Posts

Securing the future of rainbowR

rainbowR

governance

Code of Conduct

Ensuring the long-term sustainability of rainbowR

Dec 18, 2025

Ella Kaye, Hanne Oberman, Daniel Sjoberg, Rhian Davies

Updates to the rainbowR Code of Conduct

rainbowR

Code of Conduct

Ensuring rainbowR is a safe and healthy community with an improved CoC and procedures, and dedicated CoC committee

Dec 16, 2025

Ella Kaye, Katlyn Bagley-Sepsey, Yo Yehudi

Rainbow trap: How inclusive statistics still box us in

inclusivity

books

data

Writer and research Kevin Guyan introduces his new book, Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion, drawing attention to the cost of inclusivity for LGBTQ+ people.

Jun 13, 2025

Kevin Guyan

Customise your R startup message

startup

pride

We all know the R startup message. It tells us the version of R we are running, the date, the platform we are running on, and some informative tips on using R. When you’ve been using R a while, though, it get old. Let me show you how you can customise your startup message, adding in some praise and some pride!

Jun 15, 2024

Dr. Mowinckel

A new look for rainbowR

LGBTQ+

design

history

rainbowR has a new look! This post reveals our new visual identity and describes the process of putting it together. In particular, it highlights the LGBTQ+ designs that inspired and are incorporated into the imagery.

Jun 7, 2024

Ella Kaye

Introducing the buddies scheme

buddies

community

LGBTQ+

emails

data wrangling

The buddies scheme is a new initiative to connect members of the rainbowR community. This post introduces the scheme, outlines its implementation and explains how to get involved.

Nov 16, 2023

Ella Kaye