Stigmabase | North America

What 14 LGBTQ Influencers Wish They Knew Before Coming Out  - Staring into the camera, musician Tyler Glenn reads a letter to his younger, in-the-closet self. The Neon Trees lead singer assures himself that there ...

Nick Jonas addresses gay rumors  - There's always going to be negativity toward anything that is a positive effort toward change. “As a heterosexual male, [I am] open and comfortable ...

Adele to Donald Trump: 'Stop using my music at your rallies'  - After fans expressed anger on Twitter that Donald Trump has been co-opting Adele's hits as warm-up music for his rallies, the pop diva has told the ...

Violence runs high vs. LGBTQ people of color  - As of June 26, same-sex marriage became legal across the United States, a huge win for the LGBTQ community and America itself. However, as ...

The Incredible Group Fighting Youth Suicide in Tennessee  - Lately whenever Tennessee makes the news, it's for something that negatively affects the LGBTQ community — its proposed “natural marriage bill” ...

The proper Christian response' to a gay couple's wedding: 'Grief and sorrow'  - On Friday, Bryan Fischer invited Peter LaBarbera onto his radio program so the latter could share his “research” on which GOP presidential candidate ...

Homophobia pushes Ted Cruz to the win in Iowa caucuses  - Voters in Iowa upset the political wisdom last night by picking a weasel over a blowhard. The success of Ted Cruz was in keeping with the suspension ...

Gay Porn Star Comes Out Against anti-Israel LGBTQ Protest  - After BDS activists disrupt Jewish event at Chicago LGBTQ conference, gay porn actor-director Michael Lucas says protest was 'pure anti-Semitism' ...

Scientists Get a Deeper Understanding of Schizophrenia  - "The fundamental scientific predicament in schizophrenia and in all mental illness is that we haven't known even the most basic things about how ...

Substance use and conduct disorders are common among arrested North American Indigenous ...  - In new research, Kelley J. Sittner examines the relationship between substance use disorder and other mental disorders such as conduct disorder and ...

Serious mental illness affects life expectancy  - One of the reasons for the gap in life expectancy is that few people with serious mental illnesses routinely see or have a primary care physician for ...

Stress-Prone Teen Males May Be at Risk of High Blood Pressure Later  - Their health was followed until the end of 2012. None of them had high blood pressure when they entered the military. All of the young men were ...

Is your teen in an abusive relationship?  - As a parent, if you suspect your teen might be in an abusive relationship, ... “With teens , sometimes there is a fear that parents will overreact, blame them ... N.Y, says it is important for parents to discuss what healthy relationships are ...

Teen eating habits may help cut breast cancer risk  - A new study looking at diet and health data from more than 44,000 women found that those who reported consuming the highest amount of fiber ...

Gay Porn Kingpin Takes on LGBT Boycott Israel Movement  - persecution of LGBT in surrounding nations while singling out Israel, which actually serves as a sanctuary for Palestinian and Arab LGBT .

NSW teen found dead after taking suspected synthetic drug  - Police have issued a public health warning after a NSW teenager died and two others fell seriously ill after taking a suspected synthetic cannabis ...

Study hints at biology of schizophrenia, may aid treatment  - The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that a little over 1 percent of the US adult population has schizophrenia-an illness that's categorized ...

Technology and inequality  - One of these that attracted a lot of attention was by a successful entrepreneur who had done well in America's Silicon Valley. He argued that inequality  ...

Having a child forced me to seek help for my congenital hearing loss  - Congenital hearing problems are normally picked up during the newborn screening check or as part of routine child health or school medical tests.

How to make your child kind, according to a Harvard study  - Weighed down by the responsibility of raising happy, health and respectful children , evidence shows that most parents and teachers want to help kids ...