Dr Kevin Guyan
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Writing a book on classifications and LGBTQ lives @BloomsburyAcad | Author of QUEER DATA | Chancellor's Fellow @uoebusiness | He/him
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Scotland's census results have been published! 🌈
🔵 4.0% of the population aged 16+ identified as LGB+
🔵 0.44% of the population aged 16+ identified as trans or as someone with a trans history
A landmark moment for LGBTQ inclusion but, remember, the data is political!
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🎉 It’s Queer Data publication day! 🎉
Big wow moment to publish my work on gender, sex and sexuality data and how we use data about LGBTQ lives to change the world for the better!
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I didn't think it was possible to feel less enthusiastic about the prospect of a UK Labour Government and what this means for LGBTQ people until reading
@AnnelieseDodds
' piece on reform of the Gender Recognition Act 👇
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To accompany the launch of Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action, I want to take you on a tour of the book’s 8 chapters 👇
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After the success of Johann Lamont's amendment to replace the word 'gender' with 'sex' in the Forensic Medical Services Bill, can we assume that all future bills in the Scottish Parliament that refer to 'gender' will face a similar fate?
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Sneak peek of the Contents page for Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action 💫
Published in January 2022 - available to preorder in paperback now:
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It's done! I'm exhausted but so pleased to submit the draft manuscript for my next book: RAINBOW TRAP 🌈
Thank you to everyone who read draft chapters - the book is so much better with your insights. Can't wait to share with the world! ✨
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I'm currently doing a series of talks on
#QueerData
and want to share three tips for researchers working on projects that involve the collection, analysis or presentation of LGBTQ data 🧵
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Exciting news! I’m writing book number two!
The Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives and the Limits of LGBTQ Inclusion 🌈
Publishing with
@BloomsburyAcad
in 2025
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This is wild! The experiment has failed. Students in university accommodation should be offered a full refund on accommodation for this term and a road map to return home (if they wish) to continue their studies online
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Fantastic news! The legal challenge against the guidance for the sex question in Scotland's 2022 census has been rejected - this means that Scotland's census will continue to advise trans people to answer the question in line with how they live ✨
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Dodds' description of events in Scotland, in which the SNP were 'cavalier' (I wish!) and more interested in 'picking a fight with Westminster' does not reflect the reality of a protracted process supported by 4 out of 5 parties at Holyrood, including
@ScottishLabour
! /3
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Queer Data was published in January and it's a pinch-yourself-moment to see the book as
#1
Best Seller in LGBTQ+ History on Amazon 💫
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Dodds frames the problem as a clash between trans people vs. women and abandons the self-identification model (instead arguing that a doctor knows a trans person better than they know themselves) as adopted in Ireland, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal etc. /2
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Happy Birthday to Queer Data! 🎂
It’s one year since the book’s UK publication and rather than looking back over the past 12 months, I want to look forward and explore what lies ahead for the collection, analysis and use of LGBTQ data 🧵
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Having lived in London + Scotland, this is simply not true. Sad that
#SadiqKhan
is happy to peddle this nasty vision of Scotland
#ScotLab17
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Genuinely keen to hear how progressive Scottish Labour MSPs are able to hold their tongue when *this* is the best that a UK Labour Government can offer in terms of LGBTQ rights 🥀/4
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I'm on the road the next two weeks sharing ideas from
#QueerData
in Brussels, Belfast, Oxford and Edinburgh. Looking forward to meeting others working on LGBTQ data! More details via my bio 🌿
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The
#Census2021
data on the three most common write-in responses for the sexual orientation question (ie. not LGB or straight/heterosexual) is interesting:
🔴 Pansexual (112,000, 0.23%)
🟣 Asexual (28,000, 0.06%)
🟢 Queer (15,000, 0.03%)
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I gave evidence this week to the Scottish Parliament’s
@SP_EHRCJ
Committee on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill 📝
I argued we are drowning in data that demonstrates the need for reform – it’s time for the Scottish Parliament to take action
#ReformTheGRA
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The
@Census2021
results are in 📊
Among those who answered the sexual orientation question, around 1.5 million people (3.2%) identified as gay or lesbian, bisexual or a sexual orientation other than straight or heterosexual.
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Life update! 🎉
Delighted to be joining
@uoebusiness
as a Chancellor's Fellow in March 2024.
