Skip to main content

Stigmabase | North America

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.

Iran demands Pride flags be banned from World Cup stadiums

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Iran is headed to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and fans should be joining. But the nation has some demands, including removing Pride flags.

View article...

Diversity Xperience

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 ...

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...

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...

LGBT advocates issue guidance to hospitals for treating transgender ...

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, November 05, 2013

LGBT advocates issue guidance to hospitals for treating transgender ... - Lambda Legal, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC Foundation) and the LGBT Rights Committee of the New York City Bar Association, with pro bono assistance ...

VANCOUVER

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.

Powered by Blogger

2010 - 2026 ― Stigmabase Global Initiative || Keeping up-to-date on global exclusion

Labels

egaylity

Top stories of the last 7 days

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...

Who gets to be a millionaire? The important link between marriage and financial success

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 11, 2026

Despite its great riches, America is a nation with profound economic inequality . But the good news is that marriage promotes stronger financial ... View article...

Australia's dying middle class — and the rise of an inherited wealth nation

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 11, 2026

Oxfam has called on the Australian government to introduce a wealth tax, among other measures, to reduce inequality and help fund essential services. View article...

1 in 10 LGBTQ Youth Have Attempted Suicide in the Past Year. Here's What Parents Need to Know.

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 07, 2026

Heightened anxiety and lack of access to mental health care are also making big negative impacts, the report found: 62% of LGBTQ young people have ... View article...

Using Bikes To Fight Poverty in Mexico City

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 11, 2026

Through bike-share programs across the city, Mexico is using bikes to fight poverty, inequality and climate challenges. View article...

Will our Hyper-Gilded Age Usher in Genuine Populism?

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 11, 2026

... inequality and the Gilded Age. At this point, however, it's clear that we are not experiencing a mere replay of the reign of the robber barons. We ... View article...

Wealthy people were the first to buy electric vehicles. The current boom risks entrenching inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 11, 2026

The current boom risks entrenching inequality . By Kaveh Khalilpour, Associate Professor in Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney View article...

Muslim crowd shaves LGBTQ man's head after he mocks the Koran

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 11, 2026

Thousands of Muslims gathered outside a tea shop in Bangkok's Ramkhamhaeng area on Sunday, demanding an apology from an LGBTQ man who mocked and ... View article...

ABOUT STIGMABASE
Request for Review

Total Pageviews