Virgin Atlantic’s crew, pilots and ground staff will now be able to wear whichever of its uniforms they feel most comfortable in, regardless of their gender.Virgin is also introducing a policy allowing cabin crew and passengers to wear optional pronoun badges. Passengers can request these at check-in to ensure others use their preferred pronouns.https://www.joe.co.uk/news/virgin-atlantic-gender-policy-361026

Fina, the sport’s world governing body, has approved a swimming cap designed for athletes with natural black hair, a year after it was banned from the Olympic Games.Soul Cap was invited to reapply for a place on Fina’s approved list of competitive swimwear and the company revealed that application had been successful.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/02/swimming-caps-designed-for-natural-black-hair-finally-permitted-by-fina

Thomas the Tank Engine will get its first autistic character in the latest move to diversify on-screen representation in the hit TV series.Bruno the Brake Car, voiced by nine-year-old autistic actor Elliott Garcia from Reading in the UK, will start appearing in episodes of the latest Thomas & Friends series from later this month.https://www.theguardian.com/global/2022/sep/07/thomas-the-tank-engine-to-introduce-first-autistic-character

New podcast Doctor Who: Redacted weaves a transgender-led, regional storyline around the Tardis. Its team explains how this zingy, sparky show put ‘three queer women front and centre’The 10-part BBC Sounds audio drama follows three best mates who make “the Blue Box Files”, a paranormal conspiracy podcast about a certain police box popping up throughout history.https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/29/doctor-who-redacted-transgender-podcast

The DEI is a nationally recognized benchmarking tool that evaluates corporate policies and practices focused to disability inclusion and workplace equality.TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has been recognized with the top score of 100 percent in the 2022 Disability Equality Index (DEI) for the eighth consecutive year.https://www.southjerseyobserver.com/2022/07/24/td-bank-named-best-place-to-work-for-disability-inclusion-for-8th-consecutive-year/

I was lucky enough to work with a charity art organisation called Artangel. Myself and four other people with experience of psychosis worked with Marcus Coates and Artangel to create a series of short films to show what it's like to have psychosis.You can visit the exhibit at Churchill Gardens Estate, London, between 04th September 2022 - 30th October 2022.The exhibit will all be online for World Mental Health Day 2022 for those who can't can't attend in person.For more information about the short films, click the link belowhttps://www.artangel.org.uk/project/the-directors/