As a woman living with endometriosis, I have personally navigated the physical and emotional challenges of a condition often intertwined with societal stigma surrounding menstruation. My experience has shaped my…

The law changed in 2018 to legalise cannabis prescribing in the UK – but few people know about it, and even fewer people have accessed a prescription. My own interest…

2022 was a relatively eventful year for abortion rights, both in the UK and beyond. In the United States, a long-brewing challenge to safe abortion provision finally became concrete, with…

This brief discussion uses Goffman’s (1963) concept of stigma to understand how people with a hidden feature that could incur prejudice become aware of this potential. People’s perception of their…

Lesbians and bisexual men and women are less satisfied at work than their heterosexual counterparts, new research says. And inclusive policies set up to ensure there is no discrimination against…