Stigmabase | North America

Should Facebook recognize three-way marriages and relationships?  - Currently, Facebook only allows users to announce they're in a relationship with one other person — whether they're in a civil union, domestic ...

Why Feeling The Bern Or Feeling Hillary Clinton's Presidency Is So Tough For LGBT Voters  - When the Human Rights Campaign endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in January, it may have appeared as if the former secretary of state had ...

Deadline today for schools to submit LGBTQ policies  - Deadline today for schools to submit LGBTQ policies ... Alberta school boards to submit their new LGBTQ policies for review by the Education Minister.

Lesbian reporter fired by prominent queer publication for being too old  - When veteran reporter Karen Ocamb, 66, got the call asking her to come into the Frontiers Magazine's office while she was on vacation, she knew ...

Transgender People Share Transition Photos  - If you are part of the LGBTQ community, and you feel like your school could be doing more to help — the experts agree. The Centers for Disease ...

Celebrating Achievements and Recognizing Opportunities During Women's History Month  - Throughout the past month, HRC has honored women who are advocating for LGBTQ equality. These women, whether as advocates, members or ...

NBC Late Night's Seth Meyers Compares Religious Freedom to Segregation  - After reminding viewers of last year's Supreme Court ruling, Meyers lamented that "opponents at LGBTQ equality argue[d] that they could just ignore or ...

80 CEOs send a letter demanding repeal of North Carolina's anti- LGBTQ law  - 80 CEOs of some of America's most prominent businesses sent a joint letter to North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, demanding repeal of the state's ...

Stigma, Shortages Plague Mental Health Care in Burma  - The reason, he explained, was not that Burma has few mental health professionals—although medical practitioners say that too is a problem—but ...

Is the US Supreme Court Responsible for Income Inequality ? Will it Change?  - New research by a University of Baltimore law professor, published in the Conversation, has revealed that growing US income inequality is the fault of ...

Indonesia pushes to unshackle victims of mental illness  - The teenager is one of nearly 20,000 Indonesian victims of mental illness kept in shackles by families and government institutions, an illegal practice ...

Bipolar disorder common mental illness , say doctors  - Bipolar disorder is the third most common mental illness among Thais, after schizophrenia and depression, Srithanya Hospital's chief Sirisak ...

Hawaii looks to boost access to mental health care for teens  - Hawaii lawmakers are concerned about teenagers ' access to mental health care in a state where suicide is one of the leading ...

Teen emotional problems linked to joblessness  -  Teenagers who suffer with emotional problems are more likely to be ... They noted that aside from the health benefits, investing in early mental health  ...

Does Your Teen Have a Mental Health Problem?  -  Teen mental health issues are 'family affairs' -- they can have a devastating effect on families, and it's essential that the entire family is involved in ...

How to tell if your teen has a mental health problem  - Mood swings and other challenging behaviors are normal in teens , which can make it difficult for parents to spot serious mental health  ...