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Maisie Richardson-Sellers advocating for more open representation on and off screen
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July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022
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The Undeclared War is currently showing on Channel 4, a cyber-warfare thriller from director Peter...
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Sam Kerr to be first female player on global Fifa game cover
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July 19, 2022
July 19, 2022
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FIFA 23 will break new boundaries, with the next game in the iconic series set...
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EastEnders reveals Tara Misu as first regular Drag queen character
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July 15, 2022
July 15, 2022
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EastEnders' first ever drag queen, Tara Misu, played by Matthew Morrison, was introduced to Albert...
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Rising actor to explore Racial Barriers for performers in new BBC Documentary
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July 12, 2022
July 12, 2022
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Rising British actor Ricardo P Lloyd is set to explore the barriers faced by Black...
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Thor character’s bisexuality set to be explored in new film
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July 4, 2022
July 4, 2022
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Tessa Thompson’s character Valkyrie in the 2017 film ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ was hailed as the first LGBTQ+...
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RSC casts disabled actor, Arthur Hughes, as Richard III.
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June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022
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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has cast Arthur Hughes as Richard III, the most famous...
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New stage show celebrates pioneering women throughout history
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May 31, 2022
June 1, 2022
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‘Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World’, is an empowering stage show based on a...
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Moses Ingram stars in the ‘most diverse’ Star Wars project yet.
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May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022
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'Obi-Wan Kenobi' star, Moses Ingram, has expressed her desire for her Jedi-hunting character Reva to...
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Iman Vellani becomes Marvel’s first Muslim Superhero
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May 20, 2022
May 20, 2022
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19 year old Canadian actress Iman Vellani, a Muslim teenager of Pakistani heritage, will play...
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Jake Daniels becomes first UK male footballer to come out as gay since 1990
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May 16, 2022
May 16, 2022
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Blackpool football star Jake Daniels has come out publicly as gay becoming the only active...
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