Can't wait to share my work on data, identity and organisational practices with University of Edinburgh colleagues and engage students in these big ideas!
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I'm not a big fan of methods used to quantify LGBTI rights or rank the best vs. worst countries for queer people...
But the UK's shameful fall from No. 1 (2014) to No. 17 (2023) highlights how the arc of progress can move in multiple directions
#RainbowEurope
Our
#RainbowEurope
Map 2023 is live, benchmarking 49 European countries on their legal and policy situation for LGBTI people. Check out now!
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Excited to announce I've signed a contract to publish a book on Queer Data, which explores the collection, analysis and use of LGBTQ data for action! It will be published by
@EmeraldGlobal
in paperback next summer. Further info:
#QueerData
📚📊
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⏰ Just one month (!) until the publication of Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action
🌈 The book explores the collection, analysis and use of LGBTQ data
Available to preorder in paperback now:
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In 30 days
@ONS
should publish data from the census on sexual orientation and gender identity. This historic moment will tell us the size of the LGBTQ population in England and Wales.
But, I’m worried… what if this figure is bigger or smaller than we previously imagined? 🧵
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On Friday
@ONS
will publish census data on the size of the LGBTQ population in England and Wales 🏳️🌈
A world first and a landmark moment for LGBTQ inclusion in the UK! 🌍
But 'being counted' also entails risks and we need to ready ourselves to respond 👇
In 30 days
@ONS
should publish data from the census on sexual orientation and gender identity. This historic moment will tell us the size of the LGBTQ population in England and Wales.
But, I’m worried… what if this figure is bigger or smaller than we previously imagined? 🧵
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One month to go until I submit the draft manuscript for my new book on queer encounters with classification practices in the UK 🏳️🌈
The end is in sight - please send coffee! ☕
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I'm sharing new work in a public lecture at
@oiioxford
on 5 June:
The Rainbow System: Queer Data and the Limits of LGBTQ Inclusion 💫
In-person and online. Please share with anyone in Oxford/online who fancies attending:
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I have a comment piece in today's
@TheScotsman
on why MSPs must spend less time ‘debating’ the lives of LGBTQ people and more time restoring Scotland’s reputation for progressive LGBTQ legislation 🏳️🌈
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Bags packed and ready to go! ✈️
When writing
#QueerData
, I never imagined the book would lead to opportunities to speak about LGBTQ data all over the world 🏳️🌈
Big thanks to
@UofGlasgow
for championing my work and excited to spend the next two weeks at
@HKUniversity
🌏
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Sturgeon's knowledge of stats/data (rather than sound bites) is impressive, even under tough questioning
#AndrewNeilInterviews
#GE2017
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Super excited to be sharing ideas from Queer Data at this
@RSSDiversity
@RSSGlasgow1
event in Glasgow on Tues 18 June! 📊
Open to all, register here:
#LGBTQ
#Data
#Pride
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✨ Thrilled to announce I'm joining the University of Glasgow's School of Culture & Creative Arts
@UofGCulture
as a Research Fellow on a 3-year international project investigating gender equity policies in the film industry 📽️📊
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Cover reveal for
#QueerData
: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action 🔥
Thanks to the team
@BloomsburyLit
and the fantastic designer!
Publishing in paperback Jan 2022. Further info:
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Admitting you would have voted against equal marriage (with no suggestion you would vote differently if the vote was repeated today) should end Kate Forbes' campaign to lead the country.
Scotland needs to move forwards not backwards 🏴
NEW: Kate Forbes tells
@Channel4News
she would have voted against equal marriage.
But as First Minister she will not 'row back on rights that already exist.'
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Was fairly ambivalent about lanyards until this week when the Scottish Parliament decided to weaponise the issue...
🌈 Now a proud wearer of an
@EdinburghUni
rainbow lanyard 🌈
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This data needs to come with a BIG disclaimer 🚨
I've shared my thoughts on LGBTQ census data, the pros and cons of 'being counted' and how a census can never capture the full diversity of LGBTQ lives 📝
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Very excited to have received funding to join
@HKUniversity
as a visiting researcher this April 🌏
I'm interested in queer digital cultures and keen to connect with scholars/practitioners in Hong Kong working on this topic
#LGBTQ
#Data
#Digital
✨
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Queer Data is publishing in Jan 2022 and I'm keen to hear from groups (big and small) interested in organising a talk, webinar or workshop on:
📊 Data justice and activism
❎ Identity and data
🌈 LGBTQ rights
Hoping to reach a mix of different audiences - DMs open 👋
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What's the point of
@ucl
's EDI Committee when its views on LGBTQ equality are trumped by the Academic Board?
