Stigmabase | North America

LGBTQ students feel safer at schools with gay-straight alliances  -  A Vanderbilt University study found that LGBTQ students attending high schools with gay-straight alliances reported significantly fewer incidences of ...

Philly's Great Wall of Love for the Trans Community  - The transgender woman, who runs the city's only LGBTQ shelter, got a few friends together and organized "The Great Wall of Love," a counter-protest ...

5 queer things to watch for at the Democratic National Convention  - Unlike the Hunger Games sequel that was the Republican National Convention, the Democratic National Convention promises to be much more in ...

One-third of Canadians don't see their workplace as LGBTQ inclusive - Employers can still do more to include and support lesbian and gay employees in the workplace, according to a new study commissioned by Telus.

LGBTQ travel in India  - There are a handful of travel agencies and websites in India that cater specifically to the LGBTQ community as a niche market for travel and tourism.

Watch as this crazy interview with Ellen DeGeneres goes off the rails  - Ellen DeGeneres appears unflappable and rolls with the punches when she hosts her daytime talk show. But when the roles are reversed, as it ...

Trump could win one-third or more of LGBTQ voters  - But Angelo told Secrets that Trump is the first Republican presidential candidate ever to reach out to the LGBTQ community so publicly, especially ...

World Bank Releases Disappointing Third “Safeguards” Draft; Omits LGBTQ Community  - Previous drafts of the safeguards have specifically mentioned protection and consideration of LGBTQ people, but the Bank's third draft removed any ...

When States Legalize Medical Marijuana , People Use Fewer Prescription Painkillers  - States that legalized marijuana as a medical alternative saw a drop in prescription drug use, according to a new study published in July in Health ...

Italian army aims to produce 'the best-quality' medical marijuana after finding current batches ...  - The cost of medical marijuana is not covered by the Italian government, meaning patients are frequently left unable to pay the prohibitive costs of the ...

21st child dies in hot car this year - nearly double the death rate of last year  - That figure is nearly twice as high as the number of children who died by this time last year, the organization reports. When CNN last published a story June 9 about hot car deaths, 11 children had died this year by that time. That means that 10 more kids have died in a little over a single month this summer.

Mean girls are ganging up and 'roasting' boys in latest cyber bullying craze  - Now teachers and parents have been warned to be aware of the new form of cyber bullying . Schools across Britain are "in the grip of a roasting ...

9 Celebrities Who Survived Childhood Bullying  - After all, kids can be cruel, and online bullying is rampant. If you don't have the right clothes or family or, sometimes, for no real reason at all, your time ...

Should your teen wear exercise clothes to therapy?  -  The research evidence on exercise's positive mental health effects on teens and children is less strong, but that is likely because fewer studies have ...

Teen suicides highest in 15 years but overall rate falls: SOS  - Troubled young people who reach out to suicide prevention agency Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) cite mental health issues, academic pressure, ...

Sports Helps Protect Teen Athletes From Heroin And Opioid Addiction  - The findings of a new study, published in the journal Pediatrics on July 25, show another health benefit of sports and exercise in kids. Philip Veliz, from ...