Internalized transphobia refers to the discomfort that a person may experience after internalizing society’s normative gender expectations. Transgender and gender nonconforming people often experience ...

Internalized homophobia occurs when a person is subject to society’s negative perceptions, intolerance, and stigma toward people with same-sex attraction. They then turn those ideas inward, believing ...

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 ...

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Internalized ableism refers to when a disabled person absorbs and adopts negative societal messages about disability. These beliefs can affect how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. People can ...

Journalist and MSNBC contributor Paola Ramos, daughter of Jorge Ramos, blamed "internalized racism" for why Latinos are leaving the Democratic Party and supporting former President Trump. Ramos ...

A white veteran police officer was seen instructing a rookie to tase a black female during an encounter, captured on a video. In this photo, students pray in the aftermath of two apparent racially ...

In your mind’s eye, picture the following scenarios: A black woman in Nigeria bleaching her skin. A gay man in the United States going through reparative or conversion therapy to cure himself of ...

A lack of self-acceptance can hurt you. It can also hurt your partner. More than 1,000 gay and bisexual men surveyed at gay venues in Atlanta were more likely to be both victims and perpetrators of ...

Many patients with binge-eating disorder and higher body weight are self-critical due to their perceived failure to meet their goals of controlling their eating, shape, and weight: a form of negative ...