| Hello and welcome to a new edition of the Upturn, the newsletter born out of the desire to do something that will improve the communities within our reach.
Despite weeks of vicious attacks on trans people’s lives from influential Twitter accounts and other corners of the internet, the trans and non-binary community are winning significant battles for recognition and representation.
Actress Halle Berry acknowledged this week that the “transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories” and, in the Netherlands, the need to identify as either male or female is being phased out on IDs and other government documents.
More stories touching on progress and representation below.
In the Upside, an Atlanta restaurant owner is fighting for racial justice and a Dalls-based startup is ready to do some clean-up.
In Up-And-Coming, Kevin Durant is working to keep kids active during lockdown and a South African soccer team sticks up for women coders.
In Uplifting, a Native-American kombucha entrepreneur and Japanese sake makers are brewing change in their respective fields.
Finally, in the Wrap-up, the numbers making a difference this week are 3, 10, 62. |
