{"product_id":"rainbow-trap-1","title":"Rainbow Trap","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\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","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56414000939352,"sku":"9781350631632","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350631632.jpg?v=1778307340","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/rainbow-trap-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}