The OUTlook, a weekly newsletter about LGBTQ+ business, labor and workplace equality from Qnotes.
Good morning everyone, and Happy Tuesday! Welcome to this week’s OUTlook — I’m Taylor, and I’m bringing you this week’s headlines on business, labor and workplace equality.
This week, we have a fun business feature story for you: meet Summer Lucille, the proud owner of the TikTok viral Juicy Body Goddess Boutique — a safe haven for plus-size women of all walks of life.
“I wanted a safe space where bigger girls can go in, and it’s just for us,” she said. “You walk in to Juicy Body Goddess, you see bigger people working — we all have flabby arms, we all have bellies, and the customers feel comfortable with someone like them. It sends a message…I want them to feel welcome and I want them to know it’s safe.”
You can read more about Juicy Body Goddess below.
Juicy Body Goddess goes viral on TikTok for empowering plus size women
Summer Lucille wasn’t always comfortable in her own skin. She graduated from college with a degree in computer science and worked at Bank of America in Charlotte. On the outside, it appeared Lucille was living the life people dream of, but for her, it wasn’t fulfilling. […]
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COMMUNITY – THIS WEEK
With Michele Morrow, it won’t be a brighter tomorrow for North Carolina schools
The North Carolina Constitution guarantees residents’ rights to a free public education, stating “The General Assembly shall provide by taxation and otherwise for a general and uniform system of free public schools, which shall be maintained at least nine months in every year, and wherein equal opportunities shall be provided for all students.” […]
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