Tag: LGBTQIA+

Fellowship Recipient Uses Data Science to Fight for LGBTQ Rights

Advocacy, Data Extraction, Discrimination, LGBTQIA+, Natural Language Processing Technology

Author: N/A; Publisher: Berkeley School of Information; Publication Year: 2019. The following article talks about how one student is using data science to better the world. Master of Information and Data Science student and 2019…
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Digital Democracy Is Within Reach

Data Transparency, LGBTQIA+, Post-Gender, Taiwan

Author: Tristan Harris, Audrey Tang; Publisher: Your Undivided Attention; Publication Year: 2020. The following podcast episode features Audrey Tang, minister of digital affairs in Taiwan. She is a transgender woman that identifies as “post-gender” and…
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New AI Can Guess Whether You’re Gay or Straight from a Photograph

Artificial Intelligence, Consent, Discrimination, Harassment, LGBTQIA+, Privacy Violation

Author: Sam Levin; Publisher: The Guardian; Publication Year: 2017. The following article discusses how an artificial intelligence, developed by Stanford University, was used to guess people’s sexualities based on photos of their faces. The algorithm…
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How Census Data Put Trans Children at Risk

Census Data, Child Abuse, Criminalization, Demographic Data, Gender Identity, LGBTQIA+

Author: Os Keyes, Abraham D. Flaxman; Publisher: Scientific American; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses an overlooked drawback of de-anonymizing Census data, in that transgender individuals living in hostile environments may be criminalized. This…
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Ethical research: goodpractice guide toresearching LGBTcommunities and issues

Anonymity, Coercion, Confidentiality, Informed Consent, Integrity, LGBTQIA+, Voluntary Participation

Author: N/A; Publisher: LGBT Foundation; Publication Year: N/A. The following article is a guide to navigating ethics issues that can arise when performing research (specifically on members of the LGBT community). The guide is split…
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Trans Researchers Want Google Scholar to Stop Deadnaming Them

Algorithms, Deadnaming, Google, LGBTQIA+, Trans People

Author: Khari Johnson; Publisher: Wired; Publication Year: 2022. The following article identifies an ongoing problem in many search based algorithms in regards to using the correct name for a transgender individual. “Deadnaming” is the incorrect…
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Transphobia in Algorithms

AI Bias, Cissexism, Data Collection, Facial Recognition Systems, Gender, LGBTQIA+, Trans People

Author: Kelsey Campbell; Publisher: Gay TA Science; Publication Year: 2021. In the following talk, Kelsey explains how the cissexism present in society today impacts data science as a field. They give examples from real-life on…
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Flirt-ual Reality: How People Are Dating In The Metaverse

Dating, Dating Apps, LGBTQIA+, Virtual Reality

Author: N/A; Publisher: TODAY; Publication Year: 2022. The following video discusses how one of the upcoming spaces of virtual reality is dating apps. These apps will revolutionize dating in many ways because people will be…
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How Does Queerness Fit Into the US Census

Data Collection, LGBTQIA+, U.S. Census

Author: Dan Bouk; Publisher: Wired; Publication Year: 2022. The following article provides what could be considered a history lesson about the U.S. Census. It touches on topics related to accurate collection of data (including measures…
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