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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 20h

🌈 Dr @kevinguyan.bsky.social from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social reveals how the promise of inclusion requires LGBTQ+ people to identify with an ever-growing list of classifications, categories & labels – putting them in a rainbow trap.

📆 23 Oct
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Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion | King's College London

Join Queer@King's for an evening with researcher and writer Dr Kevin Guyan (University of Edinburgh) to explore ideas from his new book Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of…

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Gail Neill @gailneill.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted to welcome @kevinguyan.bsky.social back to @ulsteruni.bsky.social for the launch of #TheRainbowTrap later this month. See below for details 👇🏽

Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 15d

I'm in Belfast on 21 Oct for a Rainbow Trap launch event! 🌈

Ulster University | 6-8pm
All welcome 👋

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rainbow-tr...

The event poster for a Rainbow Trap launch event in Belfast on 21 October.

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Scottish Trans @scottishtrans.bsky.social · 8d

When any pupil goes to school, they should be able to do so safely, have appropriate toilets and changing rooms they can use, and be listened to and have their identity respected.

A blue and purple square graphic with text in black that reads "When any pupil goes to school, they should be able to do so safely, have appropriate toilets and changing rooms they can use, and be listened to and have their identity respected. Changes made yesterday by the Scottish Government to their guidance on supporting transgender pupils in schools will make this much harder for trans children and young people than it was before. " The Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos are in white below the text.

A blue and purple square graphic with text in black that reads "If the law means that trans pupils really must be treated in a way that we hope that everyone can see is not in their best interests, then the way forward is clear – we must change the law. It is not good enough to say that this is just the way it has to be." The Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos are in white below the text.

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GENDER.ED at the University of Edinburgh @uoe-gender-ed.bsky.social · 9d

The three Yuan Changying 2025 prize-nominated essays for outstanding gender observations in our flagship course, Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World, are now out on the GENDER.ED blog!

Do head to the blog and take a look: www.gender.ed.ac.uk/blog

Blog | GENDER.ED

GENDER.ED is a cross-University hub for gender and sexualities studies from an interdisciplinary perspective

www.gender.ed.ac.uk

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 12d

Brilliant thread from @keyne-unable.bsky.social on why the introduction of digital ID (and the encoding of 'birth sex' in a single government record) has long been an objective of anti-trans campaigners in the UK 👇

Keyne @keyne-unable.bsky.social · 12d

Digital ID is a terrible idea for a lot of reasons: technical, political, economic. Especially with the involvement of far right tech oligarchs and it being explicitly sold as a way of surveilling people so as to imprison or deport immigrants.

But there's a layer which many aren't seeing...

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 12d

One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 12d

PS. If any critical friends want early sight to provide comment/feedback - please shout!

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 12d

Finishing a writing piece that's been long in the works, charting the emergence + strategies of anti-trans data activism in the UK.

It's looking for a home, so please share recommendations for places publishing punchy long reads on gender / queer / data 📝

A draft version of a writing piece with the title How Data Became a Battleground for Trans Rights in the UK or Trans-exclusionary Data Activism in the UK.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 13d

BREAKING: The Scottish Government has confirmed it opposes Labour's plans to introduce compulsory Digital ID

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 13d

Ugh. Yet another issue that is going to become all about how sex is defined and categorised.

I imagine anti-trans campaign groups are already drafting their policy briefs for MPs arguing for the BritCard (🤮) to include data on 'biological sex'

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Keir Starmer expected to announce plans for digital ID cards

Measure could be announced as soon as Friday as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigration to the UK

www.theguardian.com

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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 14d

Amazing piece by @echomikeromeo.bsky.social:

"if we want to tell stories about the past that not only make historiographical contributions but also help people get healthcare [etc] we must start by ensuring that we are in community ourselves and are responsive to community pressures and needs".

Imagining Trans Futures

Sam Rutherford reflects on how trans histories and historians can work towards building power in the trans community.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 15d

I'm in Belfast on 21 Oct for a Rainbow Trap launch event! 🌈

Ulster University | 6-8pm
All welcome 👋

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rainbow-tr...

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 16d

✊🏿 Paid opportunities for Black LGBTQIA+ writers and journalists!

