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Personal profile
Research Interests
My research explores the intersection of data and identity, with a particular focus on data practices that engage LGBTQ communities in the UK. I am the author of Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action (Bloomsbury Academic, 2022), which examines the collection, analysis and use of gender, sex and sexuality data, particularly as it relates to LGBTQ people. My work on queer data has had broad academic, policy and societal impacts, including the design of gender, sex and sexuality questions in UK censuses. In 2022, I presented evidence from my research at the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights & Civil Justice Committee on data impacts of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill.
Current Research Interests
I am currently interested in the datafication of identity characteristics in organisational contexts, the tools used to gather this information (e.g. workplace diversity monitoring forms) and how these methods work in a generative way: they do not merely count, categorise and manage our identities (e.g. ‘gay', ‘Black’ and ‘woman’), they shape how we understand identity and what we collectively do based on that understanding.
Education/Academic qualification
History, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University College London
Award Date: 1 Jul 2016
External positions
Convener, Equality Network
Apr 2024 → …
Research Themes and Networks
- Data & Digital
- Identities & Inequalities
- Work & Economy
- Governance & Democracy
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Queer workers, diversity data and the UK television industry: Is more data always better?
Guyan, K. & Eikhof, D. R., 15 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cultural Trends. p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Re-Framing the Picture: An International Comparative Assessment of Gender Equity Policies in the Film Sector
Loist, S., Verhoeven, D., Eikhof, D. R., Prommer, E., Ehrich, M. E., Jones, P., Guyan, K., Coles, A., Radziwill, S. & Dadlani, A., 20 Feb 2024, (Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Hate crime in Scotland and the classification of queer lives: Doors, data and definitions
Guyan, K., 2024, (Accepted/In press) Queer in A Wee Place: Small Nations, Sexuality & Scotland. Taylor, Y. (ed.). London: Bloomsbury AcademicResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Hate Happens: Technology’s Role in Addressing anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Encounters in the UK: Analysis of reporting using the Zoteria smartphone app
Guyan, K., 2024, London: Vodafone Foundation. 27 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Fixing the wrong problems: Queer communities and the false promise of unbiased and equal data systems
Guyan, K., 31 Dec 2022, In: European Data Protection Law Review. 8, 4, p. 455 - 461Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Activities
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Queer Data Summit
Guyan, K. (Organiser) & Ledin, C. (Organiser)
12 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Queer(ing) Data in Healthcare Research and Practice
Ledin, C. (Organiser) & Guyan, K. (Organiser)
10 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Queer Data Showcase
Guyan, K. (Organiser)
5 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition
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Box Breakers: Queer Data, Categories and Who Counts?
Guyan, K. (Keynote speaker)
20 May 2025Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Method/ology Development Workshop
Guyan, K. (Contributor)
23 Apr 2025 → 24 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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Do these judges understand the fear and anxiety they've caused?
18/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Bonfire of the HR manuals... and what does ruling mean for trans tribunal?
17/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Analysis: Why the gender row is here to stay following Supreme Court ruling
16/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Let's be clear about who the Supreme Court-s 'woman' ruling will truly impact
15/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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How to save workplace diversity schemes from the DEI backlash (without collecting more data)
4/03/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research