Stigmabase | North America

Sexual health: Risks are in what you do not who you are - Jessica Hackett is the harm reduction co-ordinator with the AIDS Committee of Newfoundland and Labrador. Wednesday she was at Grenfell Campus to talk about sexual health as part of Pride Week activities.

LGBT Students Still Endure Hostile School Environments - students' access to resources that could improve school climate, such as student clubs that address LGBTQ student issues; and inclusive curriculum ...

Bold Art Helps Move the Needle on LGBTQ Acceptance in the Baltics - In 1963, an Estonian war hero, family man and chairman of a Soviet collective farm was arrested on suspicion of homosexuality. He escaped court ...

Kate Hudson to Receive Inspiration Award at GLSEN Respect Awards  - As a parent, as a quiet humanitarian, and now as a visible ally to LGBTQ youth, she is an inspiring public figure who shares our vision of a future in ...

Will homophobic Alabama Supreme Court chief justice keep his job? - Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore testifies during his ethics trial before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary at the Alabama Judicial Building in ...

Pioneering Houston psychiatrist makes it his mission to help LGBTQ youth - He's written LGBTQ health curriculum for McGovern Medical School and Baylor College School of Medicine, and he maintains a clinical practice in ...

Athletes, Allies Gather to Support LGBTQ Inclusion in Sports - Out athletes, sports icons and allies gathered this week in New York City to support LGBTQ representation in sports and to honor those making ...

First gay pride flag launched into space - Our hope was to create the largest safe SPACE possible for our LGBTQ community, It also offered us a chance to reinforce, in a peaceful, beautiful ...

Ontario same-sex couples no longer have to adopt their own children - Some LGBTQ parents and others who are not biologically related to their children often need to go to court to be legally recognized as parents.

Why Does California Have The Nation's Highest Poverty Rate? - Because the Official Poverty Measure excludes the high cost of living on the coasts, it undercounts poverty in California and New York while exaggerating poverty throughout much of the South and Midwest. This leads to a gross misunderstanding of poverty, much of it willful, by those who advocate for higher taxes and more government spending.

What Steps Must Be Taken to Create Lasting Racial Equality in the US ? - On Monday night, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton participated in the first of this fall’s presidential debates. One of the key topics? America’s “racial divide.” The two nominees had drastically different propositions for how to address the issue. Truthdig Associate Editor Alexander Kelly writes:

National anti- bullying expert defines the problem — and the solutions - An internationally recognized expert on bullying spoke to parents, teachers and students at Alamo Heights High School on Wednesday evening, ...

Self-harm, PTSD and mental illness soar among young women in England - Rates of self-harm, post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic mental illness are soaring among young women in England, according to the biggest ...

You're The Worst' Is The Best At Depicting Mental Illness - In last night's episode of “You're The Worst,” actor Desmin Borges as war veteran Edgar Quintero delivered a near-perfect portrayal of life with ...

Smoking fathers increase asthma-risk in future offspring - This suggests that not only the mother's environment plays a key role in child health , but also the father's lifestyle, shows a new study including 24,000 ...

Foundation for Black Women's Wellness focuses on young women and girls - Young women listen to K Love the poet during a teen wellness session at the 8th Annual Black Women's Wellness Day at Alliant Energy Center.

Teen wants a tattoo; is her health a problem? - My daughter, 18, has low immunoglobulin, which was found inadvertently at age 12 while undergoing testing for a different medical ...