Stigmabase | North America

15 tweets that perfectly illustrate how abortion rights and  LGBTQ  rights are intertwined -  In the past three months, five states have passed draconian legislation restricting women's access to abortion, in some cases as early as six weeks ...

Polish Towns Follow in Russia's Path, Banning Anti- LGBTQ  “Propaganda” -  LGBTQ  rights are being framed as a dangerous Western influence, going against Polish values. PiS has also been critical of sex education in schools, ...

Vancouver Pride Society one of three Canadian  LGBTQ  groups to get new federal funds -  The Vancouver Pride Society is one of three  LGBTQ  groups across the country that will be getting a financial boost ...

For China's  LGBTQ  people, Taiwan's rainbow victory is a moment of joy and pain -  When Chinese gay rights activist Peng Yanhui heard that Taiwan had approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on May 17 ...

Texas House passes 'Save Chick-fil-A' bill critics say will discriminate against  LGBTQ  community -  The Texas House passed legislation on Tuesday that supporters say provides religious protections, but Democrats and critics argue would allow ...

Zachary Quinto, Antoni, Chita Rivera & a host of stars celebrate  LGBTQ  families in NYC -  Family Equality Council's mission is to advance legal and lived equality for  LGBTQ  families, and for those who wish to form them, through building ...

New York Yankees announce LGBT scholarship recipients at historic Stonewall Inn -  He then introduced Rosado, a transgender student who started a GSA at Clinton High School as a freshman and highlights  LGBTQ  issues for the ...

Ohio Senate Committee Hears Personal Accounts of  LGBTQ Discrimination -  Several people identifying as transgender and gay went before an Ohio Senate committee Wednesday to tell their stories of discrimination. They want ...

That was achieved through the growth of involuntary part-time jobs. ... Although all the economic data for workers seems to be getting better - jobs, nominal ... white women and Indian women, according to the Resolution Foundation, ... View article...

Houston suburb named one of the 'Happiest Small Towns in America' for 2019 .... TCS compiled the ranking using metrics that include poverty rate, ... View article...

Universities UK, the industry body, said the mental health and wellbeing of staff and students was a priority for universities. "Across the sector, there ... View article...

Many of the poor areas in China still face profound difficulties, including a lack of both educators and equipment. With this struggle in mind, Lenovo ... View article...

He was struck by the poverty in Honduras, the second poorest country in Central America. It was "unimaginable," he said. "I have been involved with ... View article...

The US-China trade war that has raged for the past year could cause a ... trade … including lifting a billion people out of poverty over the last decade ... View article...

 The New Zealand government confirmed on Wednesday it has set up official targets to break the cycle of child ... View article...

 A new United Nations report concludes that high ... which has set universal goals for eliminating poverty, promoting prosperity ... View article...

... in poor urban areas around the world, including India, a study has found. ... from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US. ... a major new report to be released next week at Women Deliver in Vancouver, ... View article...