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Inside Queer Britain, The UK's First National LGBTQ+ Museum
After years in the making, this is the UK’s first permanent national LGBTQ+ museum.As the founders point out, queer people have affected every part of culture, yet all too often their lives have been written in the margins of history books. This is a space for queer history to be “preserved, explored and celebrated”.To find out more, click the link below:https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/inside-queer-britain-first-uk-lgbtq-museum_uk_62729face4b0b7c8f07ec420
5 May 2022 by Marcus Gordon

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18 Amazing Interview Tips For Someone Who Has A Mental Illness
Interviews can be stressful and it's even harder if you have a mental illness or health issue.However, this blogger has been kind enough to create a list of 18 tips specific to helping those with mental health and health issues ace their interviews.For example, tip 4, that you're under no legal obligation to tell your potential employers about your health or mental health conditions (at least in the UK and USA).https://unwantedlife.me/18-amazing-interview-tips-for-someone-who-has-a-mental-illness
29 April 2022 by Marcus Gordon

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Jessica Watkins Makes History As First Black Woman To Serve On ISS
NASA is no stranger to making history – but some breakthroughs take longer than others. Now, with the launch of NASA’s Crew-4 mission, the agency has finally hit a milestone long past due: Jessica Watkins, one of the four astronauts who left Earth for the International Space Station (ISS) early Wednesday morning, is the first Black woman to serve a long-term mission on board.Click the link for more information:https://www.iflscience.com/space/jessica-watkins-makes-history-as-first-black-woman-to-serve-on-iss/
29 April 2022 by Marcus Gordon

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X Gender Marker Available on U.S. Passports Starting April 11
The Department of State has reached another milestone in their work to better serve all U.S. citizens, regardless of their gender identity.Starting on April 11, U.S. citizens will be able to select an X as their gender marker on their U.S. passport application, and the option will become available for other forms of documentation next year.https://www.state.gov/x-gender-marker-available-on-u-s-passports-starting-april-11
19 April 2022 by Marcus Gordon

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Amputee mother at Invictus Games wants to show her children anything is possible
Lisa Johnston, 39, the Team UK competitor, who was in the Army for 17 years as a medic in the Royal Army Medical Corps, developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) which led to having an amputation.Johnston would go on to win a gold medal at the Invictus Games to show her children anything was possible.https://www.indy100.com/news/amputee-mother-at-invictus-games-wants-to-show-her-children-anything-is-possible
19 April 2022 by Marcus Gordon

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'The Simpsons' To Feature Deaf Actor And American Sign Language For First Time
The episode, “The Sound of Bleeding Gums,” focuses on Lisa Simpson, who discovers that her hero and favourite musician, the late saxophonist Bleeding Gums Murphy, has a son who’s deaf and needs a cochlear implant.Although humans in the “Simpsons” world only have four fingers to a hand, they’ll use American Sign Language in the episode.https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/simpsons-deaf-actor-sign-language_n_62531a5fe4b0be72bfea7a3b
13 April 2022 by Marcus Gordon