Real stories

Katie talks about why it’s taken her so long to accept her birthmark, and how this caused her feelings of “imposter syndrome” as a campaigner.

Insensitive comments made Molly feel self-conscious about her birthmark, but she’s learning to embrace her difference and its beauty.

Darcey has experienced cruel reactions because of her birthmark. Now she’s a finalist in a pageant and hopes to show everyone that being different is beautiful.

Evie has experienced staring and unwanted comments because of her birthmark, but she’s come to embrace her difference, and she hopes others can do the same.

Sophie hopes that in the future people won’t feel they have to change their appearance to fit in, like she did.

Phil has experienced bullying and discrimination because of his birthmark, but Changing Faces has enabled him to embrace everything that makes him "Phil”.

Growing up, Sandra felt like her birthmark was a taboo subject, causing her to feel a sense of shame around it. Now she is proud to be who she is, birthmark and all.

Ashley and Jordan have already experienced negativity towards their son Theo's birthmark, prompting them to raise awareness of Theo's condition and offer tips to others in similar situations.

Rob speaks about the importance of being an ally to people with visible differences, and why empathy is the key to everything.

For the visible difference community, Halloween can be a terrifying reminder of the association between difference and monstrosity. Campaigner Chris believes films aren’t helping.

Dressing up for Halloween is part of the fun, but Sophie is asking people to think about the impact of using a condition as a costume.

Hannah experienced bullying throughout school. She wants better education around visible differences so other children don’t have to go through the same.