{"product_id":"9781350429680-rainbow-trap-queer-lives-breaking-the-rules-and-the-dangers-of-inclusion","title":"Rainbow Trap","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQueer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion\u003cbr\u003eThe first book to foreground the importance of systems – and their associated documents, policies and administrative practices – as a key battleground for LGBTQ equalities in the UK.\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41828726341729,"sku":"9781350429680","price":20.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33915190.jpg?v=1749019631","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781350429680-rainbow-trap-queer-lives-breaking-the-rules-and-the-dangers-of-inclusion","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}