Stigmabase | North America

Could Russia win the song contest despite its anti- gay law?  - Sergey Lazarov is the runaway favourite to win this year's Eurovision with his catchy, upbeat song about thunder and lightning “getting exciting”.

LGBT activists stage rare Lebanon sit-in  - While Lebanon is considered more tolerant of LGBT issues than other Arab states, police still stage regular raids on nightclubs and other venues ...

North Carolinians Who Support 'Bathroom Law' Say They're Being Drowned Out  - North Carolina's controversial law that limits civil rights protections for LGBTQ people has cost the state hundreds of jobs, potentially millions of dollars ...

US monument status doesn't guarantee Stonewall Inn's future - There’s actually nothing in the national monument designation or even the city’s landmark law to prevent New York‘s most famous gay bar from someday becoming a coffee shop, a frozen yogurt joint or anything else.

How LGBTQ People Can Revitalize Christianity  - Elizabeth Edman is a queer priest. She is also a priestly queer. It is from the perspective of these intertwined and inseparable identities that her new ...

Five perfect queer running mates Trump should consider  - who identifies themselves with an “R” for Republican or a “C” for Conservative than even one letter of LGBTQ , or heaven forbid, a “D” for Democrat.

Bisexual Trolls and Non-Binary Sprites: The Power of LGBTQ Visibility in “Homestuck”  - The diversity of its cast has especially been meaningful for Homestuck's LGBTQ readers, who make up a significant portion of its fanbase. Its varied ...

Halsey Fires Back At Haters Who Say She's "Pretending to Be Bisexual"  - Nylon, Halsey opened up about her sexuality, shutting down ridiculous accusations that she's putting on a front to try to win over her LGBTQ fans.

Do Unions Cause Inequality ?  - Let's spread the wealth around and end inequality . ... This war for the allegiance of American labor was not won through the superior organizing ...

Thousands of traumatised troops facing mental health war  - A total of 6,059 personnel from across the army, navy and RAF were seen by the MoD's Specialist Mental Health Services in 2014/15, compared to just ...

25 Celebrities Who Suffer From Mental Illness  - Many celebs have been open about their struggles with mental health , helping to end the stigma that once surrounded conditions such as depression, ...

Transgenderism a ' mental disorder '  - A Tennessee lawmaker who wants to require schools to force students to use the bathroom consistent with their gender on their birth certificates ...

6 Reasons to Invest in Children's Health and Education  - It’s an exciting time to be a global entrepreneur. Around the world, business leaders are developing innovative new solutions to address the world’s major challenges. We asked six entrepreneurs from the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, what they wished most for every child, every where. Here’s what they had to say.

What's Killing The World's Teenagers ? Road Accidents, Suicide, Floods  - And in China, drowning tops the list of causes of teenage death. These grim statistics come from a new interest in the health concerns of young people ...

Poverty "Need Not And Must Not Be Permanent"  - Clyburn's plan has become a focus of the Congressional Black Caucus' efforts to eliminate poverty in America and was designed to keep struggling ...

The grotesque criminalization of poverty in America  - If you are arrested for a serious crime, you're supposed to be taken to jail and booked. Then there's some sort of hearing, and if the judge doesn't think ...