Author of RAINBOW TRAP and QUEER DATA 🌈 Researching LGBTQ data at the University of Edinburgh 📊 he/him/his ➡️ linktr.ee/kevinguyanhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3mkrpeobjo22hTICKETS ARE NOW LIVE for the 2026 Queer Data Showcase in Manchester! We’re spotlighting a fantastic group of artists, academics and activists all working with – or interested in – the idea of queer data. 🗓️ Weds 10 June 2026 🌍 HOME, Manchester 👋 All welcome! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-data-showcase-tickets-1987809679261?aff=oddtdtcreator01 May 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrpeobjo22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3mkaqjmn56c2lI really like this idea! https://www.thenational.scot/news/26044983.snp-pledge-200-every-18-year-old-spend-culture/?ref=li24 Apr 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaqjmn56c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3mjjhnjfwlk26Tickets going fast for next week's panel event exploring LGBTQ lives and the 2026 Scottish election. 🗓️ 21 April, 3pm BST 🌍 @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social 👋 All welcome @uoe-sps.bsky.social | queerinaweeplace.eventbrite.co.uk15 Apr 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjhnjfwlk26https://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3mjei7xiepk2gSave the date | 10 June | Manchester The 2026 Queer Data Showcase is coming! 🎟️ Tickets go live next week! #queer #data #manchester13 Apr 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjei7xiepk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3mj52x7tmnc2p🔥 CALL FOR PAPERS: The Cultural Lives and Afterlives of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Data. I'm co-editing a Special Issue of Sexuality & Culture with Amin Ghaziani. 📝 Full details: link.springer.com/collections/hcbbadjbha #CfP #callforpapers #sexuality #gender #data10 Apr 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj52x7tmnc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3miivv6ha3c2w✨ Happy publication day to Queer in a Wee Place: Small Nations, Sexuality & Scotland! In my chapter, I use hate crime as a starting point for a broader discussion of the cracks in Scotland’s liberal and inclusive imaginary as a queer, wee place. https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-detail?docid=b-9781350513068&pdfid=9781350513068.ch-003.pdf&tocid=b-9781350513068-chapter302 Apr 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3miivv6ha3c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3mhd5mwjuj222Police Scotland has confirmed its revised approach to sex and gender data, where data collected about suspects and victims of all crimes and offences will ask about ‘biological sex registered at birth’ 🔢 #data #gender #trans #police #Scotland https://kevinguyan.com/2026/03/18/police-scotlands-sex-and-gender-review/18 Mar 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhd5mwjuj222https://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3mgzpwdl6xk2vSunshine in St Andrews 🦀14 Mar 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzpwdl6xk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3mgu7xwi4xk2j🗳️ Ahead of the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May 2026, join us for a conversation about LGBTQ lives and politics in Scotland. This event marks the launch of Queer in a Wee Place – a new collection reflecting on queer lives and experiences in Scotland! #LGBTQ #Queer #Scotland #Books12 Mar 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgu7xwi4xk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3mgpmermxhs2hThe UK government's consultation on a digital ID system is now live! And – GOOD NEWS – the government does not intend to include sex or gender information in the digital ID. "Information about sex and gender is not necessary for the intended purpose of the digital ID." https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-public-services-work-for-you-with-your-digital-identity/making-public-services-work-for-you-with-your-digital-identity10 Mar 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpmermxhs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3mgdcck2gb22gSpring reading 🌱05 Mar 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdcck2gb22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinguyan.bsky.social/post/3mfjd3fltjs2a📢 Queer researchers in Oslo! The Queer Symposium is taking place at Kristiania University of Applied Sciences on 2 June. And there is an OPEN CALL for presentations and panel proposals exploring queer research and challenges today. Deadline: 1 March. https://www.kristiania.no/en/research/research-groups/queer-research-group/queer-symposium/23 Feb 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:hnxa4cma7mt57cmdr2kino6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjd3fltjs2a