Stigmabase | North America

Russia detains pro- LGBTQ US pastor, tells him to leave the country  - An American pastor who supports LGBT rights has been detained in Russia and ordered to leave the country. Citing his lawyer, the ...

Event focuses on foster care and adoption in LGBTQ community  - Let it Be Us focused on finding foster and adoptive families within Chicago's LGBTQ community with its program "Call to Action! Foster and Adopt Our ...

Predators in school bathrooms? No, say other states with LGBTQ policies  - The argument goes something like this: Allow transgender students to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity and boys will pretend to be ...

 LGBT youth in desperate need of foster parents  - We desperately need more adults in the LGBTQ community and allies to help foster our LGBTQ youth in care,” said Jane Kelly, the The Illinois ...

Amanda Nunes becomes UFC's first ever openly gay champion  - UFC senior executive vice president Lawrence Epstein shared that the league stands with LGBTQ athletes: 'Just as it takes courage to step into the ...

Will Corporate Support of LGBTQ Community Be Seen Beyond Pride Month?  - These are just some examples of the heightened level of support the LGBTQ community saw from major corporations during Pride Month in June.

Police-brutality protests continued over the weekend and other Chicago news  - Illinois social service agencies are asking foster parents to take in some of the approximately 25,000 homeless LGBTQ youth in the state. More than a ...

Michigan Joins Fight Against Transgender Directive Desp...  - transgender and questioning ( LGBTQ ) students. Not only did the guidance clarify that students are to be allowed to use the facilities that correspond ...

Teenager takes her own life after suffering torrent of bullying on social media  - A TEENAGE girl who was “loved by all” took her own life after suffering a torrent of vile online bullying . Britney Mazzoncini, 16, took to social media to ...

Study reveals that parenting styles can impact child's workplace behaviour  - Work, professional life, parenthood, relationships, mental health , stress, support, The study compares a workplace boss with parents suggesting that ...

Busting Myths About Mental Illness - As common as mental illness is, though, certain myths are surprisingly persistent and prejudice continues to be widespread. Here are four common ...

Economic Inequality Won't Reverse Until Other Inequality Does  - The numbers come from the new Pew Research Center report called On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart.

Some police agencies are easing racial tensions  - Beeurmann said many officers don't understand the racial complexities they encounter every day, such as the history of abuse that African Americans  ...

Killing of blacks : Death for sale in America  - The Blacks in America have endured years of race -based killings by White corps. They have waited for decisive condemnation beyond the usual lip ...

White America's 'undeclared war' on black people  - White America's 'undeclared war' on black people ... says an African American historian as anti- police sentiments over racial profiling of the black ...

Healing America's race divide with economic opportunities  - In 2008, American voters elected their first African - American president. They believed that Barack Obama's election ...