Stigmabase | North America

Local Rainbow Coalition launches anonymous online survey to gather local data about LGBTQ  - Oxford County's Rainbow Coalition is launching a new survey to gather information about the experiences of LGBTQ people who live, work or study in ...

Five South Asian Filmmakers Among Global LGBT Cultural Influencers  - His latest film, “Purple Skies,” documents the history of the Indian LGBTQ movement, and another film, “Breaking Free,” talks about the Indian LGBT ...

Stop Pretending God Endorses Your Homophobia  -  LGBTQ people pose no threat. The only way gay marriage threatens you is if you were forced to have one. The only way LGBTQ people threaten your ...

N.H. Lawmakers Consider Banning "Conversion Therapy" For LGBTQ Teens  - Senate lawmakers are considering a bill to ban conversion therapy for minors. The controversial practice aims to convert people from being gay.

Four Full Frame Films Highlight the Heteronormative Pressures LGBTQ People Face Around the ...  - Four of the most interesting films at this year's festival take up LGBTQ issues. Though each has a different cultural perspective, each finds the same ...

Lionsgate moves TV show production to BC after North Carolina's anti- LGBTQ law  - Movie studio Lionsgate has moved the filming of one of its new TV shows out of North Carolina and into British Columbia after the U.S. state passed a ...

Martin Luther King 'would be ecstatic' about Mississippi's new anti- LGBTQ law  - Relentlessly hateful radio host Bryan Fischer began his broadcast Tuesday by heaping praise on a piece of legislation signed into law by Mississippi ...

Trans woman has ears surgically removed to become 'a dragon'  - Eva Tiamat Baphomet Medusa — Tiamat for short — prefers to be identified as “it” and wants to become a “mythical beast” through a series of intense ...

Your child may be a diabetic!  - They should eat healthy foods and make sure their kids see them have fun while being active. They should take out some quality time with their kids at ...

A New Campaign Low for Mental Health  - It's certainly not the first time Trump has said something inexcusable about people with mental health histories. In a campaign season rife with ...

Cooking For Cancer Patients, Teens Learn More Than Recipes  -  Teen volunteers at the Ceres Community Project meet up after school to cook up ... the Bay Area-based program recruits teen volunteers to cook healthful, ... impact of their food choices on their own health , on the health of the people ...

City report shows racial disparities in health , arrests among youth  - For example, while teen pregnancy rates citywide have dropped drastically since 2002 among women of all races, black and Hispanic women are still ...

Preparing your child for surgery  - Few things are more frightening for both parents and kids than when the child needs surgery. In today's medical centers, doctors and other caregivers ...

Happy smiles, healthy kids  - Good dental care can have a major impact on your child's health “Baby teeth are small so it doesn't take very long for a cavity to infiltrate the ...

5 steps to help keep your child healthy  - Steps to making sure your child remains healthy are as easy as 1-2-3-4-5, said Dr. Brad Barham, a local pediatrician. Going backward, five stands for ...

Why is child poverty so bad in Liverpool and how can we solve it?  - Prof Lavalette said: “Poverty impacts on a child's health , their schooling and their job prospects in later life. It has a detrimental impact on their whole ...