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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
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
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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Tagged amy schneider, computer programmer, jeopardy!, kate freeman, tournament of champions, transgender
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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
Do not judge by appearances…
“Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.” -Scottish Proverb
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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Tagged challenge prejudices, challenge stereotypes, denmark, life story, the human library, unjudge someone
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CEO fired after publicly ridiculing Tennessee teen for his prom dress
A CEO of telemedicine company VisuWell in Tennessee, got fired for publicly making fun of male Franklin High School senior Dalton Stevens for wearing a dress to prom with his boyfriend. Stevens felt good wearing it: “I very much view … Continue reading
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Tagged ceo fired, Dalton Stevens, harassment, Jacon Geittmann, lgbtq+, Sam Johnson, VisuWell
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Colton Underwood: “I’m gay…I get to publicly and outwardly be happy and be me – all of me”
Nervous, but happy to finally be himself and accept himself, Colton Underwood shared with the world today that he is gay. He hid his true self all his life , wanting to be heterosexual, praying for it on the day … Continue reading
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Tagged all of me, bachelor, beyou, colton underwood, gay, gma, i'm gay, itgetsbetter, lgbtq+, robin roberts
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