This past week, the world was talking after seeing the image of a little Syrian boy washed up on the shore. Heartbreaking. Three year old Aylan Kurdi, his five year old brother Galip and his mother Rehanna drowned in the sea between Syria and Greece. The family was desperate to … [Read more...]
#AppearanceDiversity: Karen Crespo – the first amputee missing four limbs to feature in New York Fashion Week. “Role models, not runway models.”
I first came across Karen Crespo's awesomeness on A Mighty Girl in September 2014. I contacted her to tell her how much I admired her, and we becomes Facebook friends. When Karen sent me this post through last month, I googled her to find some relevant links, and she happened to … [Read more...]
Diversity and inclusion in Eurovision
My friend Jason who blogs at Don't Boil the Sauce is a Eurovision fanatic. He has a brilliant series called Chow Down to Eurovision - where he shares recipes from the competing countries in the Eurovision Song Contest. When I saw him on Sunday, he was nursing a brand new tattoo - … [Read more...]
Ichthyosis Awareness – Shawna Lynne Grady sings.
My friends in the Ichthyosis community were sharing this video of a young woman singing. I was impressed with her sound, and the reach of her videos.She also has Ichthyosis and she has skyrocketed to YouTube fame with her songs. And she's breathtakingly beautiful. Meet Shawna … [Read more...]
Appearance diversity: Hanka’s story. “The more I read about other people with an unusual appearance the more I felt I’m not alone.”
A while back I got a lovely message from Hanka, from Germany.She wrote: "I want to say thank you. I'm reading your blog since a couple of months and it helped me very much ... I have a port wine stain on my face and I have laser therapy for almost 16 years. I never felt … [Read more...]
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