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stigma

People 3 years ago

China's amateur weightlifters fight 'short, fat' stigma

In a Shanghai basement gym, amateur weightlifters strain under two loads: the steel bars and plates ...

National 3 years ago

PREMIUM
North Sumatra villagers assault COVID-19 patient who 'escapes' self-isolation

The recent assault on a person with COVID-19 in North Sumatra is a case study of the prevailing soci...

Opinion 4 years ago

Drug use among older people – a hidden epidemic

Governments need to develop effective service responses for older people who use drugs.

People 4 years ago

Egyptian transgender woman faces uphill battle against stigma

While the gender reassignment procedure is legal, it is a long and complicated process that is highl...

People 4 years ago

Taiwanese indigenous drag queens fight stigma one wig at a time

An ethnic Bunun, Vilian is among a handful of indigenous drag queens who use their performances to f...

Editorial 4 years ago

Ending the stigma

To avoid the stigma, many have resisted testing and tracing, refused hospitalization and seized the ...

City 4 years ago

Jakarta bylaw aims to punish COVID-19 naysayers

People who refuse to take polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, undergo COVID-19 treatment or get v...

National 4 years ago

Coronavirus stigma runs deep and dangerous in Indonesia

As the coronavirus rippled across the world's fourth most populous country, it also carried a st...

National 4 years ago

For some Indonesians, COVID-19 stigma worse than disease

A recent survey by the LaporCOVID-19 (Report COVID-19) community found that stigma surrounding COVID...

Opinion 5 years ago

COVID-19 kills as stigma harms families and society

In the history of communicable diseases, the stigma is often more malevolent than the disease itself...