“Until women themselves reject stigma and refuse to feel shame for the way others treat them, they have no hope of achieving full human stature.” WayFeelsHumansAchieveTreatsShameRefuseRejectsNo HopeStigmaStature Author:Germaine Greer
“Guilt is one side of a nasty triangle; the other two are shame and stigma. This grim coalition combines to inculpate women themselves of the crimes committed against them.” TwoSidesCrimeShameGuiltCommittedNastyGrimStigmaCoalitionsTriangles Author:Germaine Greer
“And the stigma hasn't really changed that much in 31 years. You are still getting people - it's a shame-based disease. It's based on sexual transmission. And it's still shame-based. And until people feel strong enough and feel loved enough to actually open up and say, listen, I'm HIV-positive, then we are facing an uphill battle.” PeopleFeelsYearsStillsEnoughStrongChangedBattleDiseaseShameStrong EnoughHivStigmaTransmissionHiv PositiveUphill Battles Author:Elton John
“Since I come from a family of mental instability, and I have suffered depression myself, I knew that living in shame is senseless and painful, and that by talking about it, I have come to peace with it. The stigma behind people's suffering needs to end. We as a community need to embrace these disorders, try to understand them (if only just to talk about them) so that we can cease being defined by them.” PeopleIfsNeedsTryingEndsSufferingCommunityBehindsTalkingShameEmbracePainfulCeaseDefinedDisorderStigmaInstability Author:Mariel Hemingway
“I think it's important to encourage young people to tell their own stories and to speak openly about their own experiences with the criminal justice system and the experiences of their family. We need to ensure that the classroom environment is a supportive one so that the shame and stigma can be dispelled.” PeopleThinkingNeedsImportantStoriesYoungSpeakJusticeEnvironmentShameCriminalsClassroomSupportiveStigmaJustice SystemCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice System Author:Michelle Alexander
“I think young people are recognizing the power of institutions, and we have to really dismantle a lot of the stigma and shame, culturally, but we also have to change things in terms of how government and institutions deal with this.” PeopleThinkingGovernmentYoungTermDealsShameInstitutionsRecognizingStigma Author:Cecile Richards
“My struggle has allowed me to transcend that sense of shame and stigma identified with my being a Black gay man. Having come through the fire, they can't touch me.” MenBlackStruggleFireIdentityGayOvercomingShameSensesLgbtBlack PeopleStigmaIdentificationGay MenTouch MeTranscendingMy Struggle Author:Marlon Riggs
“Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.” HealingShameMental HealthIllnessMental IllnessAshamedHelpfulBiasStigmaBipolarBiasedMentally IllMental Disorder Author:William J. Clinton