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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.

A federal court took 2 years to figure out that gay people have First Amendment rights

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, August 20, 2025

A federal court took 2 years to figure out that gay people have First Amendment rights. The court finally lifted a two-year ban on drag performances

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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...

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 ...

Why the LGBTQ Community Turned a Human Right Into a Holiday

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, June 24, 2019

Why the LGBTQ Community Turned a Human Right Into a Holiday - It's another year. It's time again to slice and dice what it means to celebrate Pride. LGBTQ elders might shame younger folks for not knowing how good ...

The Community Joins Forces To Fight Homelessness

Pacific Standard Time — Friday, February 01, 2013

The Community Joins Forces To Fight Homelessness The Homeless and Hunger Coalition of Northwest Florida conducted its annual point in time count on Thursday night in Panama City. The count helps to prevent homelessness and provide resources for those already homeless . "This is the way that the state ...

Bullying not just a school-aged phenomenon

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 09, 2013

Bullying not just a school-aged phenomenon When I think about bullying , my mind first jumps anywhere between elementary school and high school. The images that I first think of include ...

Architecture grad student awarded grant for anti-racism research

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, November 05, 2024

It was one of 19 grants given to graduate students and teams at the University of Michigan through the provost-funded Anti- Racism Collaborative. View article...

LGBTQ community launches hotline providing coronavirus relief

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, April 13, 2020

A valley LGBTQ organization has launched a coronavirus hotline to help provide services to people during the coronavirus pandemic. “I had them ... View article...

Tim Gunn's 43-year celibacy, Heated Rivalry's cottage & the hookup “thank you” debate

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, March 03, 2026

Tim Gunn revealed he’s been celibate for 43 years following the advent of AIDS and the team has thoughts. Then, things get, well, heated during a discussion about the iconic cottage from Heated Rivalry being listed on Airbnb and everyone’s opinions on lakes. View article...

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Senegal's Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Sparks Fears Over HIV Healthcare Access

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, May 06, 2026

The legislation also criminalises the funding and so-called “promotion of LGBT ideology”, restricting free speech and effectively outlawing advocacy ... View article...

California can be the national model for ethnic studies

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Racist mobs targeted Japanese, Korean, and Indian immigrants, who arrived in the early 20th century, to push them out of agricultural work and block ... View article...

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...

'Don't just suffer in silence': Here's what you need to do if you experience workplace racism ...

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, May 05, 2026

It is not the victim's responsibility to endure racism . Co-workers and employers also play an important role in reporting, providing support, and ... View article...

Another gay slur incident in Aussie rules, 10th case in two years

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Brisbane Lions player Koby Evans is under investigation for a gay slur, in the 10th case of homophobic language in Aussie rules known to Outsports ... View article...

Gay ICE detainee freed after 150 days in detention

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, May 05, 2026

In February, the NPS removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument, the first national monument dedicated to LGBTQ rights and history in ... View article...

Learning is a good starting point in the fight for racial justice

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, May 05, 2026

This means that groups subjected to racism can face persistent disadvantages even without overtly racist intent from individuals. Systemic racism ... View article...

President Sulyok Caves in to EU Demand for LGBTQ Ideology for Minors

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, May 05, 2026

In a surprising political turnaround, President Tamás Sulyok appears to be leaning towards an implementation for EU LGBTQ regulation, rather than ... View article...

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