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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.

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Researchers call for action to address health inequalities in light of cost of living crisis

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Health experts from three universities have said that the cost of living crisis, will disproportionately affect the health of the most vulnerable ...

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One of Europe's 'biggest and oldest' gay clubs files for insolvency

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, August 05, 2025

One of Europe's 'biggest and oldest' gay clubs 'on the brink' after filing for insolvency ... An image of a DJ deck with people dancing under coloured ... View article...

Inequality metrics don't capture India's reality

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, September 02, 2025

Lack of data, gaps in surveys, and analyses that leave out both the wealthy and the most vulnerable distort the level of inequality in India . View article...

Why are people transvestigating this 1930s gay icon?

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Just like gay icons don't have to be gay , trans icons don't have to be trans. All they have to be is courageous, outspoken, and an advocate for LGBTQ+ ... View article...

Court finds voting system NOT illegally racist or sexist. Plus, our travel ban challenge.

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 14, 2025

Plus we tell you about a decision that found first-past-the-post voting is not unconstitutionally racist or sexist. Stories and cases discussed in ... View article...

Boston area sees growing interest in sober LGBTQ+ events, spaces

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 14, 2025

Emma Whitney and her friends struggled to find LGBTQ +-friendly events that didn't revolve around drinking or using substances . So the team of ... View article...

How 'pervasive' is racism in health care? This B.C. researcher gathers the stories of Black ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 14, 2025

Ashley Wilkinson has found racism is an ongoing challenge in health-care settings in Canada , which is why the PhD candidate at the University of ... View article...

University of Edinburgh reviews historic links to slavery and racism

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, August 05, 2025

The research has highlighted often lesser-known accounts of the university's historical ties to slavery and colonialism, the legacy of racist ... View article...

African nation bans homosexuality with threats of prison terms and fines

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, September 02, 2025

Burkina Faso's parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality , with people facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported ... View article...

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Harvard delays trans health course after scrutiny over fee waivers for LGBTQ doctors

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Harvard Medical School is delaying an online transgender health care course after facing scrutiny for offering fee waivers to LGBTQ doctors while ... View article...

Local GOP official's social media post draws backlash in Kentucky for its depiction of the Obamas

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 28, 2025

A local Republican leader in Kentucky shared a social media video depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife as apes, a historically racist trope that has ignited a backlash and a strong rebuke from the state GOP for the since-deleted post. View article...

'Britain's wealth gap is growing - the Chancellor must address it'

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, October 27, 2025

The Budget gives Labour the opportunity to mitigate the risks wealth inequality poses to the nation says the Fairness Foundation. View article...

Rising Inequality Is Driving Europe's Far-Right Surge

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, October 27, 2025

Most studies on income inequality look at national averages. The Gini Index, for example, shows how income is distributed across a country. View article...

Defence Team 2SLGBTQI+ Champions mark the anniversary of the End of the Formal Ban ...

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 28, 2025

On this day, we mark the 1992 anniversary of the end of the formal ban on LGBT people serving in the Canadian Armed Forces as directed by the Federal ... View article...

Champion Pansexual Athlete Amber Glenn Urges LGBTQ Community and Beyond to ...

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, October 27, 2025

USA national champion Amber Glenn spoke about the importance of inclusivity and acceptance both within the LGBTQ community and society. View article...

Cancer incidence inequality gap in Wales unchanged over two decades

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, October 27, 2025

New figures published by the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit at Public Health Wales show that people living in the most deprived ... View article...

Supreme Court Will Meet Next Month to Revisit Landmark Marriage Equality Ruling

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 28, 2025

The Supreme Court’s opinion in Obergefell recognized multiple judicial precedents regarding the role of marriage in society. The justices also found that same-sex couples were being unfairly discriminated against, on the basis of the 14th Amendment’s Due Process clause. View article...

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