Stigmabase | North America

California may ban state-paid trips to states that have laws restricting rights of LGBTQ individuals  - California lawmakers are advancing a ban on publicly funded travel to states that have laws restricting the rights of gay or ...

We the People Make America Great: Viewpoint of an American Bisexual  - Of course I know our country has problems — huge problems. I’m not closing my eyes to unemployment, poverty, discrimination, crime, violence, addiction, and all of our other issues.

In Defense of a Christian College that Discriminates Against LGBTQ Students and Professors  - When I was at Gordon in the late 90s, I was part of a group of students who wanted to establish the first pro- LGBTQ group, and the student council ...

Philippines elects first transgender politician to Congress  - The first transgender politician elected in the Philippines said Wednesday she hopes her win in a congressional race ...

Will Germany annul post-World War II homosexuality convictions?  - Heiko Maas’ announcement that he will seek to overturn the convictions and create a “right to compensation” came after an expert study commissioned by the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency found that there is no legal barrier to rehabilitating the men.

Debate over transgender bathroom access spreads nationwide   - There was a showdown in Houston last fall. This spring, North Carolina became the battleground. By now, confrontations have flared across the ...

Seattle Mayor defends trip to China, says country 'slowly' moving in right direction  - Though China is “hardly a heaven” for the LGBTQ community, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says in terms of discrimination China and North Carolina are ...

Do you inherit your parent's mental illness ? - In the battle to find what causes mental illness , scientists are increasingly looking at genetic factors. For James Longman - whose father killed himself ...

5 Phrases You Might Not Realize Are Offensive to the Mentally Ill  - Many psychiatric terms have made their way into everyday slang, but using these words out of context can actually reinforce the stigma of mental  ...

When healthy eating becomes a disorder  - The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) recognises three types of eating disorder - anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and ...

Drug Addiction Cannot Be Decoupled from Mental Illness  - For many, mental illness goes hand-in-hand with drug use, either because substance use exacerbates their symptoms or because they self-medicate ...

Why Teen Mental Health Matters  - But one issue commonly gets left out of the mental health conversation: teen and adolescent health . It's a particularly important topic, given that one in ...

Program helps families live healthy  - Involving kids in a parent's day-to-day activities can be beneficial to both the parent and child , said Spicer, a health , wellness and fitness professional ...

E-cigarette poisonings surge in young children , study says  - E-cigarette poisonings surge in young children , study says .... emergency medicine committee, called the poisonings “a huge public health issue.”.

Over 40% of Irish parents give their children sweets daily  - Over 40% of Irish parents give their children sweets daily ... said an over consumption of these treats was a “serious threat” to children's health .