Stigmabase | North America

CDC graphic on LGB youth violence sparks debate about trans inclusion - That transgender youth face higher rates of violence may seem obvious to many in the LGBTQ community. But statistics give credibility to the facts of ...

Alabama Chief Justice, suspended over gay marriage order - The Alabama Court of the Judiciary today suspended anti- LGBTQ Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore from the bench for the remainder ...

New Massachusetts transgender rights law goes into effect - Advocates for transgender people in Massachusetts say they can no longer be legally discriminated against in public places.

New Web Series Follows 'Queer Ghost Hunters' in Ohio - Suppose we could venture into the past, catch up with LGBTQ people of decades or centuries ago and have a chat with them about their lives. Imagine ...

Outer Space Has Been 'Claimed' for LGBT Freedom - A group used a weather ballon to send an LGBT rainbow flag into space, to 'claim' outer space for sexual/gender inclusiveness. That's one small step ...

Wonder Woman is gay: lesbian, bisexual Diana Prince of Themyscira titillates LGBT - Woman is gay, straight up, promised DC Comics writer Greg Rucka and did that titillate the LGBTQ crowd. But the creator of "Wonder ...

Activists protest gay club following owner's racist remarks - Regardless if you identify or are part of the LGBTQ community, or you are an ally, we had people from all walks of there to stand up for BBWC,” said ...

New policy brings relief to transgender youth in military families - Dr. David Klein, chief of adolescent medicine at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and an Air Force Major, listens to the ...

A 'crazy' idea to fight mental illness stigma - Over the past quarter century, I’ve had three different mental disorder diagnoses courtesy of health care professionals — a triple dose of disorderliness. I’ve learned to live with the condition(s), even benefit from being off-center, abnormal, quirky, eccentric, weird.

Depression during pregnancy affects mental health of children - The report highlights the specific mental health requirements of mothers and children in poorer countries that are not necessarily relevant to ...

Six High-End Homes Near America's Top-Ranked University - Stanford University was recently named the No. 1 university in America by the inaugural Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranking of U.S.  ...

TV miniseries on inequality zooms in on Flint - The beleaguered city and its ongoing water crisis are being featured in the new documentary series America Divided, which takes an in-depth look at ...

1 in 4 Canadian toddlers overweight or obese, study says - weight-for-length by the World Health Organization (WHO), researchers were also able to determine that over 28 per cent of children between five ...

Breastfeeding Even More Of A Health Issue For Moms Than For Babies - The most surprising thing is that breastfeeding is even more of a maternal health issue than a children's health issue. It has a bigger impact in terms of ...

Speaking Up About Mental Illness - I have learned a lot through my experiences, and I hope to help others have a better understanding of what it means to deal with mental illness and ...

Trump tax bombshell is evidence of inequality - "If [Trump adviser Rudy] Giuliani thinks that Mr. Trump is smart and all the rest of us are dummies because we believe in America , we believe in our ...