The @thelovetankcic.bsky.social Phil Samba @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social is joining @WeAreQueerAF.com as our Black History Month UK guest editor

Details in 🧵 or apply now 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/black-histor...

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Write an article for QueerAF’s UK Black History Month series, with guest editor Phil Samba
First round deadline Sep 28th. Final deadline Oct 5th 2025

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 17d

NYC memories 📸

Kevin in New York City, in the distance is the skyline of Jersey City.

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Kamden Strunk @kamdenstrunk.bsky.social · 25d

Reminder - Next month, we'll host @kevinguyan.bsky.social at VCU for a virtual session! This is free and open to anyone to attend, but registration is required: vcu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Kamden Strunk @kamdenstrunk.bsky.social · Jul 7

Coming up this fall - our next Critical Quantitative Methodologies Series speaker! We'll be joined on October 14th by @kevinguyan.bsky.social for his talk on "Box Breakers: Queer Data, Categories, and Who Counts?". Talk is via Zoom at 3PM EDT. Register at vcu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 25d

The design of categories are at the forefront in the fight for LGBTQ equalities ✊

I'll be exploring the politics of identity categories at this free event TODAY
(13 Sept) at the Royal Society of Edinburgh!

💻 Online and in Edinburgh
🕒 6.30 - 7.30pm BST

🔗 More info: rse.org.uk/event/caught...

The event poster for Caught in a Rainbow Trap!

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · Sep 8

Very interested in this topic - thanks for sharing! 🙂

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · Sep 6

Fab time at Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca, New York sharing ideas from Rainbow Trap

@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburypol.bsky.social

Kevin holding a copy of Rainbow Trap standing in Buffalo Street Books

The events board at Buffalo Street Books

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · Sep 4

Loved this conversation with @snackmag.bsky.social about the politics of categories, boxes and labels 👇

To find out more, join us at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on Sat 13 Sept for the event Caught in a Rainbow Trap! 🌈

snackmag.co.uk/kevin-guyan-...

Kevin Guyan: Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion (RSE's Curious Festival) - SNACK: Music, film, arts and culture magazine for Scotland

What does it really mean to be ‘included’? For Kevin Guyan, author of Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion, the answer isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. In this...

snackmag.co.uk

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · Sep 2

This Friday (5 Sept) at Cornell 👇

Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit @cornellcscu.bsky.social · Sep 2

Rainbow Trap: The Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality Categories by Cornell events.cornell.edu/event/rainbo...
Come hear Dr. Kevin Guyan discuss the complexities of collecting data on LQBTQ people this Friday (9/5) at 3pm in Clark Hall 291. @kevinguyan.bsky.social

Rainbow Trap: The Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality Categories

events.cornell.edu

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · Sep 2

Very excited for this week's Rainbow Trap book launch and panel discussion at NYU.

We'll be exploring all things LGBTQ data and what happens when queer lives meet categories of gender, sex and sexuality 📊

Weds 3 Sept | Kimball Hall, NYC

All welcome 👋

kevinguyan.com/2025/07/15/r...

Kevin's hand holding a copy of Rainbow Trap in Washington Square Park, New York.

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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · Sep 2

TOMORROW!
Join author @kevinguyan.bsky.social for a panel discussion exploring queer lives, classifications and the dangers of inclusion ⤵️

📆 Sept. 3rd
🕖 5:00pm-6:30pm
📍NYC
🎟️ kevinguyan.com/2025/07/15/r...

Kevin's book 🛒 bit.ly/3HCTVrN

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Hazel Marzetti @hazelmarzetti.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's September and so the Queer Minds Scotland online seminar series returns!

This month we're excited to have @kevinguyan.bsky.social presenting the 'Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Categories and the Dangers of Inclusion'

Please join us 25th September 4-5

events.bookitbee.com/university-o...

Queer Lives, Data and the Dangers of Inclusion

Join author Kevin Guyan to explore ideas from his new book Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Categories and the Dangers of Inclusion

events.bookitbee.com

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William H @lankylibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 30

Reading “Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion” by @kevinguyan.bsky.social, and I keep thinking about Sanford Berman’s work #BookSky #Library

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · Aug 30

Not yet familiar with Sanford Berman’s work but am keen to find out more! 📖 ✨

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