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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.

Teen obesity and high blood pressure are strongly linked, study shows

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, March 04, 2015

Teen obesity and high blood pressure are strongly linked, study shows
- Teen obesity is a rising problem in many parts of the world. ... "This highlights the importance of BMI as a marker for cardiovascular health in all body ...

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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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

My Son's Racist Views Are Destroying Our Family

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 13, 2026

Your son's racism has caused real harm to your daughter, her husband and their child. ... You say your son has “become” a racist , and you suspect he's ... View article...

The invisible lives of LGBT immigrants

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, August 13, 2014

The invisible lives of LGBT immigrants - This is especially true for LGBT immigrants who are living in the U.S. without documentation. The immense pressure Villeges felt to live up to his ...

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How to fight inflation without making inequality worse

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

Interest rates are a blunt tool for tackling inflation, and can hurt the people least able to absorb higher costs. View article...

When the body changes quietly: Menopause at the intersection of climate change and social ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

When the body changes quietly: Menopause at the intersection of climate change and social inequality . As India heats up, 150 million women face a ... View article...

Takaichi's popular among women despite gender inequality in Japan

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, August 24, 2026

Japan's gender inequality . When I began my research into gender equality in Japan, I expected the women I met to readily share their views when asked. View article...

LGBTQ+ Adults Now 12% of Population; Greater than 10% in 40 of 50 States

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

... LGBTQ +) people, with 4 million members and supporters. The HRC Foundation (a 501(c)(3)) works to ensure LGBTQ+ people are safe, seen and supported ... View article...

Would 'meritocracy' mean we all had an equal chance?

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, August 24, 2026

The legacies of generational inequality , expressed in confidence and a sense of entitlement, cannot simply be shrugged off with a fair exam or hiring ... View article...

New poll shows anti-Indigenous racism widespread, support for reconciliation stable

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

Seven in 10 Australians report hearing racist slurs or 'jokes' about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in public settings or on social ... View article...

What India's spending patterns say about inclusive growth—and inequality in the country

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, August 24, 2026

It has long been assumed that inequality was baked into the Indian economy's expansion, but household consumption data tells a different story. View article...

Why don't parties of the left reduce inequality?

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, August 24, 2026

Research by a Cambridge team sheds light on a paradox: Why does inequality not fall under governments which are expressly committed to it? View article...

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