Stigmabase | North America

Drawn to Comics Thanks the LGBTQ Comics Creators Who Make It Possible  - I'm going to talk about how thankful I am for all the LGBTQ people who are making comics and telling stories and creating heroes and showing the rest ...

Meet The Woman Who's Trying To Arm The LGBT Community   - several friends whom I love and respect made blog posts or Facebook updates to the effect of 'If you're LGBTQ and want ...

The LGBT community feels the effects of 'straightwashing.' They're angry about it.  - to people on the street, they're talking about the shooter, guns, [fear of Muslims], but not that Pulse is an LGBTQ place and these were queer people.

Bisexual relative of controversial Sacramento pastor, ashamed and condemns the message of hate ...  - Peters wanted to show that despite the messages of hate being directed toward her and other LGBTQ individuals, it is important to be resilient in ...

Study determines needs of LGBTQ youth in rural areas - And for gender and sexual minority youths living in rural areas without the resources and support for LGBTQ youths in urban areas, there are still more ...

 Substance Abuse in the LGBTQ Community  - Studies have shown a significantly higher prevalence of illicit drug and alcohol use within the LGBT community. Identifying triggers for substance use ...

How Parents Can Support LGBTQ Kids in Today's World  - "It's really important to provide young LGBTQ people with a space to talk and be at the center of solutions," says David Johns, Executive Director of the ...

Actor Rupert Everett's shocking claim: 'Thank God' I didn't transition  - Out actor and former gay icon Rupert Everett is denouncing hormone therapy and the surgical steps involved in gender transition, based on his own ...

Teen Marijuana And Alcohol Use May Hurt School Performance, Mental Health  - Although people have been using marijuana since the ancient times, the jury is still out on its health effects. While many studies suggest marijuana ...

5 good mental health habits for kids (and parents)  - The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Adolescents highlighted boys were 5% more likely to experience mental health issues than girls ...

Ending discrimination against people with mental illness  - One in four Americans will experience a mental health problem or misuse alcohol or drugs at some point in their lives.Yet mental health and substance ...

There's Great News on Inequality and Poverty  - Many people on the left seem to believe that the global economy has the same problems as the economies of the U.S and Europe. For example ...

The inequality happening now in San Francisco will impact America for generations to come  - A drastic increase in socio-economic inequality may have a profound ... cities currently being cultivated across the US , and indeed around the world.

30% Of Americans Are Too Rich To Be Middle Class Now  - A very interesting report on America's shrinking middle class. ... “Any discussion of inequality that is limited to the 1% misses a lot of the picture ...

When the Body Attacks the Mind  - Sasha's symptoms had appeared almost overnight, and some of them—including dilated pupils and slurred speech—suggested not mental illness but ...

Mental illness often goes untreated  - 20 percent of children have had a seriously debilitating mental disorder , with ADHD (attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder) being the most common.