Nineteen-year-old Halima Aden has been turning heads throughout 2017. She's been in the modeling world for a short time, and she's making quite an impact. She is hoping to use her visibility to redefine beauty standards in American mainstream media. Aden started making waves in 2016 when she competed in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant as…
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WE ARE ONE+TOGETHER LAUNCHES ‘MR GAY SYRIA’ CAMPAIGN + PREMIERES FILM
On June 21st at the Zirvoka House in Tribeca, We Are One+Together, Visionaire, and Grindr presented a special screening of the film "War Within," which is the first installment in the We Are One+Together film series. The film tells the personal story of a gay Muslim man's struggle to reconcile his sexuality and faith, his longing…
WHY THE BURKINI BAN IS AN ISSUE FOR ALL WOMEN
It’s been over a hundred years since Annette Kellerman was arrested for her choice of swimwear, and sadly not much has changed. In 1907 the vaudeville star and professional swimmer caused outrage with her ‘revealing’ attire on Revere beach in Boston. She was wearing a one-piece, short style bathing suit that ended just above her…