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Meta slammed for 'disturbing'  AI profiles, including a fake Black queer mother

The fake profile is one of many being tested on Instagram. Its bio bizarrely claims the robot is a "momma of 2" and "your realest source for life's ups and downs."

North Carolina Drag Show Postponed After Man Arrested Over Death Threats

The man allegedly made a fake Facebook profile to send the threats to organizers.

Man Using Grindr To Target Gay Men For Robbery & Assault Busted & Taken Into Custody

Investigators thanked the community for helping authorities identify, locate, and arrest the suspect who used the name Larry in multiple fake Grindr profile.

Gay man ‘tortured’ in Qatar for his sexuality is sentenced: 'This is a breach of my human rights'

Forty-four-year-old Manuel Guerrero Aviña was detained in February after being entrapped by law enforcement through a fake Grindr profile, his family says.

Man Sues Grindr After Fake Account Sends 700 Men to His Home, Work

Matthew Herrick says the hook-up app refused to take action after he was dangerously trolled.

Grindr Cleared of Charges in Revenge Rape Case

A New York man said Grindr was partly responsible when his ex-partner allegedly created false profiles on the app and directed men to his home, some seeking violent sex.

Egyptian Police Entrapping Queer Men Through Dating Apps: Report

A BBC investigation has revealed stories of fabricated evidence and forced confessions.

Man pleads guilty to using explicit selfies to extort, cyberstalk Grindr victims

Omuruyi Uwadiae outed one student to his family by posting pics and the caption “this guy is gay, see pics for evidence.”

String of murders of gay men in Brazil, targeted through dating apps

At least five have been killed since March, and many more have been victims of armed robberies.

A Trans Influencer Is Purposely Outing Gay Men in Morocco

Sofia Talouni is putting many people's lives in danger, given that being LGBTQ is illegal in the region. 

Gay airline employee subject to 'torture' after arrest in Qatar, family says

The family of 44-year-old Manuel Guerrero say that Qatari authorities have subjected him to torture by depriving him of his HIV medication.

British gay man ‘tortured’ in Qatar is almost out of HIV medicine, family says (exclusive)

Manuel Guerrero, 44, is banned from leaving the country and is about to run out of antiretroviral medication, his brother Enrique tells The Advocate.

Gay man ‘tortured’ in Qatar for his sexuality returns home after 'deeply disappointing' sentence

Manuel Guerrero Aviña is being forcibly deported from Qatar after he was arrested in February for being gay.

Conversion Therapist on Gay Hookup Apps: 'Unable to Help Myself'

A psychologist who claimed he could "cure" homosexuality and was found looking for gay sex now says he needs help.

Don't Bother Boycotting Vodka, Says Russian Activist

A prominent LGBT activist in Russia says a proposed boycott on Russian vodka won't have any impact on antigay attitudes in the country.

Man Charged With Raping & Robbing Men He Met On Tinder

Local police are asking other victims, of which they believe there are more, to come forward.

Four Texas teens charged over Grindr gunpoint robbery and assault

The alleged victim only escaped after frantically waving down a passing police officer.

Are we swiping right on loneliness? Time to log off and reclaim real connections

Are we sacrificing real connections for the illusion of endless ones on social media and dating apps?

Op-ed: John Kerry Needs to Do the Right Thing in Egypt

Promoting an economic summit in a nation jailing LGBT people is not living up to the self-stated ideals of the State Department.