rainbowR is a community that supports, promotes and connects LGBTQ+ people who code in the R language, and spreads awareness of LGBTQ+ issues through data-driven activism.
We are a friendly and safe community, providing opportunities for LGBTQ+ people with an interest in R to meet, chat and learn.
We use LGBTQ+ people as a term to cover
those who identify as being a minority sexual orientation, i.e. those who are not straight/heterosexual
those who are not cisgender, i.e. those whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex
To our straight, cis friends: we very much appreciate your allyship and your support of rainbowR, e.g. by sharing our information and posts on social media and by telling your friends and colleagues about us.
We run activities and initiatives, including monthly meet-ups, the buddies scheme, and a book club.
Get involved!
If you are LGBTQ+ and want to join the rainbowR community, please fill in the join form. We aim to respond within a couple of days. You’ll receive a personal welcome email and an invitation to the Slack group. In the sign-up form, you can also opt-in to our newsletter.
We welcome everyone, LGBTQ+ or not, who is interested in promoting LGBTQ+ people and issues in the R community and beyond, to follow and engage with us on Mastodon, Bluesky or LinkedIn.
