Stigmabase | North America

Majority of Australians support marriage equality, don't want national vote - A majority of Australians support gay marriage, an opinion poll on Wednesday showed, but they do not back the ...

Do Today's LGBTQ Kids Have It Any Easier? - There are a number of findings that show the climate for LGBTQ students is slowly improving across the country. Less than a quarter (22%) of all ...

Boston City Council Hears Testimony About Needs of LGBTQ Youth of Color -  LGBTQ Youth of Color Sean Cahill of The Fenway Institute offers testimony on the high rates of HIV experienced by LGBTQ youth of color before the ...

Former Glee star's new government produced music video is amazing - The song, “Collect My Love,” was released by The Knocks and it features vocals by Alex Newell, the young gender-bending singer who rose to fame by stealing season three of the television series, Glee (his rendition of “Boogie Shoes” on that show is a one-way ticket to my happy place).

Space Declared LGBTQ Friendly As Pride Flag Launched 21 Miles Above Earth - The non-profit human rights organization that brought the 'Equality House' to the prairie city of Topeka, Kansas, which is also home to the Westboro ...

Intimate partner violence happens just as often in same sex relationships - Some incidents go unreported to protect the LGBT community's reputation, some out of fear of not being believed. For men, it can be a fear of isolation ...

Things Are (Sort of) Getting Better for LGBT Students - With public attitudes toward gay and lesbian relationships at a historic high, one American institution essential for shaping the lives of LGBT citizens is ...

Which candidates this fall could have the biggest effect on LGBT rights? The judges. - Save for the states where anti-trans legislation has metastasized, LGBT issues have been largely absent in this political cycle, notwithstanding ...

Weighing the Risks of Antipsychotics and Medical Marijuana - While many experience relief from their medications, the side effects can be life-altering, particularly with antipsychotics, medical marijuana and mood ...

Parents are key influence in their children's health - Black Sticks player Gemma Flynn is leading a classroom-based health and wellbeing programme to inspire children to get active. The programme ...

Why passive smoking is harmful for your children - According to  tempo.co , 2015 data from the Health Ministry's research and health development department (Balitbangkes) recorded that more than 40 million Indonesian children are passive smokers because they live with a parent who smokes or are often around adult smokers

U. to help study why children's health is declining - The national, seven-year initiative will examine how environmental factors, such as air quality, nutrition and stress, influence a child's health .

UN Panel race-shames America , demands reparations for blacks - UN Panel race-shames America , demands reparations for blacks ... racial subordination and segregation, racial terrorism and racial inequality in the ...

With 135,000 murders a year, crime is Latin America's top concern - The figures help to explain why. Nearly 135,000 people were murdered in 2015 in Latin America and the Caribbean, representing a homicide rate that is four times the global average, according to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

The sudden, incredible decline in teen births since 2009 - The reduction in teen births is arguably one of the biggest public health victories of the 21st century. It's rare to see such significant changes in a health  ...

Latino Advisory Council focuses on drugs, other teen health concerns - The Latino Advisory council met Sept. 20 to discuss the health of teenagers in Hood River, new apartments at the site of Morrison Park, and a change ...