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Updates & Legacy — Stigmabase is a Canadian Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Initiative. Our mission is to inform about stigma around the world and make the data collected accessible for researchers. Stigmabase is very attentive to misinformation and lists only reliable sources. — The marginalization of individuals or categories of individuals is a too common phenomenon. Millions of people are facing this problem around the world and many complex factors are involved.

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Homeless Agencies Join Forces

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 23, 2012

Homeless Agencies Join Forces: As homelessness continues to rise, and increasing numbers of families are facing the threat of losing their homes, the affiliation of Life Haven with NHHR creates a cohesive mix of resources for homeless women and children in the community. NHHR will ...

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Inequality metrics don't capture India's reality

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, September 02, 2025

Lack of data, gaps in surveys, and analyses that leave out both the wealthy and the most vulnerable distort the level of inequality in India . View article...

One of Europe's 'biggest and oldest' gay clubs files for insolvency

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, August 05, 2025

One of Europe's 'biggest and oldest' gay clubs 'on the brink' after filing for insolvency ... An image of a DJ deck with people dancing under coloured ... View article...

Why are people transvestigating this 1930s gay icon?

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Just like gay icons don't have to be gay , trans icons don't have to be trans. All they have to be is courageous, outspoken, and an advocate for LGBTQ+ ... View article...

Court finds voting system NOT illegally racist or sexist. Plus, our travel ban challenge.

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 14, 2025

Plus we tell you about a decision that found first-past-the-post voting is not unconstitutionally racist or sexist. Stories and cases discussed in ... View article...

African nation bans homosexuality with threats of prison terms and fines

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, September 02, 2025

Burkina Faso's parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality , with people facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported ... View article...

How 'pervasive' is racism in health care? This B.C. researcher gathers the stories of Black ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 14, 2025

Ashley Wilkinson has found racism is an ongoing challenge in health-care settings in Canada , which is why the PhD candidate at the University of ... View article...

Boston area sees growing interest in sober LGBTQ+ events, spaces

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 14, 2025

Emma Whitney and her friends struggled to find LGBTQ +-friendly events that didn't revolve around drinking or using substances . So the team of ... View article...

University of Edinburgh reviews historic links to slavery and racism

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, August 05, 2025

The research has highlighted often lesser-known accounts of the university's historical ties to slavery and colonialism, the legacy of racist ... View article...

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LGBTQ+ Cambodians Face Rising Violence and Mental Health Crisis

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, October 13, 2025

“Mostly we can see the LGBT community try to hide their identity from the public, especially from their family, because of fear and a big proportion ... View article...

Economic inequalities deepen Africa's fragility.

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, October 13, 2025

... inequality are deepening fragility across Africa. Delivering the keynote address at the auspicious occasion, President Boakai, speaking on the ... View article...

Legislative reform not the answer to racial disparities under Mental Health Act, say social workers

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 14, 2025

With black people disproportionately likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act, social workers urge more funding and anti- racism training. View article...

AI tools 'exploited' for racist European city videos

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Racist video creators appear to be based in various countries including Greece and Britain, although they hide their locations. Their videos are a " ... View article...

Varying fortunes of Greater Seoul real estate point to increasing wealth inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, October 13, 2025

Apartment prices in Seoul's affluent Gangnam region have jumped by as much as over 20 percent compared to 2024 prices, while some areas in the ... View article...

Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and ...

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 14, 2025

The core disputes at the court this year reflect controversial factual questions about gender and race: How pervasive and influential is racism in the ... View article...

The "Deliveroo" Theory of Politics

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, October 13, 2025

One paper looked at 12 cases of democratic backsliding, focusing on three core economic indicators – inequality , poverty, and growth – in the five ... View article...

Young Urban India demands greater action on climate change and inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, October 15, 2025

The report finds that 61% of people globally worry about inequality , with concern peaking among younger ... View article...

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