Stigmabase | North America

This dad accidentally discovered his son is gay -- and reacted in the best possible way.  -  Heartbreaking coming out stories are unfortunately still all too common, which is why it’s important to share stories like this recent anecdote from a father who discovered his teen son is gay.

An anti-gay group accidentally raised thousands for LGBT teenagers  - Minus 18 is an Australian nonprofit organisation for LGBTQ youth. The organisation recently decided to hold a formal dance, which angered an ...

Most Americans Support LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Laws, Survey Finds, So Why Don't We Have ...  - It really is remarkable just how much public opinion regarding same-sex marriage and LGBTQ rights has shifted over the past 20 years — and, ...

Pastor Sleeps Outside 175 Days for LGBT Rights  - "It's a symbol of how our denomination, the United Methodist Church, is responding to LGBTQ persons and pushing them outside the church," says ...

North Korean Gay Defector Becomes LGBT Activist  - For 40 years, Jang Yeong-jin did not even know gay people existed—that is just how removed North Korean society can be. By Dan Heching.

Why Is a Facebook Executive Headlining a Right-Wing Conference?  - "NRB is specifically working to enact legalized discrimination against LGBTQ people through its promotion of a redefined understanding of religious ...

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging LGBTQ protections for schoolchildren  - A Virginia judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn protections for gay and transgender students in Fairfax County Public Schools.

LGBTQ Community Takes Aim At Controversial Adoption Bill In OK  - The LGBTQ Community is taking aim at a controversial bill that they say would legalize discrimination. News 9's Aaron Brilbeck has the story tonight at ...

Low birth weight babies face greater risk of bullying: study  - “Being a victim of bullying behaviour is bad for children's health , period,” Davis added. “What this study reminds us is that childhood bullying can have ...

USAID and Liberia collaborate to improve maternal and child health  - The government of Liberia and US international development agency USAID have signed a financing agreement worth almost $60m to support ...

Doctors are reaching past the symptoms of mental illness to fix the circuits that breed them  - In the struggle over the future of psychiatry, researchers are looking deep within the brain to understand mental illness and find new therapeutic tools.

What does employment mean for people with mental illness ?  - Engaging in meaningful work allows people with mental illness to establish and re-establish their identities and valued life roles. There are calls for ...

Touched With Fire maps intersection of love, art and mental illness  - Paul Dalio says the human spirit isn't satisfied with just getting by, or "with going through hell for nothing." That doesn't change with a bipolar diagnosis ...

Child and Teen Obesity Quickly Raises Blood Pressure  - With nearly one-third of U.S. kids either obese or overweight, the new findings have health implications for children, parents and pediatric health  ...

Book wasn't enough to save teen's life  - That, her parents said, is an indication of the inadequacies of Wisconsin's system of getting mental health care to kids. Skyler died in the hospital a day ...

Thorpe reveals mental health issues since a teen  - Swimming great Ian Thorpe Thursday revealed he has battled mental health issues since his teenage years as he opened up about his ...