Kevin Guyan

Rainbow Trap (MP3-Download)

Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion Ungekürzte Lesung. 548 Min.
Sprecher: Guyan, Kevin

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Produktbeschreibung

Bloomsbury presents Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion, written and read by Kevin Guyan Rainbow Trap reveals how the fight for LGBTQ equalities in the UK is shaped – and constrained – by the classifications we encounter every day. Looking across six systems – the police and the recording of hate crimes; dating apps and digital desire; outness in the film and television industry; borders and LGBTQ asylum seekers; health and fitness activities; and DEI initiatives in the workplace – Rainbow Trap documents how inclusive interventions – such as new legislation, revamped diversity policies and tech fixes – have attempted to bring historically marginalized communities out of the shadows. Yet, as part of the bargain, LGBTQ people need to locate themselves in an ever-growing list of classifications, categories and labels to 'make sense' to the very systems they are seeking to access. This requirement to be classified catches LGBTQ communities in a rainbow trap. Because when we look beyond the welcoming veneer of inclusive interventions, we uncover sorting processes that determine what LGBTQ lives are valued and what queer futures are possible.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350564893
• Artikelnr.: 74509397

Autorenporträt

Kevin Guyan is a researcher whose work explores the intersection of data and identity, particularly as it relates to LGBTQ people in the UK. He is a Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and previously worked for a higher education organization that focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion among staff and students in universities and colleges.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Queer Cogs in a Broken System
1. Hate Crimes: Safety, Protection and the Police
2. Dating Apps: Technology and the Curation of Desire
3. Culture: Outness in the Film and Television Industry
4. Borders: Truth, Sameness and the Politics of Evidence
5. Health and Fitness: Markers of Difference and the Body
6. Business: Queer Workers and Money Matters
Conclusion: After Inclusion
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index

Rezensionen

A nuanced and detailed examination of the efficacy of equality metrics on job application forms and other mechanisms of officialdom . Fascinating. Morning Star