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)!

🔔 we're starting in 15 minutes, but it's not too late to sign up via rainbowr.org/meetups

👇 Join us later today for the rainbowR meet-up! 👇

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

I guess the above comment is to say I love the R community! It’s super diverse and accepting. There’s groups like @rainbowr.org for lgbt folks using R. The greatest strength of R will always be its community.

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday February 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

We're discussing chapters 5 & 6 of #QueerData today! Join us in 30 minutes or at 11pm GMT 🌈

On Feb 21, at noon ET, join us at the next BIOS2 Community Call to chat with folks from @rainbowr.org ! We'll discuss all things community - what we love and hate about them, and how to find and nurture them! Registrations here: bit.ly/bios2-cc-feb25 #DataBS #RStats

🌈 New year, new queer R users meet-up! Join us later today via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🌈 📚 It's book club day again! Today, we're meeting for the third time in our book club series. See rainbowr.org/book-club for all info 📚 🌈

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday January 15th, 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

🎉 2025 is going to be a HUGE year for rainbowR!

Buddy pair introductory emails now sent! The pairings are completely random, but looking at how each pair of assigned buddies introduced themselves and their interests, I'm really confident that this is a set of particularly good/fortuitous matches 🌈👯Hope you enjoy getting to know each other!

Last day to sign up for this round of the rainbowR buddies scheme! See rainbowr.org/buddies for details.

🌈Our online meet-up is starting soon, but you can still sign up!

Based on this chuck of R code, can you figure out when the next rainbowR meet-up takes place? ⤵ The answer and sign-up link are in the replies!

We currently have 666 followers. Could we have (at least) one more, please!

Sign-up for the next round of the rainbowR buddies scheme is open! Buddies will be paired/introduced on Dec 9th 🌈👯‍♂️ 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