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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.

Why Scotland needs a law against conversion 'therapy'

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, January 09, 2023

It is not LGBT people who cause a problem – they just want to exist. ... allowing practices that can cause considerable harm to young LGBT people.

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Parole board considered 'casual and systemic racism' while freeing armed robber

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Canada's parole board considered “casual and systemic racism ” when freeing armed robber who allegedly assaulted, threatened to kill his ex. 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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

My Son's Racist Views Are Destroying Our Family

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 13, 2026

Your son's racism has caused real harm to your daughter, her husband and their child. ... You say your son has “become” a racist , and you suspect he's ... View article...

Pandemic response linked to inequality levels: study

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, August 03, 2026

Economic inequality is the clearest way to predict how countries will fare during a pandemic, a high-profile panel said, calling for a ... View article...

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When the body changes quietly: Menopause at the intersection of climate change and social ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

When the body changes quietly: Menopause at the intersection of climate change and social inequality . As India heats up, 150 million women face a ... View article...

New poll shows anti-Indigenous racism widespread, support for reconciliation stable

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

Seven in 10 Australians report hearing racist slurs or 'jokes' about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in public settings or on social ... View article...

LGBTQ+ Adults Now 12% of Population; Greater than 10% in 40 of 50 States

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

... LGBTQ +) people, with 4 million members and supporters. The HRC Foundation (a 501(c)(3)) works to ensure LGBTQ+ people are safe, seen and supported ... View article...

How to fight inflation without making inequality worse

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

Interest rates are a blunt tool for tackling inflation, and can hurt the people least able to absorb higher costs. View article...

Racism persists in aged care

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

The aged care sector relies heavily on a migrant workforce, but employers are not protecting workers from racism by care recipients and co-workers ... View article...

Algorithms amplified World Cup racism, says report

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

Jude Bellingham was the player most targeted by racist abuse, while Bukayo Saka and Kobbie Mainoo experienced the highest proportion of racism ... View article...

Houston's first LGBTQ+ emergency shelter for teens to open

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

Houston is opening its first LGBTQ +-affirming emergency shelter for homeless teens to stay temporarily. Why it matters: Teens have few shelter ... View article...

Texas anti-LGBTQ group plans rally ahead of Dallas Wings-Indiana Fever game

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

A Texas group that has advocated for anti- LGBTQ laws is headlining a rally for Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. View article...

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