Patrick Keilty is associate professor in the Faculty of Information and the Cinema Studies Institute at the University of Toronto. He is coeditor of Feminist and Queer Information Studies Reader. Contributors: Ryan Conrad, Mathew Gagné, Gary Kafer, Harris Kornstein, Shaka McGlotten, Stephen Molldrem, Susanna Paasonen, Nikita Shepard, Jenny Sundén, Suisui Wang, and Lina Žigelytė

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPatrick Keilty 1 Black Data Shaka McGlotten2 "To Fight for an End to Intrusions into the Sex Lives of Americans" | Gay and Lesbian Resistance to Sexual Surveillance and Data Gathering, 1945–1972 Nikita Shepard 3 Machine Learning and the Queer Technics of Opacity Queer Data Studies 4 Objectionable Nipples | Puritan Data Politics and Sexual Agency in Social Media Queer Data Studies 5 HIV Data as Queer Data | Biomedical Sexualities, Treatmentas-Prevention, and the New Sex Hierarchy for People Living with HIV Stephen Molldrem 6 Generating Vulnerability | Male Sex Workers, Third-Party Platforms, and Data Security Ryan Conrad7 Not Enough Meaningful Data? Lessons from Eastern Europe Lina Žigelytė8 Reciprocating Sexy Information | Reflections on Studying the Data of Gay Sex in BeirutMathew Gagné 9 Homobiles | Queering Data through Ephemerality and Intimacy Harris Kornstein 10 Situated Indications | Queer STS Experiments on Global Datafication Suisui Wang List of Contributors Index

"Queer Data Studies critically analyzes current modes of collecting and analysing queer data through a capacious approach rather than simplifying data to numerical values. . . . Whether newcomers or seasoned researchers, readers will discover alternative insights and fresh perspectives, fostering a more profound comprehension of queer issues and methodological debates in critical data studies."

Patrick Keilty is associate professor in the Faculty of Information and the Cinema Studies Institute at the University of Toronto. He is coeditor of Feminist and Queer Information Studies Reader. Contributors: Ryan Conrad, Mathew Gagné, Gary Kafer, Harris Kornstein, Shaka McGlotten, Stephen Molldrem, Susanna Paasonen, Nikita Shepard, Jenny Sundén, Suisui Wang, and Lina Žigelytė

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPatrick Keilty 1 Black Data Shaka McGlotten2 "To Fight for an End to Intrusions into the Sex Lives of Americans" | Gay and Lesbian Resistance to Sexual Surveillance and Data Gathering, 1945–1972 Nikita Shepard 3 Machine Learning and the Queer Technics of Opacity Queer Data Studies 4 Objectionable Nipples | Puritan Data Politics and Sexual Agency in Social Media Queer Data Studies 5 HIV Data as Queer Data | Biomedical Sexualities, Treatmentas-Prevention, and the New Sex Hierarchy for People Living with HIV Stephen Molldrem 6 Generating Vulnerability | Male Sex Workers, Third-Party Platforms, and Data Security Ryan Conrad7 Not Enough Meaningful Data? Lessons from Eastern Europe Lina Žigelytė8 Reciprocating Sexy Information | Reflections on Studying the Data of Gay Sex in BeirutMathew Gagné 9 Homobiles | Queering Data through Ephemerality and Intimacy Harris Kornstein 10 Situated Indications | Queer STS Experiments on Global Datafication Suisui Wang List of Contributors Index

"Queer Data Studies critically analyzes current modes of collecting and analysing queer data through a capacious approach rather than simplifying data to numerical values. . . . Whether newcomers or seasoned researchers, readers will discover alternative insights and fresh perspectives, fostering a more profound comprehension of queer issues and methodological debates in critical data studies."

Patrick Keilty is associate professor in the Faculty of Information and the Cinema Studies Institute at the University of Toronto. He is coeditor of Feminist and Queer Information Studies Reader. Contributors: Ryan Conrad, Mathew Gagné, Gary Kafer, Harris Kornstein, Shaka McGlotten, Stephen Molldrem, Susanna Paasonen, Nikita Shepard, Jenny Sundén, Suisui Wang, and Lina Žigelytė

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPatrick Keilty 1 Black Data Shaka McGlotten2 "To Fight for an End to Intrusions into the Sex Lives of Americans" | Gay and Lesbian Resistance to Sexual Surveillance and Data Gathering, 1945–1972 Nikita Shepard 3 Machine Learning and the Queer Technics of Opacity Queer Data Studies 4 Objectionable Nipples | Puritan Data Politics and Sexual Agency in Social Media Queer Data Studies 5 HIV Data as Queer Data | Biomedical Sexualities, Treatmentas-Prevention, and the New Sex Hierarchy for People Living with HIV Stephen Molldrem 6 Generating Vulnerability | Male Sex Workers, Third-Party Platforms, and Data Security Ryan Conrad7 Not Enough Meaningful Data? Lessons from Eastern Europe Lina Žigelytė8 Reciprocating Sexy Information | Reflections on Studying the Data of Gay Sex in BeirutMathew Gagné 9 Homobiles | Queering Data through Ephemerality and Intimacy Harris Kornstein 10 Situated Indications | Queer STS Experiments on Global Datafication Suisui Wang List of Contributors Index

"Queer Data Studies critically analyzes current modes of collecting and analysing queer data through a capacious approach rather than simplifying data to numerical values. . . . Whether newcomers or seasoned researchers, readers will discover alternative insights and fresh perspectives, fostering a more profound comprehension of queer issues and methodological debates in critical data studies."