Stigmabase | North America

10 Inspiring Young, LGBTQ TV Characters  - The world is progressively more and more accepting of the LGBTQ community — although there is still a long way to go in some places — but the U.S ...

Less than half of America's youth are straight  - A brand new survey of young Americans has yielded some fascinating information: Less than 48% of Americans aged 13-20 would describe ...

Miley Cyrus Shares Tears On Instagram After Watching LGBTQ Documentary 'Gaycation' Hosted ...  - Miley Cyrus might be getting ready to walk down the aisle with Liam Hemsworth but that doesn't mean she's turned her back on the LGBTQ community ...

Youngsters take pride in LGBT month  - OUT enabled the group to highlight issues faced by young LGBTQ people in Slough, especially around bullying and the under reporting of hate crime.

The Navy Once Tried to Hunt Down Dorothy Gale's Secret Gay Army  - You might be familiar with the phrase “friend of Dorothy,” an old slang term for a queer person. Not as many people use the expression these days, but ...

The 10 Coolest Queers in Science  - There's no question: smart is sexy, and our hearts will forever belong to the scientists and nerds among us. If you've been searching for a ...

how LGBTQ Muslims are reconciling faith and sexuality  - Registration is limited to those who identity as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer ( LGBTQ ) and Muslim. Muslims who identify with Islam ...

Nancy Reagan on Gay Pride: 'It is appalling'  - It is appalling to see parades in San Francisco and elsewhere proclaiming 'gay pride' and all that. What in the world do they have to be proud of?”.

Why your child's doctor may soon be asking about your family's finances  - Because poverty so strongly influences children's health and development, pediatricians are asking about poverty-related stress so we can connect ...

Colorful Pizza Campaign: Slicing away stigma surrounding mental  - But without help mental health can spiral, possibly leading to suicide -- the third leading cause of death for young people between 10 and 24.

Mental - health issues, substance abuse often go hand-in-hand  - Addiction is itself a mental illness , Strait said, because it causes a chemical change in the brain so profound, a person will crave whatever the abused ...

The importance of relationships while dealing with mental illness  - We talk about diagnosis and treatment for those struggling with mental illness . The nature of the affliction affects the hapless person on even more ...

Gallery of Inspiration helps counteract stigma of mental illness  - And the gallery's exhibition of art by artists dealing with mental illnesses helps counteract the stigma that surrounds individuals with mental disorders .

Depression Not Just A Mental Illness ; It's A Systemic Disease That Affects The Entire Body  - People often think depression solely affects the mind because it's classified as a mental disorder . A new study has shown, however, that depression is ...

University of Michigan find teen girls who eat red meat 'have periods earlier'  - Scientists revealed teenage girls who regularly consume red meat start ... Earlier puberty also often leads to other public health concerns - including ...

Surgeons use pig's cornea to save teen's vision  - Doctors in China were able to save a teen's vision by using part of a pig's eye in a rare transplant. The 14-year-old patient, who was not identified, had ...