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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.

Popular LGBTQ bar in Nashville vandalized 2 times in 48 hours with graffiti slurs

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 14, 2026

A popular LGBTQ bar in Nashville was vandalized twice this week, with the incidents happening less than 48 hours apart.

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Childhood mental illness has a stigma

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Childhood mental illness has a stigma - Clearly there is substantial prejudice against children with mental illness among the adult population – so it is time for an increase in public awareness and ...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...

Studying racial and ethnic health inequality in Canada: What we need to get right

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Canada and the U.S. share a history of colonialism, structural racism and white dominance that continues to shape persistent health inequalities ... View article...

FaceTune says it "strongly supports the LGBTQIA+ community" amid transphobic ad debacle

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 11, 2026

FaceTune emphasized that the ad was created by a third party and that it was removed as soon as the team learned about it. View article...

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