Stigmabase | North America

Lori Lightfoot sworn in as Chicago's first  LGBTQ , black woman mayor -  Lori Lightfoot was sworn into office Monday as Chicago's 56th mayor. She made history as both the first black woman and the first openly  LGBTQ  ...

When the far right took over Brazil, its only  LGBTQ  Congressman fled for his life -  For Jean Wyllys, peace comes only at night, in the darkness, when he can close his eyes and drift into a world he has left behind. Perhaps he'll dream ...

Marriage Equality Comes To Taiwan -  President Tsai posted messages of congratulations to Taiwan's  LGBTQ  community on social media, declaring it was a day for pride, a fulfillment of a ...

US is about to decide if  LGBTQ  people truly count as citizens -  The first time I walked in the Boston Pride Parade was early in my first campaign for Congress. It was an amazing experience, made unforgettable ...

LGBTQ  Rights in Asia's Newest Nation of Timor-Leste -  The tiny island nation of Timor-Leste is the youngest country in Asia. It's also one of its most Catholic. And, in a surprising twist of fate, it's leading the ...

See 100 years of  LGBTQ  history mapped across New York City -  When lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ( LGBTQ ) people resisted a police raid at this Greenwich Village ...

Malta named most  LGBTQ -friendly country in Europe -  measures the state of equality and absence of discrimination of  LGBTQ  individuals, as well as the level of family acceptance, civil society space, ...

Controversial 'Save Chick-Fil-A Bill' passes Texas House, one step closer to Gov.'s desk -  Each member of the  LGBTQ  Caucus spoke up before the bill was voted on. "I need you both my Democratic and Republican colleagues to stand in ...

"The way the UK government has handled its reduction in welfare spending has left parents unable to feed their children in the fifth-largest economy in ... View article...

U.S. economy winning at moment, but miseries of 'losers' grind on .... tackling the relentless problem of poverty and economic inequality in America. View article...

The relatives of poor people with severe disabilities should be first considered when hiring staff for either care homes or community service stations. View article...

But an emerging cannabis market is abandoning the values of racial justice that in large part motivated those initial calls for legalization. View article...

The UK government is failing to meet its duty under human rights law to ... has left parents unable to feed their children in the fifth-largest economy in ... View article...

Before being pulled into China's sex trade, where they are exploited and used ... against trafficked North Korean women and girls in mainland China. ... by a patriarchal regime that survives through the imposition of tyranny, poverty, ... View article...

"Before September this year, we from the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation plan to raise funds from ordinary Chinese online so that we can use ... View article...

Fiji's Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa said at the forum that it is important that Pacific feminists continue to ... View article...