Stigmabase | North America

Logo TV censors LGBT content to make an important point  - According to a press release, this “will provide a glimpse at what life could be like if you lived in a country where LGBT people can't turn on the ...

Trailblazing LGBT studies class expands in San Francisco  - Lyndsey Schlax, a teacher at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts and the creator of the first LGBT studies class in the United States, sits inside the Castro ...

LGBT Community Finds Growing Acceptance in Magic Valley  - Despite what you believe or your church teaches about homosexuality, there's no denying the LGBT community has made mammoth strides toward ...

LGBT Pride march in Kyiv held without violence  - Participants of Kyiv LGBT Pride hold a poster which reads "Homophobia - kills" and "It's always the right time for human rights" as they walk by Lva ...

Local LGBT community speaks up about coming out  - Local LGBT community speaks up about coming out ..... The LGBT community is the most at-risk minority in his country, Gope said, even more than ...

LGBT Groups Declare Solidarity With Orlando Shooting Victims  - The group also said “gay clubs hold a significant place in LGBTQ history” and once served as safe gathering places. This horrific act strikes directly at ...

NW Leaders Call For Support For LGBTQ Communities In Wake Of Orlando Shooting  - Officials in Florida and Orlando continue to make sense of what happened on a weekend full of LGBTQ pride events across the country. In Washington ...

The Long, Tragic History of Violence at LGBTQ Bars and Clubs in America - The mass shooting at Orlando's LGBT nightclub Pulse, which left at least 50 dead, is only the latest chapter in a long history of violence at LGBTQ bars ...

You owe it to your kids to have this mental illness conversation ASAP  - But when it comes to mental illness , the one way parents can ensure their kids don't grow up believing it's shameful to live with depression, anxiety or ...

Discrimination slows treatment of mental illness  - According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness , mental disorders affect one in every five persons in the United States. This equals nearly 64 ...

9/11 firefighters more likely to get cancer  - Another study in the Lancet showed a high burden of both physical and mental illness in the estimated 50,000 rescue and recovery workers involved ...

Don't 'wait and watch' if your child is a late starter, say experts  - 1995, which promises equal opportunities and protects the rights of persons with disabilities, lists mental retardation and mental illness , but does not ...

Today's teen troubles: Sex, drugs and texting on the go  - It now covers 118 health behaviors, as well as statistics on obesity and ... From a health perspective, teenagers — especially between ages 15 and 17 ...

Teen Smoking is Down — Due to E-Cigs?  - Since the majority of adult smokers began smoking and became addicted to nicotine as teens , these results should make public health advocates very ...

Reporters speak to experts, families and friends about youth suicide  - Parents, the public, friends, media and mental health professionals have to wrestle with that ... “ Teenagers are vulnerable to suicide contagion.

Teen artists use selfies to show effect social media has on mental health  - A group of Toronto teens is hoping to start a conversation about how social media is affecting their mental health through a new exhibit at Toronto's ...