Stigmabase | North America

Gay military couple's first-kiss photo takes Internet by storm  - The photo was shared by statewide LGBTQ advocacy group PROMO the day after the wedding, gathering another 1,400 likes and tons of comments.

AZ bill would allow sex ed homosexuality inclusion  - What they don't want is their LGBTQ friends left out of the conversation or made to feel ashamed of who they are or what their family looks like.".

Group hosts suicide hotline fundraiser  - Payne, a native of Pensacola, Florida, who has been active in Korea's LGBTQ community for several years, was a senior pastor with ODMCC.

Ladlad hits Pacquiao for anti-LGBT comment  - We have a chance to educate the public, a teachable moment and refute what Manny Pacquiao said about LGBTQ people... LGBTQs and Filipinos ...

The 9 Worst Terrible, Awful, Stupid Things Antonio Scalia Said About All Things LGBTQ  - Antonin Scalia spent the last twenty years working to prevent LGBTs from achieving equal protection under the law. And now, well, he isn't. Reaction ...

How prisons hurt LGBTQ people of color  - For LGBTQ attorney and activist Andrea Ritchie, the successful fight for gay marriage was not a seminal moment of progress. Instead, she said, the ...

Supreme Court vacancy highlights stakes in presidential race  - President Barack Obama speaks to reporters about the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at Omni Rancho Las Palmas in Rancho Mirage ...

Kisses Against Homophobia' Event Attacked by Police in Lima, Peru  - The demonstration was held at Lima's Plaza de Armas, a public space, where approximately 25 LGBTQ people gathered, some kissing and hugging ...

Stephen Fry reveals his relentless battle with 'incurable' bipolar disorder  - The 58-year-old reveals how his treatment with Dr Shanahan has made him realise that his mental health condition can never be cured and instead ...

The Costs of Inequality : Education Is the Key to It All  - Education may be the key to solving broader American inequality , but we have to solve educational inequality first. Ferguson says there is progress ...

Here's the worst new way inequality is showing up in America  - That disparity marks a stark inequality that echoes the growing income gap central to this year's presidential campaign. Fixing it, the Times suggests, ...

Teen suicides in affluent Calif. city to be subject of CDC study  - A team of mental health experts from the federal Centers for Disease ... the unusual step of inviting the CDC to do an epidemiological study on the teen  ...

Don't screen all children for autism yet, task force says  - Sparking strong reaction from doctors and child development experts, an influential ... But some health professionals worry the position could result in ...

It's never too early to check a child's sight  - Add in the fact that vision screening in schools is not widespread, and there is some cause for concern about our children's eye health . Since children  ...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder : 8 Things People With OCD Want You To Know  - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (or OCD) is a mental illness which can cause persistent thoughts and images that cause distress. People with the ...

How Stuyding The Minds Of Cultural Icons May Combat Mental Illness Stigma  - I wanted to humanize mental illness and explore it in a way that allows people who are interested -- or thinking about family members or themselves ...