#representation

#representation

Matthew Carlsen expressed excitement for the opportunity to showcase under-represented groups in queer history through his portrayal of a female impersonator in The Gilded Age.

Growing up, I spent my summers devouring Children of the Sun and Great Kings and Queens of Africa. While my classmates were learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, I was curled up with books that introduced me to Mansa Musa, Queen Nzinga, and Kwame Nkrumah. Back then, it sometimes seemed I was just doing double the homework, but now I know my parents were planting in me imagination, belief in myself, racial pride, and truly resilient roots.

The tapestry unwraps the painted wooden skin of the chair into a digital texture made tangible through weave. The chair, a Shaker chair by Atelier Van Lieshout, becomes a canvas where this digital texture is traced back onto wood by the human hand.

You inspire fear in those that are afraid of being their true selves. I think that's the threat, your joy, and your radical bravery in living your life in joy.

When I first heard that I was going to play a trans woman in Squid Game, I thought it was a very good challenge for me as an actor to take up. But at the same time, I questioned myself. Would it be acceptable for me as a cisgender actor to play a trans woman character? So I had my worries. I had my concerns.

"Denim is a blank canvas and I can do whatever I want with it. It's my job to just take my canvas, that is a pair of jeans, and apply trends to it."

The second season of Netflix's The Sandman, launching July 3, faces the challenge of addressing Neil Gaiman's controversies while staying faithful to its source material.

It was pretty clear through the production of the first version of the film that [studio leaders] were constantly sanding down these moments in the film that alluded to Elio's sexuality of being queer.

"Specifically with Black girls, young Black girls, I really want them to tune in. This is something very important for them... I wish I had something like this when I was younger."

Glastonbury has faced criticism for its perceived whiteness, particularly noted by Lenny Henry, who remarked on the absence of Black audience members despite Black artists performing.

The fruit of your labor isn't just what you achieve; it's what you plant for others to harvest.

Are representation and resemblance their own mandate of heaven? Or, as Jordan Tannahill's Prince Faggot puts it, what would happen if, just a few steps down the line of inheritance, there were a guy who loved being a little bitch in bed?

As anti-trans legislation and rhetoric continue to escalate across the U.S.-from sweeping state-level bans on gender-affirming care to renewed efforts to bar trans people from public life, nonbinary elite runner Nikki Hiltz and ACLU's LGBTQ+ rights lawyer Chase Strangio find themselves at the intersection of justice and representation.

Rosie Jones' new series "Pushers" aims to depict the struggles of being a disabled, working-class person in today's society, emphasizing the reality behind humor.

The visceral experience of live theatre, portrayed in Sucker Punch, was deeply impactful, making the audience feel as though they could step into the characters' roles.

According to Pride, episode one will be a sports-themed challenge, with queer, non-binary WNBA basketball star Layshia Clarendon serving as a guest judge.

It wasn't really anything that you'd seen on television... There were a lot of unknowns in doing it, but I did it because I wanted to.

"It was important to me to not only introduce a new show that was deeply nostalgic for me, but a show that featured Black performers."

The legacy I want to leave is leaving the game in a better place.

In the beauty industry, often brands release shade ranges that exclude certain skin tones, reflecting a limited understanding of diversity in consumer needs.

"As a Polynesian woman myself, I can say [Lilo & Stitch] was the first mainstream representation I had as a kid."

"It feels great," Hayek said of landing the cover. "Sometimes life gives you unexpected, delicious moments that you can be afraid of, but if you go for the unexpected adventures, it keeps you full of energy and young."