📣 registration for the rainbowR conference is now live 🎉 The conference is for anyone interested in R and/or analysing data to understand LGBTQ+ issues. The majority of speakers and workshop leaders are LGBTQ+, but you do not have to be LGBTQ+ to attend. pretix.eu/rainbowr/con... #RStats #LGBTQ

📢 R Dev Day @ RencontresR 2026 🏢 Nantes University / Remote 📅 Fri 19 June, 9am - 5pm UTC+2 Registration deadline: Friday 29 May https://pretix.eu/r-contributors/r-dev-day-rr2026/ Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #rstats. #rdevday #rseng

🌈 rainbowR meet-up & AGM*: Wednesday Jan 28th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈 - vote on constitution* - elect leadership committee* - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

New! Ella Kaye on the R Contributors project—R Dev Days, office hours, and how GitHub helps lower barriers to contributing to base R - plus a “learn with joy” story and history of rainbowR for LGBTQ+ folk who code in R r-consortium.org/posts/contri... @ellakaye.co.uk #rstats #opensource

rainbowR is flourishing! The rainbowR team wants to ensure that the community continues to grow and is sustainable for the long term future. 🌈🌞 We've written a blog post about our proposals and next steps: rainbowr.org/future-of-ra...

👇 rainbowR meet-up TODAY, it's not too late to sign up! 👇

We are committed to the well-being of rainbowR and its members. It is essential that rainbowR is a safe and healthy community, which is open, welcoming, diverse, and inclusive 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We have established a dedicated Code of Conduct committee and updated our CoC and procedures. rainbowr.org/coc-update

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday Dec 17th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

We officially have 249 members of rainbowR. Who wants to be our 250th? rainbowr.org/join

Today is the last day to submit proposals to speak at the rainbowR conference 🌈 Deadline is midnight, Anywhere on Earth time. #RStats #QueerData

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Daphna Harel, @daphna.bsky.social, PI of the NYU Queer Data Lab, as a keynote speaker for the rainbowR conference! For more about the conference, including how to submit a proposal, and to sign-up for updates, see conference.rainbowr.org #RStats #QueerData

Would you like to present at the inaugural rainbowR conference? If you're LGBTQ+, we'd love you to tell us 🦄💻 How you use R 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ How you work with LGBTQ+ data Call for submissions extended to December 8th. conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts #RStats #QueerData

🎄 ANNOUNCEMENT: R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025! 🎄 Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵 #rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource

🌈 rainbowR meet-up TODAY: Wednesday Nov 26th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via ‪https://rainbowr.org/meetups

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz as a keynote speaker for the rainbowR conference! To find out more about the conference, including how to submit a proposal, and to sign-up for updates, see conference.rainbowr.org

Call for abstracts for the first ever @rainbowr.org conference is still open! We're looking for talks that either 🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data Get in your abstracts before December 1st. conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html #queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay

You can now watch "Trans Lived Experiences in Data", a seminar jointly organised with @rainbowr.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFd3...

rainbowR event: Trans Lived Experiences in Data 🏳️‍⚧️ We are partnering with the @rssdiversity.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity SIG to host an online event next week. More info below! 📅 19th Nov 17:30–18:30 (GMT) 👉 bit.ly/rsscdnov

🌈 The website for the inaugural rainbowR conference is now live! 🎉 🗓️ Save the date: Feb 25th-26th, 2026 📣 Call for submissions is open 👯 We're bringing together LGBTQ+ R users to promote our work and foster connections among community members conference.rainbowr.org

🌈 rainbowR meet-up today: Wed Oct 29th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve done 💻 Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups - NEW LINK AND TIME FOR WINTER SERIES

📢 R Dev Day @ New Zealand 2025 🏢 Auckland University 🌐 Remote, Americas / Asia-Pacific 📅 Tue 16 - Wed 17 Dec (NZST) Registration deadline: Sunday 7 Dec https://pretix.eu/r-contributors/r-dev-day-nz-25/ Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #rstats. #rdevday #rseng

Someone filled in this form and in their response told us about weallcount.com/talking-data.... The form is anonymous, so if that was you, thank you! We didn't know and we'd love to connect! Would you mind letting us know who you are, either by reply here or privately in a DM?

