Diverse representation is an expectation, but as individuals no longer allow themselves to be defined in singular terms, there's mounting pressure on brands to understand and sensitively reflect how the intersections between race, gender, class, and ability impact people's everyday lives.

Navigating reality has become an almost constant shock to the system. With the ongoing cost of living crisis, wars, political polarisation, and global environmental issues, life’s stresses are becoming increasingly difficult to escape. With individuals and collectives in a perpetual state of disturbance, peop...

With many considering 2020 a year of poor LGBTQ representation across Netflix's platform, the brand is adapting the queer comic bookHeartstopperinto a TV series. And in a bid to bring diverse narratives front and center, it's being produced under the platform’s family banner.

Whether due to bereavement, divorce, or retirement, Seniors can be a lonely bunch. To highlight this reality and smash stereotypes, dating showThe Bachelorhas put out a casting call for Seniors, as it looks to launch a series for elderly people looking for love.

For the eighth series of MTV’s reality showAre You The One?, the drama-filled fun came with an important social message. By featuring an entirely sexually fluid cast, the network offered a nuanced portrayal of LGBTQ dating in 2019 and boosted media representation for this oft-sidelined group.

Amours Solitaires is an Instagram account and book series based on text messages between lovers. Exploring dating as a French Gen Yer in the wake of #MeToo, it has been adapted into a web series that layers the digital and physical worlds, offering aspirational and real-life snapshots of love.