Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

From Panic Attacks At School To Running An LGBTQ Start-Up

‘Anxious bisexual’ Charlotte Fountaine struggled with her identity and panic attacks in school – so she created Kalda to stop others feeling the same

Bionic Clothing Startup CIONIC Secures $12.5 Million Funding To Augment Mobility

Leader in bionic apparel to boost the walking capacity of individuals with movement disorders CIONIC has announced a $12.5 million Series A Funding round to take its leading-edge gait enhancement solution to the next level.

Everything We Know (And Don’t Know) About How Monkeypox Spreads

Experts have been racing to work out why the virus has been spreading between people in a way not recognised by previous definitions and paremeters.

Monkeypox: UK Response Branded “Scandalous” By Sexual Health Experts

Honorary assistant professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said the response to monkeypox had been “incompetent and frustrating.”

Ex-Trans Activist Chloe Cole In Her Own Words: ‘I’m Autistic’

18-year-old Chloe Cole has been traveling the country to testify against gender-affirming healthcare. She detransitioned last year, and regrets the surgery that changed her life. Now, she’s speaking out about her beliefs and her struggles.

Talking About Gay, Bi Men And Monkeypox? You Need To Start Saying This Too

The misinformation around monkeypox has felt all too familiar for many in the LGBTQ community.

Soundly’s Hearing Aid Marketplace In Pole Position To Take Advantage Of New FDA Rules

With new FDA regulations announced to expand how consumers can purchase hearing aids – Soundly is primed to be an important new online marketplace in a majorly changed landscape for hearing health retail.

Game-Changing Voice Banking Technology Ensures ALS Patients Maintain Their Individuality

I Will Always Be Me, an award-winning technology collaboration to reduce by orders of magnitude the amount of time it takes an ALS patient to bank their voice is a triumph of user-led design and what can be achieved when major companies work together t…

The Doctor Is In… Your App: Online Providers Of Gender-Affirming Care

Plume, a healthcare company that pioneered telehealth services specifically aimed at the transgender population, announced their Series B funding round of $24 million.

Envision And Aira To Bring On-Demand Sighted Guidance For The Blind To Smart Glasses

Envision, a producer of smart glasses to help blind people navigate their environment and Aira, a provider of remote visual interpreting services, are teaming up to create an entirely novel assistive technology offering for blind people.