Stigmabase | North America

Panel looks at question of being Black and queer  - Black, Queer and Invisible?" was the focus of the first in a monthly series of interviews with local LGBTQ and ally leaders at Center on Halsted Feb.

The cast of Will & Grace are humbled by its impact on the LGBTQ community  - The cast of groundbreaking comedy Will & Grace are humbled by its impact on the LGBTQ community. Speaking at NBC's primetime salute to ...

English college rowing club wears rainbow boat boots to promote gay inclusion  - The University of York Boat Club in England is changing team rules to foster LGBTQ inclusion and is highlighting it by wearing rainbow wellies (or rain ...

5 LGBTQ -Friendly U.S. Travel Destinations To Put On Your Travel Bucket List  - Even in the United States, it's no secret that there are pockets of the country that aren't particularly friendly towards LGBTQ people. But there's more ...

Midwest LGBTQ conference renews attendees' sense of community  - The annual Midwest LGBTQ conference took place over the weekend, and two speakers in particular left attendees with new dreams and new ...

The White House Welcomes Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church for Black History ...  - The film will be part of a Black History Month event highlighting the LGBTQ community and will include opening remarks by Clay Cane. Also, the event ...

 Christiana Care gets breast cancer grant, volunteer at Bayhealth  - Winner number four in our Take It Off annual health challenge is Jackelyn Arocho, who won a ShopRite Gift basket. She joins  Sheila Snyder, Karen Mackiewicz and Lisa Hunt. Week 4 Jackelyn Arocho won a ShopRite Gift basket.

Diversity study highlights Hollywood's 'inclusion crisis'  - The study highlights that people from ethnic minorities, the LGBTQ community and women are vastly under represented when it comes to speaking ...

How drawings on social media are changing the conversation  - There's a lot of writing out there about mental illness and how to support someone but it can be hard to ask someone to go to the labour of reading a ...

Higher risk for mental illness in bullied preemies: McMaster study  - Higher risk for mental illness in bullied preemies: McMaster study ... and long-lasting effects of bullying on the mental health of preterm survivors.

A prescription for childhood health  - Nature based education is learning through interaction with natural environments and materials. There is a great push in early childhood education for ...

Cessation has had a negative impact on children's health according to research  - The early effects of fluoridation cessation found in this study support the role of water fluoridation in contributing to improved oral health of children  ...

Insufficient sleep has ill effects on teen boys' health : Study  - Penn State study confirms ill health effects of insufficient sleep to teen boys New research on teenage boys' sleep conclude what most parents knew ...

Aussie swim great 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 ...

Teach teens about health relationships  - Often times we hear what is unhealthy. We know what we don't want. Let's talk about what we do want, what is healthy . February is Teen Dating ...

Teen ER Visits For Violence, Cyber Bullying Marked By PTSD  - A new study found that nearly half of teenage visits to ER pertain to violence and cyber bullying. A quarter of them reported PTSD symptoms