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Research output per year
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 Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Danger of Inclusion (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025) and Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action (Bloomsbury Academic, 2022), which has become a touchstone for academic work, policy and practice on LGBTQ data internationally. I am a Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh Business School and director of the Gender + Sexuality Data Lab. I am also an Affiliate of the Edinburgh Futures Institute.
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
2012 → 2016
Award Date: 1 Jul 2016
External positions
Convener, Equality Network
Apr 2024 → …
Research Themes and Networks
- Data & Digital
- Identities & Inequalities
- Work & Economy
- GENDER.ED
- Governance & Democracy
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Hate crime in Scotland and the classification of queer lives: Doors, data and definitions
Guyan, K., 2 Apr 2026, Queer in A Wee Place: Small Nations, Sexuality & Scotland. Taylor, Y. (ed.). 1st ed. London: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 25-38 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Gender equity policy and visibility politics in the film and television industries
Guyan, K., Eikhof, D. R. & Coles, A., 1 Apr 2026, In: Policy and Politics. 54, 2, p. 253-275 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Navigating participation and evidence in emancipatory sexual and reproductive health care
Iqani, M., Feigenbaum, A., Kredo, T., Pillay, S. R., Matos, C. & Guyan, K., 26 Mar 2026, In: South African Journal of Science. 122, 3/4, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trans-exclusionary data activism in the UK
Guyan, K., 18 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Gender Studies. p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Queer workers, diversity data and the UK television industry: Is more data always better?
Guyan, K. & Eikhof, D. R., 2026, In: Cultural Trends. 35, 1, p. 35-50 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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The Data-fication of Desire – Science, Sex and Dating apps
Guyan, K. (Invited speaker)
3 Jul 2026Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data
Guyan, K. (Invited speaker)
17 Jun 2026Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Panelist: Data for An Equitable World
Guyan, K. (Invited speaker)
16 Jun 2026Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Who Counts? Queer Data, Inclusive Marketing and the Case for Change
Guyan, K. (Invited speaker)
10 Jun 2026Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Queer Data Showcase
Guyan, K. (Organiser)
10 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition
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Box Breakers: Improving organisational data practices for minoritised communities
Guyan, K. (Principal Investigator)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/08/26 → 31/07/27
Project: Research
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Gender and the Machine: Trans Tech, Emotion and AI
Guyan, K. (Principal Investigator)
20/11/25 → 20/11/25
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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Gay Numbers: The Use and Misuse of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in the UK and US
Guyan, K. (Principal Investigator) & Budnick, J. (Principal Investigator)
27/01/25 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Holyrood data row 'undermines decades of work on women’s representation'
11/07/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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More Categories are Not Enough – Hate Crime, Queer Lives and an Argument for Abolition
21/06/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Trans-Exclusionary Data Activism: The Hidden Battle to Erase Trans People
18/06/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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