Stigmabase | North America

LGBTQ guidelines won't do any good - The guidelines claim that LGBTQ students endure bullying and violence, ... Some adults have warned of the danger of labeling children as LGBTQ  ...

NCAVP mourns killing of TT Saffore, a Chicago transgender woman of color - Lastly, we have reached out to Garfield Park neighborhood agencies, organizations whose mission is to serve LGBTQ people of color, and our law ...

Michigan steamrolls over parents, approves rules letting boys in girls' locker rooms statewide - The final “statement and guidance” on LGBTQ students was recently approved by the board, the Daily Caller reports, though it hasn't been announced ...

How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails LGBTQ Youth - According to the authors of “Unjust: How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails LGBTQ Youth,” issues like anti- LGBTQ discrimination in ...

Botswana LGBTQ group petitions to ban anti-gay US pastor - Members of the LGBTQ community in Botswana delivered a petition to the government Thursday asking it to ban pastor Steven Anderson who has ...

Spotify adds third gender to registration forms for non-binary users - Like listening to music for free but don't identify as male or female? Spotify may be the player you've been looking for. The online music streaming ...

Why the time is right for the world's first course on Queer History - umbrella term while 'LGBT' today already seems dated, as deepening identity politics adds more acronyms to the mix ( LGBTQ , LGBTQI, LGBTQIA…) ...

LGBTQ and Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Coalition join for education, action - In response to the epidemic of shootings in Chicago, and the massacre of mostly LGBTQ , mostly Latino individuals at the Pulse nightclub ...

America's Most (And Least) Educated States - More Americans today hold academic degrees than ever before. ... Income inequality is measured by the Gini coefficient, which is measured on a ...

Dental care essential for kids - The state of children's health — both here in Florida and throughout our country — is a barometer for the future. Simply put, the health of our economy, ...

Does Talking About Kids ' Weight Affect Them Later In Life? A New Study Says Yes - Every parent wants their child to be healthy , so it's natural that a parent whose child is overweight would want to intervene. But a new study reveals ...

Case Of The Blues Or Teen Depression? Know The Signs - In fact, 20 per cent of us will be impacted by a mental health issue over the course ... The responsibility for taking care of one's self lies with your teen .

We need to laugh about mental health - Depression is a long, unpredictable slog, defined often by inactivity, and that's perhaps why it, and mental health more broadly, have oft been so ...

Schools And Mental Health : When The Parent Has To Take Charge - This story is part of our NPR Ed series on mental health in schools. In the waning days of summer vacation, Sydney and Laney are enjoying their final ...

Could bad buildings damage your mental health ? - These stressors aren't simply inconvenient or irritating, though; research has suggested that urban living has a significant impact on mental health .

More mental disorders among elderly than previously thought - Nearly one-quarter of elderly people in a study had a mental disorder in the previous year, and one-third had been treated for one in the previous year.