We have another exciting episode coming your way, featuring book author and LGBTQ+ academic scholar, @kevin.guyan (he/him), where we discuss the value of queer data. Gender, sex and sexual orientation, also known as SSOGI in some contexts for sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity, tells us the basic demographics, though not all, regarding the LGBT community and can be very influential in moving forward knowledge, policy and action for queer people. Tune in as Kevin and I discuss:

• benefits and pitfalls of tracking LGBTQ+ demographics
• collection of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity data across different contexts
• understanding outness in the relationship between data stewardship and privacy
• importance of SSOGI data collection in health registries (ex. cancer, heart disease, infectious disease, etc.)
• Avoiding stigmatization of the community during dissemination of results

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Dr. Kevin Guyan is a writer and researcher whose work explores the intersection of data and identity. He is the author of Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action (Bloomsbury Academic), which examines the collection, analysis and use of gender, sex and sexuality data, particularly as it relates to LGBTQ people in the UK. He is based in Edinburgh, Scotland and works as a Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Kevin is currently writing his second book, which explores queer encounters with different classification systems in the UK, from hate crime reporting to dating apps.

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