Stigmabase | North America

Secret deodorant's amazing new trans-themed ad: 'No wrong way to be a woman' - Leave it to a deodorant company to get what so many elected officials in this country can't quite wrap their heads around — that there is no “one way” ...

Safe spaces aren't enough: how to create a school where LGBTQ students thrive - As visibility and tolerance of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) people grows, it can be tempting for educators to ...

Domestic violence isn't just a heterosexual problem - Nationally, LGBTQ domestic violence victims have been shunned by service providers and law enforcement [officers] have not treated them with ...

Halloween: Our American LGBTQ holiday - And this weekend of lavish costumed theatricality will attract everyone, but especially lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer ( LGBTQ ) revelers.

Queer game show pits students against staff - The center started in the fall of 2008 in an effort to make UW Oshkosh a safer, more inclusive campus and to welcome members of the LGBTQ  ...

Susan Rice Asserts US Commitment to Global LGBTQ Rights - In a speech at American University, National Security Advisor and former U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice praised the strides that have been made for ...

Bullying Prevention Film Streaming for National Bullying Prevention Month - actual or perceived sexual orientation, national origin, religion or ability. Almost 75 percent of students who identify as LGBTQ report being bullied in ...

Common sets of genes disrupted in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression - It was striking to us that we could identify the broad functional overlaps, knowing there is a lot of variability among individuals with mental disorders .".

Study Finds Having Abortion Does Not Increase Risk of Developing Mental Disorder - After 2.5-3 years post-abortion, we initially found differences in incidence of mental disorders in our unmatched and unadjusted data, but matching ...

Covering inequality ? Here are tips and tricks from the experts - The power of storytelling is this question of empathy,” Kotlowitz said at a recent Poynter seminar on economic inequality . “The challenge for us as ...

Study Shows Young Women Now Drink As Much As Men - But, more drinking is also associated with more dependence and misuse, which can have serious health consequences - including death. According ...

Tips to get your teen to eat more fruits and vegetables - Obese teens may miss out on fun activities, face more health issues, suffer from a lack of confidence and self-esteem, and may even miss out on ...

At teen suicide forum, parents asked to 'talk less, listen more' - Posed this quandary, Dr Ong Lue Ping, the Institute of Mental Health's ... sometimes poignant discussion about teen suicide with the panellists - who ...

More babies born to women over 40 than teenagers : Stats Canada - More babies born to women over 40 than teenagers : Stats Canada ... "They are taking far more control over their sexual and reproductive health .".

Teen Depression and Anxiety: What Parents Can Do - Sometimes conversations between parents and teens can be all about achievements, ... The National Institute of Mental Health : Teen Depression.