{"product_id":"rainbow-trap-kevin-guyan-9781350631632","title":"Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRainbow Trap \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how the fight for LGBTQ equalities in the UK is shaped - and constrained - by the classifications we encounter every day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLooking across six systems - the police and the recording of hate crimes; dating apps and digital desire; outness in the film and television industry; borders and LGBTQ asylum seekers; health and fitness activities; and DEI initiatives in the workplace -\u003ci\u003e Rainbow Trap\u003c\/i\u003e documents how inclusive interventions - such as new legislation, revamped diversity policies and tech fixes - have attempted to bring historically marginalized communities out of the shadows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet, as part of the bargain, LGBTQ people need to locate themselves in an ever-growing list of classifications, categories and labels to 'make sense' to the very systems they are seeking to access. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Guyan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350631639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350631632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Kevin Guyan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440877580543,"sku":"9781350631632","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00062867-c1d3-4169-ae5a-88713c0021c7.jpg?v=1777187269","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rainbow-trap-kevin-guyan-9781350631632","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}