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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.

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

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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 ...

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...

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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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...

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...

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...

Housing, inequality and refugee belonging

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 07, 2026

Long-standing problems in the labour market and welfare system and immigration rules deepen these inequalities for racialised minorities. Unequal ... View article...

How Racism and Hate Spread on Social Media

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 07, 2026

Dismissing online racism as mere words ignores the documented connections between digital hate and real-world violence. Racist content on social media ... View article...

World championship referee feels 'fantastic' after coming out as gay

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 07, 2026

Lee Rodger, from Caerphilly in Wales, is one of the newer members of the refereeing team in the World Darts Federation. The 29-year-old recently spoke ... 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...

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