Managing comments and questions about your appearance
Having a few tactics up your sleeve can help you handle comments and questions about your appearance. We share some approaches on this page.
Coping with people’s reactions
Advice, guidance and tools to help you manage people’s reactions to the way you look, from staring, comments and questions to hate crime and harassment.
How to react when someone stares at you
Having strategies to hand can really help if you notice people staring at you because of the way you look. We share some techniques to help you cope.
Tools to help you cope with other people's reactions
Unwanted attention because of your visible difference can feel intrusive and be hard to deal with. Here are two tools to help you manage people's reactions.
Dealing with appearance-related abuse & harassment
If you have a visible difference, you may experience abuse, harassment and even hate crimes. We explain when and how to report this to the police.
Face Equality Week 2026
Face Equality Week 2026 is in May and we are asking you to Think Before You Speak. Join the webinar, download resources, watch our new campaign video and many other ways to get involved.