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A community that connects, supports, and promotes LGBTQ+ people in the R community and spreads awareness of LGBTQ+ issues through data-driven activism.

https://rainbowr.org

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Hello 👋

🌈 rainbowR is a community that connects, supports, and promotes LGBTQ+ people in the #RStats community and spreads awareness of LGBTQ+ issues.

We run monthly online meet-ups, a Slack group, a buddy scheme, a book club and a repo of LGBTQ+ datasets.

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rainbowR is flourishing! The rainbowR team wants to ensure that the community continues to grow and is sustainable for the long term future. 🌈🌞

We've written a blog post about our proposals and next steps:

rainbowr.org/future-of-ra...
Securing the future of rainbowR – rainbowR
Ensuring the long-term sustainability of rainbowR
rainbowr.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
👇 rainbowR meet-up TODAY, it's not too late to sign up! 👇
🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday Dec 17th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈

- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
- ask questions about R 🙋
- tell us about an R package you like 📦
- show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻

➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
December 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We are committed to the well-being of rainbowR and its members. It is essential that rainbowR is a safe and healthy community, which is open, welcoming, diverse, and inclusive 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We have established a dedicated Code of Conduct committee and updated our CoC and procedures.

rainbowr.org/coc-update
Updates to the rainbowR Code of Conduct – rainbowR
Ensuring rainbowR is a safe and healthy community with an improved CoC and procedures, and dedicated CoC committee
rainbowr.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday Dec 17th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈

- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
- ask questions about R 🙋
- tell us about an R package you like 📦
- show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻

➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We officially have 249 members of rainbowR. Who wants to be our 250th?

rainbowr.org/join
December 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Today is the last day to submit proposals to speak at the rainbowR conference 🌈 Deadline is midnight, Anywhere on Earth time.

#RStats #QueerData
Would you like to present at the inaugural rainbowR conference?

If you're LGBTQ+, we'd love you to tell us

🦄💻 How you use R
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ How you work with LGBTQ+ data

Call for submissions extended to December 8th.

conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts

#RStats #QueerData
Abstracts – rainbowR conference
conference.rainbowr.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Daphna Harel, @daphna.bsky.social, PI of the NYU Queer Data Lab, as a keynote speaker for the rainbowR conference!

For more about the conference, including how to submit a proposal, and to sign-up for updates, see conference.rainbowr.org

#RStats #QueerData
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Would you like to present at the inaugural rainbowR conference?

If you're LGBTQ+, we'd love you to tell us

🦄💻 How you use R
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ How you work with LGBTQ+ data

Call for submissions extended to December 8th.

conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts

#RStats #QueerData
Abstracts – rainbowR conference
conference.rainbowr.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Reposted by rainbowR
🎄 ANNOUNCEMENT: R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025! 🎄

Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵

#rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🌈 rainbowR meet-up TODAY: Wednesday Nov 26th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈

- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈
- ask questions about R 🙋
- tell us about an R package you like 📦
- show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻

➡️ Registration via ‪https://rainbowr.org/meetups
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz as a keynote speaker for the rainbowR conference!

To find out more about the conference, including how to submit a proposal, and to sign-up for updates, see conference.rainbowr.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Reposted by rainbowR
Call for abstracts for the first ever @rainbowr.org conference is still open! We're looking for talks that either

🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats
🏳️‍🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data

Get in your abstracts before December 1st.

conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html
#queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay
Abstracts – rainbowR conference
conference.rainbowr.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Reposted by rainbowR
You can now watch "Trans Lived Experiences in Data", a seminar jointly organised with @rainbowr.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFd3...
RSS Celebrating Diversity SIG & rainbowR: Trans Lived Experiences in Data
YouTube video by RSS Celebrating Diversity
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
rainbowR event: Trans Lived Experiences in Data 🏳️‍⚧️

We are partnering with the
@rssdiversity.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity SIG to host an online event next week. More info below!

📅 19th Nov 17:30–18:30 (GMT)
👉 bit.ly/rsscdnov
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🌈 The website for the inaugural rainbowR conference is now live! 🎉

🗓️ Save the date: Feb 25th-26th, 2026

📣 Call for submissions is open

👯 We're bringing together LGBTQ+ R users to promote our work and foster connections among community members

conference.rainbowr.org
– rainbowR conference
conference.rainbowr.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🌈 rainbowR meet-up today: Wed Oct 29th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈

- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈
- ask questions about R 🙋
- tell us about an R package you like 📦
- show us something R-related you’ve done 💻

Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups - NEW LINK AND TIME FOR WINTER SERIES
October 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Reposted by rainbowR
📢 R Dev Day @ New Zealand 2025

🏢 Auckland University
🌐 Remote, Americas / Asia-Pacific
📅 Tue 16 - Wed 17 Dec (NZST)

Registration deadline: Sunday 7 Dec
https://pretix.eu/r-contributors/r-dev-day-nz-25/

Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #rstats.

#rdevday #rseng
R Dev Day @ New Zealand 2025
Dec. 16th – 17th, 2025
pretix.eu
October 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Someone filled in this form and in their response told us about weallcount.com/talking-data.... The form is anonymous, so if that was you, thank you! We didn't know and we'd love to connect! Would you mind letting us know who you are, either by reply here or privately in a DM?
September 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🌈 rainbowR meet-up tomorrow: Wednesday Sept 24th, 4pm UTC 🌈

- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈
- ask questions about R 🙋
- tell us about an R package you like 📦
- show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻

Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
September 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
📣We're hosting a rainbowR conference, to connect and promote LGBTQ+ people in the #RStats community and to showcase examples of working with LGBTQ+ data 🌈🎉 To help us plan, if you'd be interested in attending or speaking, please fill in this very short form (1-2 mins) docs.google.com/forms/d/1Tx0...
Interested in a rainbowR Conference?
rainbowR (https://rainbowr.org) is hosting a virtual conference (tentative date: February 26, 2026). The aim of the conference is to connect and promote LGBTQ+ people in the R community, and to showca...
docs.google.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Sign-up for the next round of the rainbowR buddies scheme is open! Buddies will be paired/introduced on Sept 2nd 🌈👯‍♂️

If you're LGBTQ+ and code in #RStats, and want an opportunity to connect with someone else in the community (through a random pairing), then this is for you 😃

rainbowr.org/buddies
August 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Reposted by rainbowR
I’m looking forward to reconnecting with old friends 👋 and meeting new faces 😄

Come chat to me about 💬

- 🏥 @strategyunit.bsky.social healthcare demand model
- 💻 open-source coding
- 🩺 @nhsrcommunity.bsky.social
- 🌈 @rainbowr.org

#RSS2025 #Statistics #RStats #OpenSource #PublicHealth
Strategy Unit demand model wins prestigious Florence Nightingale Award
Our open-source demand model, developed in collaboration with the New Hospital Programme, has been named the 2025 winner of the Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Health and Care Analytics.
www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk
August 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
👇 Gentle reminder to join the rainbowR meet-up later today 👇
🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday August 27th, 4pm UTC 🌈

- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈
- ask questions about R 🙋
- tell us about an R package you like 📦
- show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻

➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
August 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday August 27th, 4pm UTC 🌈

- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈
- ask questions about R 🙋
- tell us about an R package you like 📦
- show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻

➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
August 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Today is rainbowR meet-up day again! You can still register to join 👇
🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday July 23rd, 4pm UTC 🌈

- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈
- ask questions about R 🙋
- tell us about an R package you like 📦
- show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻

➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
July 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM