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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.

Is South Africa's economy designed for inequality?

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, April 29, 2026

South Africa possesses the capability to thrive, yet a system entrenched in inequality hampers progress. As we approach Workers' Day, ...

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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 ...

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...

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...

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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Stigmabase is a canadian non-profit internet initiative dedicated to informing and raising awareness on the damaging effects of social exclusion and stigma around the world. 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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How Stephen Lawrence's name is helping our next generation spread a message of hope

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 23, 2026

But as the far right rises – again – and racist rhetoric weaves its way back into everyday language, it can be hard to imagine what progress there is ... 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 ...

DOJ's Anti-Anti-Racism Indictment Has Major Holes

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 23, 2026

In order to make the argument that “the SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence,” the government listed several informants in white ... 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...

The Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer faces 'racism' backlash in China

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 23, 2026

Fans have questioned 'stereotypical' depiction of the character and her name, which they argue is phonetically similar to a historically racist ... View article...

Achieving Health Equity Demands Shift to Structural Change

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 23, 2026

... racism , can shape health outcomes across generations. Health disparities cannot be understood without also acknowledging structural factors such ... View article...

Farage urged to act against candidates with racist, misogynistic and homophobic views

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 23, 2026

Farage urged to act against Reform local election candidates with racist , misogynistic and homophobic views View article...

Calls to boycott 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' in China over racism controversy

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 23, 2026

"'Ching chong' is a symbolic racist slur historically used in the West to ridicule Chinese immigrant workers in the 19th century," wrote Hong Kong's ... View article...

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