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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.

Legalised medical marijuana opposed by only 7% of Australians, poll shows

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Legalised medical marijuana opposed by only 7% of Australians, poll shows
- While an overwhelming majority of Australians support legalisation of medical marijuana, only one third believe it should be legalised for general use.

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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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Unions and partners call for urgent public investment in early childhood education

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 22, 2026

They highlight how market forces are deepening inequality — and why governments must act now. Their message is clear: without strong public ... View article...

One year later, 988 still doesn't have a hotline for LGBTQ+ youth

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 22, 2026

During Pride month last year, almost 70,000 LGBTQ+ young people sought specialized help from 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline. View article...

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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...

Medicaid to stop covering gender-affirming care for transgender kids

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 13, 2026

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a rule, effective Oct. 13, that ends Medicaid and CHIP coverage for gender‑affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for minors, citing child protection 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 ...

Montreal anti-racism commissioner sues Jewish group over alleged 'smear campaign'

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 13, 2026

Montreal's former anti- racism commissioner is suing a Jewish advocacy group after being compared to Hitler and accused of failing in her role; ... View article...

LGBTQ+ passages cut from Russian edition of Pope Francis' memoir

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The Russian edition of Pope Francis' autobiography had passages about LGBTQ+ issues censored, according to media reports. View article...

Wealth, income inequality are impacting Ohio

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, August 17, 2026

This growing inequality is unfair to those who are falling behind and is slowing our economy, creating affordability problems, reducing ... View article...

High school students are protesting against One Nation. What's the point if they can't vote?

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 13, 2026

Protest organisers the National Union of Students have billed it as a “fight against racism ” and opportunity to “stand up against the far right ... View article...

Education is not the great equaliser' – Professor warns Malta's system risks reproducing inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, August 17, 2026

Borg said Malta's above-average university participation should not obscure persistent inequalities elsewhere in the education system. He said simply ... View article...

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