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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.

Jason Collins: It's 'Absolutely Insane' that Being Gay is Illegal in Some Countries

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, June 26, 2014

Jason Collins: It's 'Absolutely Insane' that Being Gay is Illegal in Some Countries
- Gay NBA player Jason Collins has said in a video released by the United Nations that it is “absolutely insane” that being gay is still illegal in some ...

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Songs by Diana Ross, Cher and more among Billboard's Greatest LGBTQ Anthems of All Time

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, June 03, 2026

Happy Pride Month! In honor of the occasion, Billboard has put together a list of the 100 Greatest LGBTQ Anthems of All Time, which features songs ... View article...

Community health fair aims to change stigma of mental illness

Pacific Standard Time — Sunday, May 17, 2015

Community health fair aims to change stigma of mental illness - “It's embarrassing to admit that you can't do this. But one thing that I've learned here at this fair, is that mental illness is ...

Elder Queers offers a forum for LGBTQ connection while honoring those ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, February 26, 2026

I realized later in life that I was queer and started to explore the local LGBTQ community more intentionally. I appear younger than I am (Black ... View article...

UN Forum Explores Ongoing Discrimination Faced By People of African Descent

Pacific Standard Time — Sunday, November 26, 2017

UN Forum Explores Ongoing Discrimination Faced By People of African Descent - Participants from Europe, Central Asia and North America gathered this week at a United Nations forum in Geneva to explore ways to combat racial discrimination and to ensure effective promotion and protection of the human rights of people of African descent. Speaking at the opening of the two-day ...

Gender inequality: female top guns discuss silent malaise in ivory towers

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 25, 2026

One of such is in the area of gender inequality and subtle, sometimes outright discrimination against the female gender. It is for this reason that ... View article...

Parole board considered 'casual and systemic racism' while freeing armed robber

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Canada's parole board considered “casual and systemic racism ” when freeing armed robber who allegedly assaulted, threatened to kill his ex. View article...

The Future of Queer Cinema: What These LGBTQ Filmmakers Are Making and Who They're ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, July 16, 2026

Some of the most inventive and exciting work in film and television right now is coming from LGBTQ directors, writers, and producers moving ... View article...

So much the worse for the facts?

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, July 16, 2026

Chequeado examines the rise of racist abuse during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, highlighting that racism was the most common form of discrimination ... View article...

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Region of Durham celebrates Asian Heritage Month

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 01, 2025

As a Region, we are committed to combatting all forms of racism , including anti-Asian racism . During Asian Heritage Month and beyond, I encourage ... View article...

Christian pastor shows empty food bank shelves after rejecting donations from LGBTQ+ allies

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, August 04, 2026

He added that he would not be “part of a gay rights movement” because of partnerships involving Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks. View article...

Raising a Black Child in America When Racism Can Be Fatal

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 06, 2026

Raising a Black Child in America When Racism Can Be Fatal. In response to the deaths of Nolan Xavier Wells and Daniel Erving, Pamela Ayo Yetunde ... View article...

Federal oversight pushes Scouting America to drop diversity efforts at National Jamboree

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, August 04, 2026

... LGBTQ , women and Scouts of color. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth threatened to make changes in the military's century-old relationship with ... View article...

Pope Leo acknowledges ancestors were enslaved and slaveholde...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 06, 2026

The pope did not describe himself as Black . But he publicly confirmed his family's mixed racial heritage, a fact that historians and genealogists ... View article...

Rasheed Newson captures LA queer history in his latest novel

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 06, 2026

“Of the 112 LGBTQ characters recorded, 34 (30%) are characters of color, a decrease from the 36% counted the previous year,” according to the report. View article...

How The Label “Criminal” Dismisses the Value of Black Lives

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, August 04, 2026

At best, a nation's laws preserve social norms, regardless of whether those traditions cause harm. In a country like America, where racism against ... View article...

The Latinos that could unlock the majority

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 06, 2026

Now in 2026, Democratic Latino strategists are focusing in on a slate of key races to keep the momentum. Northeastern Pennsylvania's 222 corridor is ... View article...

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