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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 Living Openly Still Dangerous?

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, August 10, 2026

reflects on the 40th anniversary of homosexual law reform, questioning the current risks of living openly as part of the LGBTQ+ ...

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Songs by Diana Ross, Cher and more among Billboard's Greatest LGBTQ Anthems of All Time

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, June 03, 2026

Happy Pride Month! In honor of the occasion, Billboard has put together a list of the 100 Greatest LGBTQ Anthems of All Time, which features songs ... 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...

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 ...

Gender inequality: female top guns discuss silent malaise in ivory towers

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, May 25, 2026

One of such is in the area of gender inequality and subtle, sometimes outright discrimination against the female gender. It is for this reason that ... View article...

UN Forum Explores Ongoing Discrimination Faced By People of African Descent

Pacific Standard Time — Sunday, November 26, 2017

UN Forum Explores Ongoing Discrimination Faced By People of African Descent - Participants from Europe, Central Asia and North America gathered this week at a United Nations forum in Geneva to explore ways to combat racial discrimination and to ensure effective promotion and protection of the human rights of people of African descent. Speaking at the opening of the two-day ...

Parole board considered 'casual and systemic racism' while freeing armed robber

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Canada's parole board considered “casual and systemic racism ” when freeing armed robber who allegedly assaulted, threatened to kill his ex. View article...

So much the worse for the facts?

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, July 16, 2026

Chequeado examines the rise of racist abuse during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, highlighting that racism was the most common form of discrimination ... View article...

The Future of Queer Cinema: What These LGBTQ Filmmakers Are Making and Who They're ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, July 16, 2026

Some of the most inventive and exciting work in film and television right now is coming from LGBTQ directors, writers, and producers moving ... View article...

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Region of Durham celebrates Asian Heritage Month

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 01, 2025

As a Region, we are committed to combatting all forms of racism , including anti-Asian racism . During Asian Heritage Month and beyond, I encourage ... View article...

Raising a Black Child in America When Racism Can Be Fatal

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 06, 2026

Raising a Black Child in America When Racism Can Be Fatal. In response to the deaths of Nolan Xavier Wells and Daniel Erving, Pamela Ayo Yetunde ... View article...

Rasheed Newson captures LA queer history in his latest novel

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 06, 2026

“Of the 112 LGBTQ characters recorded, 34 (30%) are characters of color, a decrease from the 36% counted the previous year,” according to the report. View article...

Pope Leo acknowledges ancestors were enslaved and slaveholde...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 06, 2026

The pope did not describe himself as Black . But he publicly confirmed his family's mixed racial heritage, a fact that historians and genealogists ... View article...

Detroit could regain Black voice in Congress with Thanedar's tumble in 13th District race

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 06, 2026

Michael Fuqua couldn't immediately recall the name of the candidate he voted for in Michigan's 13th Congressional District primary. View article...

Spatial Inequality and Irrigation Governance: Integrating Infrastructure, Knowledge ...

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, August 10, 2026

Indonesia serves as a significant case study for examining the interplay of spatial inequalities in irrigation infrastructure, farmer knowledge, ... View article...

The Latinos that could unlock the majority

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 06, 2026

Now in 2026, Democratic Latino strategists are focusing in on a slate of key races to keep the momentum. Northeastern Pennsylvania's 222 corridor is ... View article...

Black LGBTQ Candidates are Getting 'In The Paint' for the 2026 Election

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 06, 2026

As anti- LGBTQ legislation accelerates across the country, the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund's 2026 slate underscores how much is at stake for Black queer ... View article...

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