Stigmabase | North America

10 Reprehensibly Effed Up Things LGBTQ Families Face on a Daily Basis  - In some ways, life has hopefully been getting a little easier for LGBTQ families. Gay marriage is now legal, and the number of Americans who support ...

How To Explain LGBTQ Families To Your Kids, Because They're Just Like Everyone Else  - When considering how to explain LGBTQ families to your kids, I think the best method is blending the facts with heart. Using real world examples while ...

How to celebrate LGBTQ Pride when you can't make it to a march  - Pride Month may be intended for all LGBTQ people, but that doesn't mean everyone has access to official celebrations. Pride events usually occur in ...

Why Toronto's Long-Term Care Homes Need to be LGBTQ Friendly  - Roberts is among several LGBTQ residents living in the downtown long-term care (LTC) facility. While there are a total of 10 LTC homes in Toronto, ...

After Orlando, LGBTQ Jews seek more than 'solidarity'  - In the wake of the Orlando shooting, statements of solidarity with the LGBTQ community quickly tumbled forth. Some expressions of support came from ...

Top Summer Reads for LGBTQ Teens  - In its BNTEEN Blog, Barnes and Noble's released its list of 22 most anticipated summer reads for LGBTQ young adults. The books that made the cut ...

The Very Real Plight of LGBTQ Refugees  - Even after legalizing homosexuality, some governments disputed LGBTQ asylum seekers' membership in the “particular social group” category, ...

Italian high court makes gay adoption easier   - Italy's highest court has made it easier for gays to adopt a partner's biological child but the decision does not give long-sought ...

To Reduce Urban Violence in LatAm, Learn From Success Stories  - There are many factors that explain it, but one of the most important is inequality . Latin America is home to 10 of the 15 most unequal countries in the ...

Youth Suicide Drives Down Utah's Child Health Ranking  - A new report shows that Utah is not making the same progress on children's health insurance coverage or child death rates as other states. According ...

Colorado pot study finds teen use unchanged  - Rates of marijuana use among Colorado's teenagers are essentially ... data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows.

Wyoming Ranked 12th Best State For Kids, But Struggles On Child Health  - Wyoming ranks 12th in the nation in child well-being, according to data ... The poor health ranking can be attributed in part to Wyoming's high rate of ...

The State of Mental Health in Mississippi  - Diana Mikula, the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health , says budget cuts mean an $8.3 million less than the department ...

What The Media Gets Wrong About Mental Illness  - It's time to start treating people with mental illness with the compassion they deserve. One key to doing so? Stop perpetuating myths about mental ...

Here's a Plan: Drug-Test the Rich  - Why should tax breaks for the wealthiest in America be any different? ... taste, perpetuating a narrative about drug abuse and poverty that "needs to be ...

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 ...