stigma

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Researchers found that families often avoid telling school officials that they’re experiencing homelessness due to stigma and fears of child welfare or immigration enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He hopes the show will "create a space where people can feel less alone" as issues such as miscarriages "have a stigma around it".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

"I think there was quite a bit of stigma attached to Newcastle," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

India's transgender population was estimated at nearly 500,000 in the 2011 census, although activists say stigma and underreporting mask the true figure.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The stigma exists whether or not one has been formally branded a criminal, yet another parallel to Jim Crow.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander