HIV is often stigmatised due to misconceptions about how and why it's transmitted. To combat prejudice about HIV carriers, June's Eatery, a pop-up restaurant in Canada, is looking to open up the conversation by employing HIV+ chefs and staff.
Charlie Craggs: making trans allies over nails and natter
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24 Oct 2016
While celebrities and brands are championing trans issues in the public eye, fear and discrimination are still prevalent in the lives of many transgender individuals. Through her project Nail Transphobia, Charlie Craggs is fighting prejudice through free manicures and a friendly chat.
With recreational marijuana legal in four US states, foodie stoners no longer have to settle for home-made hash cakes. Now, they can enjoy ‘high cuisine’ from The Herbal Chef, who uses cannabis to give diners the gourmet munchies. Could this stoned supper club be the ultimate in immersive dining?
Door-to-door canvassers are broadly considered an irritation, but research shows they could feed genuine social change. In a new study, ten-minute conversations with people on their doorsteps spurred a greater drop in transphobia among participants than in US homophobia between 1998 and 2012.
Fancy having your new lipstick applied by a famous beauty blogger? Customers in MAC's Carnaby Street store had this opportunity as Pixiwoo worked as MAC counter girls for World AIDS Day. The aim was to help boost sales of MAC’s VivaGlam, from which all profits go to HIV and AIDS charities.