In a teaser trailer released for one of the videos for her new album Midnights, singer Taylor Swift is seen to reach over and touch a man's back.That man, as her fans realised quickly, is trans model Laith Ashley.Upon being touched in the video, Laith's back seems to light up in a rainbow.https://www.comicsands.com/taylor-swift-laith-ashley-midnights-2658499713.html
Disney has quietly released a short film which is understood to feature its first plus-size lead character in a move that has delighted fans.Reflect, which is part of season two of Short Circuit, a series of experimental short films from Walt Disney Animation Studios, puts the spotlight on Bianca, a young ballet dancer struggling with her confidence and body dysmorphia.https://www.joe.co.uk/entertainment/disney-debuts-first-plus-size-heroine-in-new-trailer-364964
Jessikah Inaba spent five years studying at a university in London, completing her entire course using Braille, along with help from friends and tutors.She has now joined the Bar and is believed to be one of a tiny handful of blind and black women to qualify as a barrister.https://uk.news.yahoo.com/woman-becomes-first-black-blind-barrister-191124609.html
Footpath.ai is on a mission to make world a more walkable space for humans, and a more navigable place for robots. Having recently been the awarded the second place of the Pearcey Foundation NSW university pitch competition. And becoming UNSW Founders Awards finalist in the Research Making Impact" category. Footpath.ai is a map data platform using ai to collect high-definition mapping of sidewalks and turning it into insights a range of applications to improve walkability and accessibility. Check them out here! https://footpath.ai/
Temporary vasectomies could be a "game-changer" for contraception if a world-first trial at a Melbourne hospital is successful.Twenty-five men taking part in the study will have a hydrogel injected into the vas deferens — the tubes that carry sperm — to stop sperm travelling from the testicles.It's believed the effect of the hydrogel would last for about two years and could then be reinjected, offering an alternative to a standard vasectomy, which is intended to be permanent.https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/in-a-world-first-an-australian-hospital-trials-game-changing-temporary-vasectomies/69zs897b6?
