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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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UConn delays decision on mandatory anti-Black racism course amid federal concerns

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 09, 2025

UConn has postponed a decision on whether to implement a mandatory anti-Black racism course for all undergraduate students, citing concerns.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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Cleveland now has a full-time LGBTQ+ community liaison

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 09, 2025

Cleveland's LGBTQ +Community Liaison Carey Gibbons started with the city this summer and has been working to build connections with city ... View article...

Doctors call for federal funding and strategy to combat racism in the health system

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Two in 10 GPs are experiencing racism from their patients, one in 10 get it from their colleagues, and almost… View article...

As Cameroon election approaches, LGBTQ+ people face increasing violence

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 09, 2025

As Cameroon approaches Oct 12 elections, English-speaking regions are plunged into uncertainty that has exposed LGBTQ residents to violence and ... View article...

Poverty and inequality impacts Surrey residents, report finds

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 07, 2025

The Understanding Inequality in Surrey report found that 20,000 children were growing up in poverty , racial minority groups were more than twice as ... View article...

The global burden, trends, and inequalities of HIV/AIDS: a multicountry observational analysis

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 09, 2025

Inequality is a consistent issue throughout the process of HIV/AIDS prevention and control. There is currently a lack of quantitative research on ... View article...

Coming out is more than a concept, it's a necessity

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 09, 2025

In 1988, Robert Eichberg and Jean O’Leary made history. After the historic March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights the year before — bringing together three quarters of a million LGBTQ+ people and allies in our nation’s capital View article...

Designing Digital Mental Health Tools to Support the Needs of Black Adults in the United States

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 07, 2025

... racism , discrimination , underdiagnosis of common mental health concerns (ie, depression, anxiety ), limited access to culturally sensitive care ... View article...

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