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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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Figure skating is more open to LGBTQ athletes than ever. This N.S. Olympian never lived to see it

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, February 16, 2026

Nearly 35 years after Halifax ice dancer and Olympic bronze medallist Rob McCall died of AIDS, a new generation of elite gay figure skaters are ...

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Dolly Parton turns 80: 9 times she came out swinging for LGBTQ+ rights

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, January 19, 2026

To celebrate Dolly Parton's 80th birthday here are nine times Dolly Parton proved she is the undeniable patron saint of queer allyship. View article...

Soccer America writer Dan Woog to be inducted into LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Longtime Soccer America feature writer and columnist Dan Woog will be inducted into the Class of 2026 LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame on June 25 in New ... View article...

"Eden & Charlie" is a tender romance from France

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Queer trauma has been central to many LGBTQ films. From Brokeback Mountain to Philadelphia, stories about the hardships imposed on LGBTQ people from society have produced some of Hollywood’s most iconic and culturally significant works. View article...

University of Guelph, police investigating pub night that included hate symbols and ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, January 22, 2026

The University of Guelph says it's investigating after a recent pub night saw students using racist , antisemitic, anti-Black and homophobic ... View article...

This gay couple escaped Iran, fearing for their lives. The administration is sending them back.

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, January 27, 2026

A pair of gay asylum seekers is fighting to stay in the U.S., even as the presidential administration has ordered their deportation to Iran, ... View article...

Billionaires have more money and political power than ever, Oxfam says

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, January 19, 2026

International aid organisation Oxfam has released its annual report on rising inequality ... The charity's annual report on rising inequality was ... View article...

Russia makes it a crime to work with ILGA World on behalf of LGBTQ rights

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Russia's Ministry of Justice has added the LGBTQ advocacy federation ILGA World to its list of “undesirable organisations,” which opens the way ... View article...

Our Fund Steps Up To Fill Health Funding Gaps

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, February 03, 2026

But the LGBTQ community is drawing extra hate from Republicans in Washington and Tallahassee. There have been funding cuts to HIV prevention and ... View article...

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Russia's anti-LGBTQ crackdown takes absurd turn

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, February 12, 2026

Russian authorities last month threatened to shut down one of the country's largest bookstore chains under the so-called LGBTQ propaganda law. View article...

Dutch anti-racism chief sees hope for reparations under new government

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, February 12, 2026

The Netherlands' anti- racism chief is hopeful that the new Dutch government will discuss reparations for slavery and colonialism, ... View article...

Unity against far right and racism on north London march

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, February 12, 2026

Put this date in your mind, 28 March, a national march against racism ” to show “our determination to live in a decent, anti- racist society.” He said ... View article...

Ohio bill would overturn conversion therapy bans, limit LGBTQ+ support in schools

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, February 12, 2026

Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would punish state agencies and local governments for being too supportive of LGBTQ+ ... View article...

Ahead of Valencia's 2026 Las Fallas festival we revisit its LGBTQ+ offerings

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, February 12, 2026

With the city preparing for another unforgettable Las Fallas the Gay Games in 2026, we revisit the city's LGBTQ+ culture. View article...

TN House advances bills to delegitimize same-sex marriage

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, February 12, 2026

Republicans gave first approval to three anti-LGBTQ+ bills, including one that would allow private entities to not recognize same sex marriage. View article...

Why is racism bad?

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, February 12, 2026

These wrongs suggest a failure or inability to think i.e., they imply the racist is stupid. Indeed, of all social behaviours various facets of racism ... View article...

'Racism and hatred': PM flags dangers in annual Closing the Gap speech

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, February 12, 2026

"The danger of that alleged attack was real – and so was the racism and hatred behind it, motivated by a white supremacy ideology. "Aboriginal and ... View article...

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