Stigmabase | North America

California Board of Education unanimously approves LGBT history class for public schools - The new guidelines ask schools to include the place of LGBT Americans in the country's history. 'We are proud to represent a diverse state, and we ...

10 Inspiring Quotes For People Struggling With Their Sexuality Or Gender Identity  - Throughout June, people all over the world celebrated the lives, histories, and legacies of LGBTQ people, and if you're an openly gay, lesbian, queer, ...

No evidence Orlando shooting was motivated by homophobia  - Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, the Post writes that despite the identities of those targeted, the killer's history of homophobic remarks, and ...

Methodists defy ban and elect first openly lesbian bishop - Dr. Karen Oliveto of Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco, CA breaks through anti- LGBTQ law in The UMC and carries queer ...

'Trump just doubled down on his agenda of hate and discrimination by choosing Mike Pence ...  - Mike Pence, who has made virulent anti- LGBTQ activism a cornerstone of his political career. “Donald Trump just doubled down on his agenda of hate ...

Pride in the face of tragedy  - That's how mayor David Henderson summed up the progress the city's LGBTQ community has made since 2011 as he briefly addressed the crowd ...

The work is far from over  - ROC Pride unites and engages individuals and organizations to empower, educate and support the Rochester LGBTQ and Allied Community, and ...

LGBTQ Australian family left in limbo over passport debacle  - Two Australian fathers living in Canada have been caught in a nightmarish situation as they try to bring their baby son home. Kyle and Kent Stewart, ...

Who suffers from medical marijuana restrictions?  - 12,000 medical marijuana users in the state of Montana are stuck in limbo. That's because if a new initiative on the November ballot does not get voter ...

Mental illness and the family  - The sad reality is that mental illness is something that most Jamaicans are not adept in dealing with, or even able to tell it's taking place until it is too ...

New Doveton Aboriginal gathering place will help youth mental health : elder  - Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Diane Kerr said she came to the centre 36 years ago with her daughter to see a maternal child health nurse. Speaking at the ...

Dads' Impact On Child Development Is Actually Very Important, Says Study, So Let's Put The ...  - According to two new studies, dads play an important role in child ... the effect that parental mental health and stress levels had on child development.

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Racial Gaps Narrow in Child Health Measures  - Racial disparities have narrowed for many child and adolescent health indicators in the United States, but in many cases they still stand in stark ...

Changes at prison after teen's death  - A spokesman for NHS Forth Valley said after a joint review with the SPS changes were made to further increase the mental health services and ...

Preschool Bedtimes Reduce Risk of Teen Obesity  - Researchers from The Ohio State University College of Public Health discovered that bedtimes after 9 p.m. appeared to double the likelihood of ...