April, 2026

Delegitimising JK Rowling

My name is Pat Riarchy and I am a woman. I define myself as such, and that is enough. In the words of the great philosopher Descartes, “I think, therefore I am.” I am sure he would agree that because I think I’m a woman, I am one.