Brecken Hunter Wellborn (he/him) is an educator and critic based in Dallas, Texas. He holds a Master of Arts in Critical Media Studies and teaches film studies. His writing and research areas include ...

For entrepreneurs of color, the pursuit of success can often feel like an uphill battle. While fellow entrepreneurs are doing well, scaling their businesses, building their teams, and getting national ...

After controlling for depression, internalized stigma is negatively associated with lower levels of self-esteem and personal control of pain, a study shows. Internalized stigma refers to the ...

Childhood rejection, discrimination and bullying can affect your well-being as an adult. If your friends, family or community ...

Internalized transphobia, or the internalization of anti-transgender attitudes by transgender people themselves, is a problem for many members of the transgender community. In a society where some ...

Internalized homophobia is our greatest obstacle as queer people. No one gets to the heart of that better than Rupaul, who asks contestants on his award winning television show, Rupaul’s Drag Race: ...

When I worked with Latino teenage boys as a clinician and counselor, I encountered quite a bit of homophobia. I once led a group in healthy relationships in South Central L.A. and the boys I worked ...

We cannot shy away from engaging in the challenging discussions surrounding the impact of hate on our community. We should not allow ourselves to be bound by shame, and trauma. When it comes to ...

People living with HIV reported feeling inferiority due to HIV and gloomy feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic, as researchers linked internalized HIV stigma to depressive symptoms. Mental health ...