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Netflix releases latest diversity numbers
Netflix has released its first-ever diversity and inclusion report. Though, it’s not the first time Netflix has shared this type of data. Netflix has shared…
House of Representatives poised to swap out “he” and “she” for gender-neutral terms
The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to rewrite its rules — swapping out male and female references like “he” and “she” for gender-neutral terms…
Amazon Lets Shoppers Donate to Anti-Abortion and Conversion Therapy Groups
AmazonSmile, which launched in 2013, would seem to be one of the mega-corporation’s less overtly awful functions: it’s a simple service that adds a surcharge…
Supreme Court sidelines case against bathroom access for transgender students
The Supreme Court brushed aside a lawsuit Monday aimed at barring transgender students from bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. The high…
Male student given in-school suspension for wearing nail polish to Texas high school
Trevor Wilkinson, a senior at Clyde High School, created a Change.org petition demanding that boys be allowed to wear nail polish. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/male-student-given-school-suspension-wearing-nail-polish-texas-high-n1250110 Droolin’ Dog…
Jeff Bezos: Blue Origin space company will take first woman to the moon
Amazon owner seeks Nasa lunar lander contract Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Dynetics also in competition Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin will take the first…
Biden administration on track to be most LGBTQ-inclusive in U.S. history
The Biden-Harris transition team has already named several LGBTQ people to key White House posts, and advocates hope it’s just the beginning. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/biden-administration-track-be-most-lgbtq-inclusive-u-s-history-n1250010 Droolin’…
LGBTQ people of color keep breaking election barriers. And it ‘feels amazing.’
Several state legislatures will see their first LGBTQ members of color, and Congress will have its first gay Black members. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lgbtq-people-color-keep-breaking-election-barriers-it-feels-amazing-n1247270 Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Playboy Mexico puts first transgender model on the cover
Beauty influencer Victoria Volkova, 27, said she hopes her pictorial makes people more curious about what being transgender means. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/playboy-mexico-puts-first-transgender-model-cover-n1247315 Indie Brew found this…
New Mexico becomes first state to elect all women of color to House delegation
New Mexico became the first state to elect all women of color to its House delegation with the three women announced as winning their districts…
Entertainers discuss disability representation in Hollywood
Marlee Matlin, Millicent Simmonds and Danny Woodburn are just a few of the Hollywood insiders who participated in a series of virtual panels Monday examining…
Sexual, gender minorities much likelier to be crime victims
The first study of its kind has found that people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender non-confirming are nearly four times as…
Trump administration threatens to axe funding to schools allowing trans children to compete in sports
The US Department of Education has threatened to withhold school funding from Connecticut school districts over a state policy that would allow transgender children to…
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer say that their accelerator can help diversify Hollywood
Impact Creative Systems (formerly Imagine Impact) is bringing a startup accelerator-style approach to finding fresh creative talent, and it announced this morning that, with funding…
I’m Deaf. When mask-wearing came along, I had to rebuild my world
Masks prevent me from lipreading and using facial cues to communicate –hearing people need to be more open to communicating in different ways with strangers…
Pinterest: 200+ employees hold virtual walkout over gender and race discrimination
Today, 236 employees at Pinterest virtually “walked out” to express solidarity with three former colleagues who said they experienced gender and race discrimination at the…
The Simpsons star Harry Shearer breaks silence on white voiceover backlash: 'Actors play people they are not'
Hank Azaria this year stepped down from Apu role following controversy Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/harry-shearer-simpsons-voice-racism-apu-hank-azaria-dr-hibbert-a9652696.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Lack of gender and ethnic diversity in advertising industry leads to 'lazy sexist' stereotyping in ads, leading advertisers group head admits
‘The portrayal of women in ads is often very different from society,’ Keith Weed tells The Independent Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/advertising-gender-ethnic-diversity-gender-stereotypes-ads-a9648501.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
Andy Cohen 'hurt' he is not allowed to donate plasma because he is gay
‘It is discriminatory. I don’t understand it,’ American talk show host says Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/andy-cohen-coronavirus-antibody-donate-plasma-gay-hiv-a9645031.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you….
Domino's is giving away free pizza to people named Karen
Pizza chain wants to take ‘the name Karen back’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/karen-dominos-pizza-free-australia-new-zealand-a9641326.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was…
Don't believe the hype from transport companies, travelling with disabilities is still horrific
For people with disabilities, using public transport is a complicated, frustrating, often painful and always stressful experience. Sometimes it’s downright frightening Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/uk-travel-public-transport-disabilities-access-a9641411.html Droolin’ Dog…
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