🌈 rainbowR meet-up tomorrow: Wednesday Sept 24th, 4pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

📣We're hosting a rainbowR conference, to connect and promote LGBTQ+ people in the #RStats community and to showcase examples of working with LGBTQ+ data 🌈🎉 To help us plan, if you'd be interested in attending or speaking, please fill in this very short form (1-2 mins) docs.google.com/forms/d/1Tx0...

Sign-up for the next round of the rainbowR buddies scheme is open! Buddies will be paired/introduced on Sept 2nd 🌈👯‍♂️ If you're LGBTQ+ and code in #RStats, and want an opportunity to connect with someone else in the community (through a random pairing), then this is for you 😃 rainbowr.org/buddies

I’m looking forward to reconnecting with old friends 👋 and meeting new faces 😄 Come chat to me about 💬 - 🏥 @strategyunit.bsky.social healthcare demand model - 💻 open-source coding - 🩺 @nhsrcommunity.bsky.social - 🌈 @rainbowr.org #RSS2025 #Statistics #RStats #OpenSource #PublicHealth

👇 Gentle reminder to join the rainbowR meet-up later today 👇

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday August 27th, 4pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

Today is rainbowR meet-up day again! You can still register to join 👇

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday July 23rd, 4pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

Who wants to be our 1000th follower?

🌈 🌐 rainbowR conference: online, early 2026 🌐 🌈 Are you LGBTQIA+, do you code in R, and would you like to get involved in rainbowR’s first-ever conference? We are looking for people to join our conference organising committee! ➡️ rainbowr.org/conference 🗓️ 1st meeting: July 9, 4pm UTC

It's not too late to sign up for today's meet-up! ⤵️

🔗 To register for a free ticket, visit: rss.org.uk/training-eve... @altealorenzo.bsky.social @rainbowr.org @ellakaye.co.uk #books #LGBTQ #data #statistics #classifications #categories #datascience #research #queer #queerdata

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday June 25th, 4pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

Absolutely thrilled to publish on the rainbowR blog a post from @kevinguyan.bsky.social introducing his new book, "Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion", drawing attention to the cost of inclusivity for #LGBTQ+ people. rainbowr.org/rainbow-trap

*TODAY* June 2nd is the last day to sign up for this round of the buddies scheme (post below had wrong date in the text - the perils of copy-and-paste) but the info in the image is correct. rainbowr.org/buddies

Sign-up for the next round of the rainbowR buddies scheme is open until Mar 2nd! Pairs will be introduced on Mar 3rd 🌈👯‍♂️ If you're LGBTQ+ and code in #RStats, and want an opportunity to connect with someone else in the community (through a random pairing), this is for you 😃 rainbowr.org/buddies

rainbowR meet-up starts in about an hour: it's not too late to sign up! ⤵️

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: TODAY, Wednesday May 28th, 4pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

💻 Forwards Package Development Workshop A free short course on how to create an R package. Choose your cohort: 1️⃣ Every other Monday from June 2, 09:00-10:30 UTC: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qBJ_VAEfQHCU-DZKogPuGg#/registration OR 2️⃣ Every other Tuesday from June 3, 14:30-16 […]

One of the warmest and most empowering communities I’ve found in the R world is @rainbowr.org 💜 ✨ Their mission? To connect, support, and promote LGBTQ+ people in the R community and to spread awareness of LGBTQ+ issues through data-driven activism. 🌈📊 #RStats #RLadies

👇 rainbowR meet-up starts in 2.5 hours 👇

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday April 23th, 4pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

Very excited for the final session of our book club tomorrow, where we'll be joined by @kevinguyan.bsky.social to discuss the conclusion of Queer Data, and for a Q&A. Thursday April 10th, 4pm UTC. See rainbowr.org/book-club for more details and Zoom link.

I stepped in to speak with about 30 mins notice when a scheduled speaker couldn’t make it. Always thrilled to have an opportunity to talk about rainbowR! Thanks @jumpingrivers.com

@hadley.nz someone just joined rainbowR having heard about our community from your 'personal history of the tidyverse' article. Thanks for the mention! And great write-up - loved hearing about the past, present, and future of the tidyverse from your perspective. hadley.github.io/25-tidyverse...

🌈 rainbowR meeting is starting in 30 minutes, registrations are still open! ⤵️

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday March 26th, 5pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

Last day to sign-up for this round of the rainbowR buddies scheme to be randomly paired with someone else LGBTQ+ who codes is #RStats (well, by 8am UTC on Monday Mar 3rd please)!