LGBTQ students/staff don't need a new Equality Implementation Group - they need senior leaders who oppose institutional transphobia
@UCLEqualities
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The UK Government’s claim that it has to block the Gender Recognition Reform Bill because of its impact on data and equality impact assessments is just plain wrong 🧵
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Lost respect for
#SadiqKhan
after he compares the SNP to those who 'divide us on the basis of our background, race or religion'
#ScotLab17
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How
@UKRI_News
responds to this latest attack from Michelle Donelan on equality, diversity and inclusion will shape how many academics (myself included) engage with institutional EDI work in higher education and research.
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The history of data about LGBTQ people in the UK is troubled by gaps and absences 📊
It's
#LGBTHM
in the UK so here's a thread on LGBTQ data and its harmful history... 🧵
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Thrilled by the demand for Queer Data and apologies to anyone struggling to find a copy (
@Lighthousebks
has copies in stock!) 📚
A second print run is under way - more books coming very soon! 💫
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@KirstySNP
@ALLIANCELGB
Thank you Kirsty for explicitly calling-out the hate, a fantastic representative for Aberdeen! ⭐️
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Today's my last day
@UofGlasgow
- I've had a brilliant three years researching gender equity policies (and a lot more!) and the chance to meet/work with so many amazing people. Thanks everyone ✨
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This book! Ahh -
@Doug_D_Stuart
has achieved something brilliant with Young Mungo! It goes deeper and darker than Shuggie Bain, prompting so many reflections on my experience of growing up gay in Scotland 📚
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Done! Final manuscript for
#QueerData
sent to the publisher - look forward to sharing early 2022 📚
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Fantastic news on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill as it reaches its final hurdle in the Scottish Parliament:
🔧 All wrecking amendments rejected
📜 Key principles of the Bill remain unchanged
Final debate and vote this afternoon 🏳️⚧️
We're glad to report that the Scottish Parliament dealt with all amendments to the Gender Recognition Reform Bill last night.
All the wrecking amendments were rejected, and the key principles of the bill remain unchanged.
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JK Rowling's blog post provides an insight into the paranoid mindset that is fueling transphobia in the UK. It frames the 'trans activist' as the 21st century bogeyman. Very worrying.
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Gaahh! They put my face on the front page of a magazine 📸
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The
@UniversityLeeds
is looking to fund up to 25 PhDs to undertake research into the problems, challenges and solutions facing LGBT people globally 🌈
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Released from its scaffolding shell! Edinburgh Central Library looking lovely this morning 📚
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Today I’m giving evidence to
@SP_EHRCJ
on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.
My contribution focuses on the collection, analysis and use of data, reflecting my expertise as a researcher of gender, sex and sexuality data in Scotland 📊
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Bit of a throwback but here's a
#FollowFriday
to highlight a selection of amazing scholars, practitioners and activists I discuss in Queer Data.
This list is not exhaustive – please suggest names or add your own if you’re engaged in work related to queer data! 👇
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Ahead of this week's publication of LGBTQ data from
@Scotcensus2022
, I'm working on a new piece on the idea of Goldilocks Data! 🐻🐻🐻
For our opponents, the number of LGBTQ people is always going to be too big *and* too small - we need to avoid getting caught in this data trap!
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Tickets for the Queer Data launch are now live!
@Lighthousebks
is hosting a brilliant panel to discuss themes from the book and using data as a tool for social justice! 📢
The online event is taking place on 20 Jan from 7pm (GMT). Tickets available:
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While worried about what lies ahead for Scottish politics, Nicola Sturgeon's resignation speech is such a perfectly human ending to her time as FM. Leaving on her own terms. A huge historical figure.
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The final push! Up early to start my last read-through of
#QueerData
before submitting at the end of the month 📚
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The SNP announce the results of their leadership contest today and I'm terrified by the possibility of Kate Forbes as First Minister.
2023 cannot mark a line in the sand for progress on LGBTQ equalities in Scotland - there's a lot more work to do 🏳️🌈
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Will *more data* improve the lives of LGBTQ people?
