The next Scottish census takes place in March 2022 and aims to shine a light on LGBTQ+ communities. Kevin Guyan, author of Queer Data, reflects on what the census could mean for communities that have been historically understood as ‘hard to reach’
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Diversity Monitoring in the Library
My article Diversity Monitoring in the Library: Categorisation Practices and the Exclusion of LGBTQ Library Users is now available to read (open access) in The International Journal of Information, Diversity and Inclusion.
For Queer Communities, Being Counted Has Downsides
I have written a piece for WIRED on the collection of more data about gender and sexuality in national censuses and how this can come at the price of real action. Read the full article on the WIRED website.
Queer data, evidence and inaction
Why do we assume that more data will improve the lives of LGBTQ people? This article challenges this assumption and considers how data can produce inaction that maintains the status quo.
Dr Kevin Guyan 