Stigmabase | North America

After Orlando, Political Silence on LGBTQ Safety  - Though the horrific attack could have served as an impetus for broader LGBTQ protections, policymakers have largely abandoned them.

LGBT Identity Makes You a Target for Violence  - This is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the violence LGBTQ experience; black and brown trans women are attacked and murdered at ...

White LGBTQ Community, I Need Your Help Against Police Harassment!  - A gay Washington Post columnist asked me what is it that white LGBTQ people don't get about the Black Lives Matters movement as well as racism ...

For LGBTQ Students, Author Says, Safety Is 'Not Enough'  - At a time when LGBTQ concerns in schools are increasingly visible — and often debated — teachers and administrators are looking for new ways to ...

Christian leader blames state of race relations on LGBT rights  - With the religious right clamboring for special exemptions from civil rights laws lately, it's hard for a wingnut to get much traction in the media these ...

Will LGBT curriculum be taught in California schools soon?  - After multiple delays, California education officials are moving to comply with the nation's first law requiring public schools to ...

The Republican platform is extremist – and so is anyone who supports it  - Such views are perhaps to be expected from the president of the FRC, a fiercely anti- LGBTQ organization that, using faith as a justification, has ...

LGBT youth group in Yate faces closure as funding is due to stop - The monthly event for 13- to 19-year-olds who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or questioning ( LGBTQ ) is held at the Armadillo youth café in Yate and ...

What is Medical Marijuana ?  - It might seem like an easy question, but depending on whom you ask medical marijuana is either an incredibly powerful natural medicine or it's just an ...

5 Ways to Talk to Your Kids About Bullying  - High school bullying , whether it's an online spat or ostracism in the lunchroom, is fairly common. But despite its prevalence, bullying can be a difficult ...

Should You Undergo a Mental Health Evaluation for Obesity?  - You've tried everything to cut weight. But it seems that no matter what you do, you always end up – late at night with your arm half-encircling a bowl of ...

Skip Marriage and Just Have the Kids—to Save Money?  - Not so surprising. But they are even more likely to do so amid high income inequality , a study released today in American Sociological Review finds.

Earlier bedtime for toddlers leads to healthier teens  - For a healthy weight as a teen , when should the tot be tucked in? At least by 8 p.m.. "Preschool-age children whose bedtimes are at 8 or before were ...

Black , queer, ignored: Why the LGBT community is divided on Black Lives Matter  -  People think that because they identify with one marginalized group, LGBT , that they know and can identify with other marginalized groups, black ,” ...

The Big Differences Between Black and White Families Having the Race Conversation  - But when it comes to the issues of race , these fathers and sons live in .... As an African - American Muslim police officer, Rasheed Muwallif said he ...

Donald Trump is getting zero percent of the vote among black voters in Ohio, Pennsylvania  - I've always had a great relationship with the blacks ,” Trump said, adding Obama's support from African - American voters had more to do with racial  ...