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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.

The first openly gay Fortune 500 CEO, Tim Cook said Alabama was 'too slow' on LGBTQ+ rights

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, April 21, 2026

He is stepping down from the helm of Apple after leading the company following Steve Jobs' death in 2011.

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Top stories of the last 30 days

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 ...

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...

While Historic for LGBT Community, Recent Supreme Court Rulings Likely Have ...

Pacific Standard Time — Sunday, July 07, 2013

While Historic for LGBT Community, Recent Supreme Court Rulings Likely Have ... However, despite the dual breakthroughs in LGBT rights, the rulings will likely have little impact on legal matters for same-sex couples looking to adopt, said Joyce Schwensen, Washington adoption lawyer. "While the jubilation over the decisions was ...

How does NJ conversion therapy ban square with high court ruling?

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, April 06, 2026

First Amendment rights outweigh an LGBTQ 'treatment' that medical professionals say has negative long-lasting consequences. View article...

Iranian Gay Activist Ramtin Zigorat: "They Forced Me to Watch Executions So

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, March 23, 2026

In 11 countries around the world, homosexuality is punishable by death - it is criminalized in almost 70 countries. One of them is the Islamic ... 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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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 ...

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 ...

While Historic for LGBT Community, Recent Supreme Court Rulings Likely Have ...

Pacific Standard Time — Sunday, July 07, 2013

While Historic for LGBT Community, Recent Supreme Court Rulings Likely Have ... However, despite the dual breakthroughs in LGBT rights, the rulings will likely have little impact on legal matters for same-sex couples looking to adopt, said Joyce Schwensen, Washington adoption lawyer. "While the jubilation over the decisions was ...

NFL's Vrabel Defends Player's Biblical Support for Teammate's Anti-LGBTQ Views

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, April 15, 2026

An NFL running back who weighed in on the controversy surrounding Jaden Ivey's anti- LGBTQ views with a biblical quote. Jaden Ivey. A Chicago Bulls ... View article...

'A big slap in the face': San Francisco protesters rally at Philz over Pride flags

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, April 15, 2026

“It may seem like mostly trans, but all, all LGBTQ people are under attack.” Other Bay Area coffee businesses also weighed in on social media ... View article...

UN experts denounce new 'LGBT propaganda' law

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 16, 2026

UN human rights experts warn of a "dangerous escalation" in Belarus as new legislation targets LGBTQ+ identities and healthcare. View article...

"Shadow industry" for fake gay asylum claims harms actual LGBTQ+ migrants, BBC says

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 16, 2026

A BBC investigation claims to have uncovered a “shadow industry of law firms and advisers” helping migrants who entered the U.K. legally pose as ... View article...

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