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Law

Florida sues leading medical groups for supporting gender-affirming care

Florida has accused WPATH, the Endocrine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics of somehow violating the RICO Act.

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Health

STUDY: Smartphone Hookup App Users More Likely to Contract STIs

A recent study from the Los Angeles LGBT Center finds that gay and bisexual men who use smartphone hookup apps are more like to contract certain sexually transmitted infections.

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Women

Helping Lesbians Communicate Better? There's an Emoji For That

What did we use our smartphones for before this app?
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Music

WATCH Gays Guys Dance in NYC Music Video

Miasha recorded over 50 random New Yorkers dancing with her smartphone.

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Voices

Op-ed: I Met My Best Friend on Grindr

Many gay men have mastered the art of not letting sex kill a friendship. Thanks, smartphones.

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People

Meet Caleb Hearon, comedian & actor starring in 'Devil Wears Prada 2'

From our smartphone screens to some of the biggest screens in the world, Caleb Hearon is taking over.

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HIV

STUDY: Dating Apps ‘A Major Factor’ in Spread of HIV in Asia

The report from UNICEF found smartphone dating apps used by young gay men have become a major factor in the spread of HIV among teenagers in Asia.

 

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World

Grindr Hacked in Australia Users Exposed

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Technology

Chinese Gay Hookup App Tops Grindr in Popularity

Does size matter? A new matchmaking app has grown the world's largest user base after tapping into China's gay market.

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World

Russian Pol Calls for Lifetime Ban on Tim Cook

The writer of the original 'gay propaganda' law says the newly out CEO could present a health threat to Russia.
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Business

Chinese Lesbian Dating App Disappears

Rela, a popular app for queer women, shut down amid political shifts in Asia.

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Voices

Giving Grindr a Go at Age 51

Unlike its users, the app's simultaneous joys and heartbreaks are ageless.

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Love and Sex

Chinese Gays Have Grindr, But Little Else

Some hope the purchase of the gay hookup app by a Chinese company could be a turning point for equality.
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Technology

Is Grindr Evolving?

The hugely popular social networking and hookup app will live-stream a fashion show Sunday.

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Crime

One Man Killed, Another Shot in What Police Call Antigay Grindr Setup

A 31-year-old man is dead, another seriously injured, and Demetris Nelson is now in police custody.

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World

Wash Blade Back in Action

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Crime

Arrest Made in Death of Virginia Trans Woman Chae’Meshia Simms

Ryejon Lee was arrested on outstanding warrants for robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and additional charges are pending.

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Technology

Apple Watch Hookup App Hopes to Lead You to Love (or Lust)

Someone thinks you need to date via smartwatch. So now you can.

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World

WATCH: U.K. Psychic's Husband Reacts to Skeptic with Homophobic Tirade

Video shows Sally Morgan's husband going nuclear in a homophobic, threatening rant against a man handing out leaflets debunking the television psychic's powers.
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Finding Gay Love on an App? 'See You Soon' Film Shows It Happens

This exclusive trailer from a new short film shows how meaningful queer connections can be formed in digital spaces.

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Media

Anderson Cooper, Kathy Griffin Discuss Their No-Holds-Barred Relationship

Griffin reveals, among other things, that her sexual banter was never intended to out Cooper -- she just 'talked to him like a gay guy' because she knows so few straight men.