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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.

Underage drinking, smoking decline while overall mental illness, substance use remains stable

Pacific Standard Time — Sunday, September 11, 2016

Underage drinking, smoking decline while overall mental illness, substance use remains stable
- “There are stories of substance misuse, illicit drug use, prescription drug misuse, alcohol misuse, mental illness, suicide and an immense behavioral ...

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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...

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 ...

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...

Intersectional inequalities, structural racism, and environmental ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, June 11, 2026

At the same time, stark geographic inequalities within Europe persist, with health outcomes and system capacity varying significantly across regions. View article...

Black girls hit by double burden of racism and misogyny online

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, June 09, 2026

... racism and misogyny online, with charities warning that harmful content ... Misogynoir is a term referring to the combined force of anti-Black racism ... View article...

10 Authors Share Why They Write LGBTQ+ Literature

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, June 09, 2026

... LGBTQ content in picture books. And I've seen small children rush over to Uncle Bobby's Wedding with excitement and grab it to take home to show ... View article...

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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...

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 ...

Bangladesh's education system: A legacy of failing our people

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, June 29, 2026

... inequality , poor learning outcomes and unequal opportunities ... inequality , class division, and unequal futures. Let's take a deeper look to ... View article...

Labor under pressure to deal with skyrocketing student debts

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, June 29, 2026

Labor is facing rising pressure from the crossbench and the Greens to show it is serious about fixing intergenerational inequality by dealing with ... View article...

Human Rights Watch Warns LGBTQ+ Rights Are Worsening In China

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, June 29, 2026

Human Rights Watch has warned that LGBT rights in China are worsening amid censorship of Pride events, films and social media accounts. View article...

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