Transcript of my recent paper presented at the
@ucu
LGBT+ Liberation conference on
#QueerData
and its use for inaction 👇🏼
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Another gem from
@SaraNAhmed
: ‘Those who do not quite inhabit the norms of an institution are often given the task of transforming these norms’ ✍️
#equality
#diversity
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34 today. The sun's out, writing a lot and feeling fitter than ever before 🎈
Let's see what the next year brings ✨
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I'm in London next month for a Public Lecture on Queer Data
@GSRC_City
✨
All welcome! Please share with anyone interested in/working with LGBTQ data. Register:
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A surreal experience to find Queer Data on sale in Hong Kong! 📚
📍 For anyone keen to purchase the book: Man Yuen Book Co, 45 Parkes St, Jordan, Kowloon has copies!
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Breathing a huge sigh of relief that Humza Yousaf will be the next First Minister.
But this result was worryingly close. There's a lot of work to do - Scotland isn't as 'progressive' as we often assume...
Final tally, after second preferences:
Humza Yousaf: 26,032
Kate Forbes: 23,890
2142 votes between them.
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It's Census Day in Scotland! 🏴
I've spent a lot of time in recent years researching, writing and talking about the counting of LGBTQ communities in
#ScotlandsCensus
- it feels great to see the new questions in action! 💫
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Great to be in (a chilly) Texas for the US launch of Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action! 🤠
You can purchase the book here:
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Overwhelmed by the love for
#QueerData
! Thank you to everyone who has shared kind words, purchased or preordered a copy. I hope we can use ideas in the book to change our approach to data and ensure it helps (rather than hinders) LGBTQ communities! 💫
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Tomorrow
@NatRecordsScot
publishes headline data on the size of Scotland's LGBTQ population 🏳️🌈
I've written on the dangers of counting the size of the LGBTQ population and how we need to avoid falling into the trap of Goldilocks Data! 🐻🐻🐻
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I've produced a guide to support teaching on gender, sex and sexuality data and the census. With one month until
#Census2021
, please make use and share with interested colleagues
#LGBTHM21
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'More than half a century since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, LGBTQ people still fear the repercussions of simply being themselves. Oppression rots a society from the inside out.'
Yes!
@OwenJones84
👏🏼👏🏿👏🏽
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A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined online and in-person for last night's launch of Queer Data with
@Lighthousebks
💫
📽️ You can watch the event here:
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I've spent every morning the past few months in this chair editing my new book
#RainbowTrap
🌈
It explores queer encounters with the classification machines that shape who we are ⚙️
Draft chapters are now out in the world with early readers - can't wait to share with everyone!
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Tomorrow marks the start of pride month. As
@DavidPaisley
rightly notes, the UK government is a threat to the lives of LGBTQ people - it's time to get angry, get mobilised and reject attempts to pinkwash pride ✊🏳️🌈
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Just finished Working Class Queers - loved it! ✨
Very excited to join
@YvetteTaylor0
next month to discuss DATA IN/AS CRISIS, as part of the Queer and the Cost of Living Crisis Series.
30 November | University of Strathclyde | Open to all, more info:
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More data about LGBTQ lives does not always equate to better experiences for LGBTQ people 📢
Ahead of the results being published, let's foster a critical understanding of what data *actually* tells us and how this translates to real world actions. /5
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New writing! ✍️
My foreword for the European Data Protection Law Review on Fixing the Wrong Problems: Queer Communities and the False Promise of Unbiased and Equal Data Systems.
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Always a joy to spot Queer Data in bookshops - signed copies now available at
@ToppingsEdin
🖊️
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I've bundled together my reflections on one year of
#QueerData
, the doors it has opened and my increasing disillusionment with what data can do for LGBTQ communities 📝
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The walls of my hotel room match the cover of Queer Data!
I'm at
@CPDPconferences
today to discuss the collection, analysis and use of gender, sex and sexuality data
#LGBTQ
#Data
#CPDP2023
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Excited for my first in-person
#QueerData
event in London at UCL on Thursday 12 May at 6pm.
🎟️ All welcome, register here:
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Kate Forbes' opposition to same-sex marriage is not nuanced.
Whether it’s couched in the language of ‘tolerance’ or ‘pluralism’ – ultimately, if you vote *against* Bills that seek to improve the lives of LGBTQ people then you are a danger to LGBTQ people 🏳️🌈
Kate Forbes insists SNP leadership campaign 'not over' as she sheds support over gay marriage
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