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Spain Says ‘All Bodies Are Beach Bodies’ – Enjoy life!

“Summer is ours too,” says Spain’s equality ministry in a creative summer campaign launch which aims to encourage all women to go to the beach and enjoy life. The promo showcases five women with different body types. ages, and ethnicities, … Continue reading

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Sharing – Caring

“A problem will get heavier when the only person carrying it is you. Whatever your worry, it’s better out than in.” Post on Me We Too. We’re here for you.

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24-year-old who can’t smile due to rare condition signs with modeling agency

Tayla Clement was born with underdeveloped facial nerves that control some eye movements and facial expressions, called Moebius syndrome. She is known online now as “The Girl Who Can’t Smile” and is the role model she needed growing up, moving past … Continue reading

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Be free spider!

“She asks me to kill the spider. Instead, I get the most peaceful weapons I can find. I take a cup and a napkin. I catch the spider, put it outside and allow it to walk away. If I am … Continue reading

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Amy Schumer feels free after sharing about her teenage hair-pulling

Love Amy Schumer movies, like “Trainwreck” and “I Feel Pretty”; they are so funny! Now Schumer is sharing something more serious, her real life-long struggle with trichotillomania, the compulsive urge to pull out her hair.  She has shared about her … Continue reading

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Oakland woman 1st transgender contestant to qualify for ‘Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions’; Hopes to show trans kids they can too

Update on Amy Schneider: 40-game winning streak on Jeopardy! from November 2021 to January 2022, the second-longest win streak in the show’s history, behind only Ken Jennings, who hosted the show as she competed. Oakland computer programmer Amy Schneider has won … Continue reading

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You are better than enough

South Carolina, 1959. A nine-year old Black boy sat on a library counter refusing to leave until the librarian gave him his books. He did not care that the librarian had called the police. He was not phased that during … Continue reading

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Do not judge by appearances…

“Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.” -Scottish Proverb

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Denmark fighting prejudice with The Human Library

The Human Library challenges stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. The Human Library is a place where people are books on loan to readers for a chat.

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Why blend in when you were born to stand out

#BeYou

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