[Air-L] Book talk - Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion - KCL, 23 October

[Zeena Feldman]

Dear colleagues,

Join Queer at King's for an evening with researcher and writer Dr Kevin Guyan (University of Edinburgh) to explore ideas from his new book Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion<https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rainbow-trap-9781350429680/>.

When: Thursday, 23 Oct 2025 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: King’s College London, Bush House, room BH (S)2.03 (use Aldwych entrance to Bush House)
Register (free): https://www.tickettailor.com/events/queerkings/1863865

In the book, Guyan examines queer encounters with six different systems – stretching from hate crime reporting to dating apps – and highlights how the promise of inclusion requires LGBTQ+ people to locate themselves in an ever-growing list of classifications, categories and labels. 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.

This event will conclude with an audience Q&A, followed by a drinks reception.

Best wishes,
Zeena


Dr Zeena Feldman (she/her)
Reader in Digital Culture
Director, Queer at King’s Research Centre<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/queeratkings>
Co-Director, Centre for Digital Culture<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/cdc>

King’s College London
Department of Digital Humanities<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/ddh/about/about>
The Strand, Chesham Building, 0.03
London WC2R 2LS

zeena.feldman at kcl.ac.uk
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/dr-zeena-feldman