A nuanced and detailed examination of the efficacy of equality metrics on job application forms and other mechanisms of officialdom … Fascinating.

Morning Star

In a world that wants to see everything in black and white, once again, Guyan showcases its true complexity with masterful clarity. Rainbow Trap is one of those books that will stay with you and make you reconsider how (and why) we employ inclusivity today.

Dr Alfredo Carpineti, Chair of Pride in STEM

Rainbow Trap is a fascinating and thoughtful analysis of the ways that categorisations can sometimes result in unintended outcomes, and a must-read for queer scholars!

Paul Baker, Lancaster University, UK

Written with his characteristic thoroughness and thoughtfulness, Kevin Guyan's Rainbow Trap beautifully explores classification's role in shaping queer lives, and the possibilities and perils of treating it as a tool of liberation. At a time when questions about the politics and experience of queer lives are more urgent than ever, Guyan's work represents a vital contribution to both academic, and activist, conversations about how to pursue freedom.

Dr. Os Keyes, University of Massachusetts, USA

In this exciting new book, Guyan takes us through the possibilities and problems of classifying people, sexualities and genders. Exploring how labels that are counted both offer access to some equalities and also limit liberations, this book refuses the tedium of administrative process, showing their power and elasticity. Recommended for academics, activists, policy makers and those who make those policies a reality, this book is a must read for those interested in equalities, differences and the systems that both create, and refuse to see, us.

Kath Browne, University College Dublin, Ireland

An admirably clear, incisive articulation of something that's often impossible to articulate, or even grasp: the political and social work done by queer classification practices. It's a must-read for anyone working in queer sociology, homonationalism, or workplace diversity.

Kit Heyam, author of 'Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender'