Courage Quote by Megan Rapinoe

“Self-stigma can be just a big a problem as the negative attitudes of others.”

— Megan A. Arroll

For there are two possible reactions to social ostracism - either a man emerges determined to be better, purer, and kindlier or he goes…

— John Steinbeck

“self-stigma is not a person's fault; nor is it a part of the person's illness! If the public did not hold negative and stigmatizing…

— Patrick W. Corrigan

Until women themselves reject stigma and refuse to feel shame for the way others treat them, they have no hope of achieving full human…

— Germaine Greer

Where LGBT and mental health issues collide is over stigma. And stigma is society's problem not the problem of the LGBT or mental health…

— Stephen Fry

Often, the disparities in the ways men and women are treated are subtle; there are not these clear barriers that you have to break…

— Eleanor Clift

When people come out, they're coming out of the closet because they're afraid. They fear that they're going to have a negative impact on…

— Carl Nassib

There's such a stigma against females and them speaking their mind and them being confident and stubborn that it's almost like it becomes a…

— Sabrina Claudio

My own experience of dating cis-hetero men has really been a challenge, because of the stigma they have to endure for attempting to love…

— Trace Lysette

“Us LGBT folk are courageous. By coming out, we are saying that we’re ready to face any negative consequences that come our way. It’s…

— Lucy Sutcliffe

That's one of the biggest fears a lot of trans people have if they decide to come out, that they're making themselves unlovable and…

— Laura Jane Grace

The perpetuation of family and cultural pressures to conform to prescribed masculine behaviors is what creates social isolation and distress in many young gay…

— Karamo Brown