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 👇

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...

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 📝

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

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...

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".

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...

✊🏿 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...

NYC memories 📸

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...

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...

Fab time at Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca, New York sharing ideas from Rainbow Trap @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburypol.bsky.social

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-...

This Friday (5 Sept) at Cornell 👇

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...

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

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...

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

We obviously don't yet know the full details but a reminder that the biggest danger when using toilets is not trans people! This story is particularly noteworthy as the Scottish Parliament was quick to ban trans women from using female toilets following the Supreme Court ruling earlier this year.

Today, we’re launching The Democracy Lab - a new programme with LGBTI orgs in Europe & Central Asia! We will support 8 orgs to strengthen democracy and promote the deeper integration of LGBTI orgs into broader pro-democracy movements and discourse. https://www.ilga-europe.org/news/the-democracy-lab/

Next week! I’m excited to join this BRILLIANT panel for the US launch of Rainbow Trap @nyu.edu on Weds 3 Sept. 📊 We’ll be exploring all things LGBTQ data and what happens when queer lives meet categories of gender, sex and sexuality. #books #LGBTQ #data #policy #research #queer #queerdata #NYC

Deeply concerned that changes to trans rights could be approved without MPs or the public seeing details. This risks undermining accountability on issues affecting lives and freedoms. Proposals must face scrutiny before approval. Everyone deserves to know what’s being decided in their name.

‘I’m a lesbian and feminist. I’ve been harmed by men. So I wouldn’t fight for trans people if it hurt women’s rights. Yet I’m called a groomer and a misogynist’ Rebecca Don Kennedy, head of the Equality Network, on how dark it’s got for trans people in Britain www.heraldscotland.com/news/2541309...

Made the authors' wall at the Edinburgh International Book Festival #EdBookFest 📚

Thanks for sharing Philippa! The EHRC consultation is going to serve as 'evidence' to justify the segregation of trans communities - it's therefore vital we query all parts of the analysis! I can't follow how this request introduces bias as responses are anonymised 😕. Can anyone else explain?

Had a great time sharing ideas from Rainbow Trap at the Edinburgh International Book Festival #EdBookFest Thank you everyone who joined us to explore how queer lives intersect with policy, data and the law! ✨ @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburypol.bsky.social

Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize | Jason Okundaye

Here it is, the call for submissions for my next anthology, ACT UP BEYOND NEW YORK: Stories and Strategies from a Movement to End the AIDS Crisis, to be published by @haymarketbooks.org! Please forward widely!⚡💕⚡💕⚡ Here's the link to the call: www.mattildabernsteinsycamore.com/other

Joy for All is back for 2025! 🌟🛍️🎨 Shop unique, handcrafted goods from LGBTI+ artists, crafters, and makers, connect with LGBTI+ organisations doing vital work across Scotland. Joy for all takes place 11am – 4pm on Sat 11th October at Norton Park Conference Centre, 57 Albion Rd, Edinburgh EH7 5QY.

✨ If you’re in Edinburgh and want something (i) bookish and (ii) queer… I’m at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this THURS 14 AUG with human rights lawyer Keio Yoshida, chaired by Caro Clarke. #LGBTQ #Edinburgh #books #festival #fringe #gay #queer #trans #research #nonfiction #edbookfest

Are you a business? Do you want to be able to operate on an inclusive basis? Sign this letter.

People feeling emboldened to harass strangers in toilets and changing rooms - mind your own business! 🤮 Thank you @libbybrooks.bsky.social for your reporting.

Am reminded of this quote from the brilliant Susan Leigh Star (1999): "When large epistemological stakes are at issue in the development of a system, one political tactic is to focus away from the larger question, and instead to seize control of the indicator." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In @thelancet.com, @profrichardson.bsky.social calls Sex is a Spectrum by @anthrofuentes.bsky.social "a timely cri de couer" and notes, "this interdisciplinary, scientist humanist voice is vital in our time": bit.ly/3UWpGPW

🌈 Author @kevinguyan.bsky.social will be at @edbookfest.bsky.social to talk about queer rights and realities alongside human rights lawyer Keio Yoshida! Details below 👇 📆 14th August 🕖 5.45pm-6.45pm 📍Edinburgh 🎟️ bit.ly/4dV4FOg Kevin's book 🛒 bit.ly/3HCTVrN

It'll come as no surprise to find major flaws in how the EHRC has analysed responses to its anti-trans consultation (including the use of AI to streamline analysis). RESEARCHERS! We need to assemble and get ready to review, critique and (very likely) challenge the methods used by the EHRC! 🔍 📊

Oh come the fuck on

Really interesting discussion on LGBTQ data. I am excited to read his new book soon.

Since publishing Rainbow Trap in June, I've been sharing ideas from the book across the UK and getting a feel for what ideas about LGBTQ data resonate with audiences and what ideas fall flat. Here's my list of 10 things I've learnt when talking about LGBTQ data 👇 📝 kevinguyan.com/2025/08/07/1...

I'm reading Pride and Prejudices now and it's fantastic! Would totally recommend this. Definitely going to try and pick up a copy of Rainbow Trap!!!

Next week I'm at the Edinburgh International Book Festival exploring the politics of gender, sex and sexuality categories - and what this means for queer lives and the law! 🌈 ⚖️ Enjoyed reading Keio Yoshida's Pride and Prejudices and excited for our conversation! #EdBookFest 🗓️ 14 Aug, 17.45-18.45

Book people! Unfortunately I can't get my sad face in the papers claiming cancellation and getting some lucrative columns out of it because I'm doing not one but two events at the Edinburgh Book Festival. First up there's Grrrls Aloud on Sunday night: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Edinburgh, looking pretty 💕

Currently in a dentist waiting room reading this astounding book thanks to a @saranahmed.bsky.social repost of @kevinguyan.bsky.social

NYC-based people - I'm looking for an adjunct instructor to teach an undergraduate course *this fall* at NYU called Power and Politics of Data. There's a lot of flexibility in what the course could look like, but I'm also happy to share ideas and the job ad. DM me if you think you're interested.

New York, baby ❤️ Please share with any NYC queer data nerds. kevinguyan.com/2025/07/15/r...

From courtrooms to census forms, what queer lives count? And who decides? ✨ Making my debut appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on 14 August (17.45-18.45) to explore queer rights and realities with human rights lawyer Keio Yoshida 👇

Are dating apps helping us better express ourselves? 💘 Or are expanded lists of gender and sexuality categories subtly shaping who we are and how we desire? 📝 I explore this tension in new writing for @uk.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/dating-app-c...

New for 2026: Feminism and Organization The journal will publish work that challenges structural inequalities rooted in patriarchal systems, especially within the realm of work. Edited by @profalisonpullen.bsky.social‬ & @nela-smolovic.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/new-journal-...

In Glasgow today to visit the FANTASTIC queer, indie bookshop Category Is Books 📚