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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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Legalizing medical marijuana hasn't made US teens smoke more weed

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, June 18, 2015

Legalizing medical marijuana hasn't made US teens smoke more weed
- A major fear about legalizing medical marijuana in the US has been that it would make the drug more accessible for young people to use ...

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Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, December 25, 2024

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Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, December 26, 2024

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Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, December 11, 2024

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Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, January 02, 2025

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Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, December 26, 2024

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs is condemning a report on accelerating changes for a Montreal free of racism and discrimination from 2023 ... View article...

Disney Modifies Transgender Storyline in Pixar's “Win Or Lose” Series to Appeal to Younger ...

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, December 23, 2024

The company was also criticized for the LGBTQ material in animated films like “Lightyear” and “Strange World.” Share this: Twitter · Facebook ... View article...

Denver Public Schools creates documentary to promote transgenderism to children

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, December 24, 2024

The film, titled Reclaiming the Narrative: A Documentary About LGBTQ+ Youth, includes the perspectives of 16 LGBT -identifying students from 13 high ... View article...

India's wealth tax debate: should Super-rich be made to pay more?

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, December 25, 2024

India has one of the highest levels of wealth inequality in the world, with the richest 1% owning more than 40% of the country's wealth. View article...

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Honoring, Celebrating the Lives of African Americans

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, January 02, 2025

AARP Virginia will be hosting a wide-ranging series of Black History Month events in February—from virtual presentations to museum visits and a ... View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, January 02, 2025

... Latin America . One day, Che said to the guerrilla fighters in Bolivia: “This type of fight gives us the opportunity of becoming revolutionaries ... View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, December 31, 2024

“ Racism is a grown-up disease” · In 1960, Ruby Bridges gained national notoriety as the first Black child to attend an all-white public school in the ... View article...

Church in Kenya for L.G.B.T.Q. Africans Thrives Despite Attacks

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, December 30, 2024

A wave of anti-gay sentiment has recently surged across parts of Africa. · Despite years of persecution, the L.G.B.T.Q. · Another pastor, Caroline Omolo ... View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, January 02, 2025

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Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, December 31, 2024

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BBC lists Ugandan lesbian activist among world's 100 inspiring and influential women

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Among 100 influential women, Kasha Nabagesera 'has made a profound impact campaigning against LGBTQ+ stigma' View article...

The Troubling Truth About the 1942 Rose Bowl

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, January 02, 2025

The 1942 Rose Bowl has become a symbol of American unity during World War II—but the game included no Black players and few Black fans. View article...

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