Stigmabase | North America

Straight Muslim Allies Must Stand Tall Against Bullies  - He mentioned how Muslims "with the homophobia in their hearts and on their lips" lead LGBTQ Muslims to self-hatred and eventual suicides.

End bigotry' spray-painted on religious school's billboard  - The words “ LGBTQ kids,” followed by a heart, are now written over “parent rights,” and “End bigotry” is scrawled atop the words “religious freedoms.”.

School Discipline Policies Force LGBT Kids out of the Classroom  - Most schools do have bullying and harassment policies, but many schools do not have the kind that we know adequately protect LGBTQ youth,” Emily ...

It Doesn't Stop At Denial - India Has Some Very Shocking Ideas On Curing Homosexuality ...  - The shock experienced by a family on realising that their child is homosexual can be best understood by some of the extreme measures they take to ...

Educators double down on protecting rights of LGBTQ students and members  - In light of the recent murder of 49 Latino and Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning ( LGBTQ ) people in Orlando, ...

Puerto Rico's First LGBTQ Monument Is a Heartwarming Tribute to Pulse Shooting Victims  - It consists of seven columns decorated with multicolored tiles representing the LGBTQ flag, Spanish-language news outlet Noticel reported.

White House Hosts Dialogue on LGBTQ Rights Abroad  - The event brought together government officials, diplomats, activists and civil society leaders to discuss the human rights of LGBTQ people around the ...

A drag queen's monologue expresses everything you feel about Orlando  - The activist also discussed how the attack on Orlando felt very personal to the LGBTQ community despite being in different parts of the world because ...

Really? Gambling with kids ' health  - Several studies have shown the true benefits to your unborn child of ... You are gambling your child's life and health against the balance of nature itself ...

Changes needed in teen sex advice  - Urgent changes are needed to health services and education for sexually active teens , says a new study which found those having sex are being less ...

Antidepressant prescriptions in England double in a decade  - The rise of antidepressant prescriptions, a persistent upward trend across the UK, comes amid mounting concerns about mental health in Britain.

The time is now to pass mental and behavioral health reform  - In the run-up to the U.S. presidential and congressional elections in November and as the House looks to take up mental health legislation, Congress 

Know the facts about depression this Mental Health Awareness Month  - July is Mental Health Awareness Month, when people with mental problems are encouraged to find the help and treatment they need.

Teen girls less likely to get pregnant if a friend has a baby  - Girls whose friends have experienced teen childbirth are less likely to get ... of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor told Reuters Health by phone.

Condoms Don't Necessarily Help Teen Girls Avoid Pregnancy - The logic seems so simple: more condoms, less disease, fewer teen ... health policies are constructed, can be an important factor in teen birth rates.

Global cooperation needed to combat inequality , improve workers' lives  - Brexit, or the British exit from European Union, is emblematic of an anti-establishment trend whose American counterpart is led by presumptive ...