Stigma
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No, monkeypox is not a 'gay disease.' Here's what experts want you to know.
The LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD calls on the media to "do their part to elevate information that all communities need to hear to be safe: Anyone can get the virus if they come into contact with it."
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VideoReal Talk: The Face of Therapy
So often, the stigma of mental health prevents minority communities from asking for help, and utilizing or looking for resources. Tune in to hear Devi Brown, Chief Impact Officer, Chopra Global and Dr. Joy Harden, Psychologist, speaker and host of Therapy for Black Girls, share their approaches to the intersection of race and mental health. The Real Talk speaker series elicits expert speakers from a wide range of topics and industries including activists, scholars, authors, celebrities, and publ
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How black women and men can find mental health therapists online
Yahoo Life's Kennedy Johnson talks to Darian Hall, co-founder of HealHaus, and therapist Alisashie Nutakor about breaking the stigma of therapy in the black community.
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What it’s like to live with painful arthritis when you’re young: 'Your body feels like a bag of bricks that can’t move right now’
From work discrimination to people thinking you’re "faking it," four young women share how the autoimmune disease has affected their lives.
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Kimberly Williams-Paisley on her late mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis: 'She insisted that we keep it a secret'
Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley opens up about the heartbreaking struggle and stigma her late mother experienced with dementia and her mission to help others.
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When you think having a disease is 'punishment' for past behavior
While some diseases, such as cancer, illicit instant sympathy and caring, others, like hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, and mental illness are often shrouded in shame, fear, and misunderstanding.
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This meme perfectly illustrates why it was so amazing that Serena Williams wore cornrows to the royal wedding
The Serena Williams meme makes a strong case for why braids and cornrows should be respected in the workplace and beyond.