Stigmabase | Las américas

San Francisco – the culture of the Castro, in pictures - They were super gregarious,” recalls Nicoletta of Milk and his partner, Scott Smith. “I was enchanted with how friendly they were.” So enchanted, in fact, that he didn’t realise he was being cruised. “I was new to all that,” Nicoletta laughs. “I had grown up in an environment that was not pro-gay. There was a lot of confusion around Catholicism. I was pretty vulnerable. Suddenly I was in this kissing and hugging fest, surrounded by people who were in the process of creating a better world for LGBT people. I quickly discarded the self-loathing.”

Trump on NAFTA: 'If I can't renegotiate...we will terminate' the agreement - In an interview with CBS's "Face the Nation", Trump insisted that he was going to terminate the agreement, which links the U.S. to Canada and Mexico, before having a change of heart when the leaders of both countries reached out to him. "I got a very nice call from Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada," Trump told CBS. "I was all set to do it. In fact, I was going to do it today. I was going to do it as we're sitting here." After conversing with Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, Trump said he would negotiate. However, the president added that "if I'm not able to renegotiate NAFTA, I will terminate NAFTA."

Hollywood's problem with Latinx representation - Her question was one I was all-too accustomed to answering. Growing up in a variety of Ontario suburbs, I constantly faced questions about my ethnicity. People asked me: Where are you from? No, where are you really from? What are you? I was left confused and conflicted. I didn’t have trouble identifying with my mom’s side of the family. They raised me to feel proud of my ethnicity and our family’s history of fighting apartheid. But I didn’t have a sense of belonging to my Latinx roots. I didn’t have a relationship at all with my dad, who was from Uruguay.

National debate on mental illness hits home for Pittsburgh woman I believe this because I have struggled with mental illness since I was a child, even though I was properly diagnosed only two years ago. It started with post-partum depression when my first son was born in 1990. When I look back at my early years, I ...

Nate Berkus: I was born gay : Nate Berkus explained to his father that for him, being gay was not a choice. Instead, the talk-show host says he was born that way. "I said, 'Dad why would I choose to make my life more difficult - why would anyone choose to make their life more ... New York Daily News

I Came to America When I Was Three. What Am I Supposed to Do in Mexico ? -  Trump plans to end DACA, and I could be deported to Mexico , a country that is completely foreign to me. I'd have nowhere to live, ...

Gay 'Welcome Back Kotter' Actor Ron Palillo Dies at 63 : Even when I was a little kid watching reruns of Kotter, I knew immediately 'Horschack' the character was gay . I knew I was gay , but didn't act like the Horschack character and many other ' gay ' characters in popular culture. I didn't .... Cat Video of ...

Fred Rosser Says Not Being Included In WWE's Recent Embracing Of The LGBTQ Community ... - So to see those guys represent the LGBT community meant the world to me. But I'll be honest with you man,” he continued. “When I got released, I was okay with it, but when I'm seeing them do that representation I was devastated, because I wasn't invited. I would've loved to have been invited just to see ...

Bullying : I secretly wanted my bully to die I was bullied when I went to high school; I am a girl and the bully was a boy who really was a thug in school. I do not know why he targeted me, but every day he  ...

I Was Fighting Breast Cancer as an Underinsured Woman, and I Couldn't Get the Care I Needed to ... - If you are not insured, then you might as well be black or Hispanic or gay or a lesbian because you will be treated just like we are treated every day,” ...

I was bullied at school for being gay, so I returned as a teacher to give LGBT students a voice - The five years that I attended an all-boys secondary school were possibly the worst years of my life. I experienced a large amount of homophobic ...

Harry Belafonte book details poverty, racism and fame : “There was a parallel relationship between the two. I was aware of the cruelties of race while I was being smothered by the conditions of poverty . You had to be blind not to see that in America back then the culture of racism was always there. ...

Eminem continues blasting Donald Trump : 'I hope he gets impeached' - Then — and I was watching it live — he had that speech where he said Mexico is sending us rapists and criminals. I got this feeling of what the (expletive)? From that point on, I knew it was going to be bad with him. What he's doing putting people against each other is scary (expletive). His election was ...

LGBT Victim Of Domestic Violence: 'I Felt Trapped' Because I Was In The Closet  - And I certainly didn't even know of any LGBT group," she said. See the full HuffPost Live conversation about violence in same-sex relationships below.

People in France were upset I was black , gay – and proud' - You don't see people like yourself over there.' OK, I'm from the LGBT community, but I'm also black and I'm also an immigrant's son. So it's different.

LGBT people are prone to mental illness. It's a truth we shouldn't shy away from - There came a certain point in my experience of being LGBT where I accepted that I had to be strong and uncompromising in the face of disapproving glances and withering remarks. I made a pact to throw myself into my community with zeal, no matter how exhausting, and to make full use of the privileges I was afforded in the tolerant metropolis I’d landed in. And yet, for some reason, I find this an incredibly difficult attitude to transfer over to my struggle with depression. I will share with my co-workers that I am going on a date with a man or going to an LGBT-themed event with an almost belligerent pride, but am overwhelmed with fear in having to admit to those same people that I’m leaving slightly early to see my therapist or that I need to take some time off due to another episode.

Russian-born violinist makes waves after coming out - Kolesov is currently a Chicago resident and plays with the Yas Quartet, which is in residence at Roosevelt University. Prior to moving here, Kolesov was in Canada ( Halifax, Nova Scotia, to be specific ), getting a full scholarship at 16. "Here I was, unable to speak English," Kolesov told Windy City Times. "So, I learned how to speak English, how to do business, how to do math. I took three years of courses in nine months. It was hell," he said with a laugh. However, before making it to North America, Kolesov endured a different kind of personal hell in Russia—so much so that he said that still would not feel safe if he returned to that country right now. "It was never good [regarding being gay]; homosexual is seen as a major sin," Kolesov said.

LGBT caucus director came from a 'bipartisan family' - While I was there, I was involved with the state party and politics. Carney, the then-congressman from Delaware, and I kept in touch. I started an LGBT lawyers group in Delaware and did pro-bono litigation on behalf of transgender prisoners. Then, Carney's chief of staff called me in 2015 about this job.

An American Muslim Man's Case for VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) In a meeting last week with a few Washington, D.C. leaders, I was asked what one issue I was most passionate about right now. Without hesitation I said, to the surprise of many, the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). I knew why ...

I wish I was different' - Benson is disappointed once again at the failure of state House Bill 1386, legislation that would have specifically banned discrimination against LGBT  ...