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Racism on Grindr Negatively Affects Self Esteem and Life Satisfaction, Study Finds

A new study has found that sexual racism found on hookup apps like Grindr can do serious hard to mental health. A thousand men who have sex with men were recruited from Grindr to participate in the survey on...

Gay and Bi Men Think Attractive Men Are Less Likely to Be HIV Positive, Study Finds

A new study from the University of Maryland found that gay and bisexual men are more likely to believe men they find “physically attractive” are less likely to be HIV positive. The researchers surveyed 197 m...

60% of Same-Sex Couples Meet Online, Study Says

According to a study done by sociologists Michael Rosenfeld and Sonia Hausen of Stanford University and Reuben Thomas of Arizona State University, almost 60 percent of American LGBTQ couples met online, compare...

Grindr Makes Mass Layoffs at LGBTQ News Site INTO

The entire editorial and social media staff of online LGBTQ publication INTO, owned by Grindr, were laid off in a “shift to video,” reported the Advocate. The INTO team was made aware of the cut news on Janu...

Director of Communications at Grindr Steps Down After CEO’s Statements on Gay Marriage

Grindr’s director of communications, Landen Rafe Zumwalt, resigned from his position after the app’s president said he believed marriage is between a man and woman, reported PinkNews. Zumwalt, who is gay, pu...

Delta Passenger Claims Pilot Messaged Him on Grindr Mid-Flight

A Delta passenger alleges that his pilot messaged him on Grindr while the plane was mid-air. JP Thorn, 27, told the New York Post that he took a 90-minute Delta flight from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Chicago ...

Gay Texas Councilman Challenges Recall After Nude Photos Leak

19-year-old politician Cross Coburn, who served as an openly gay councilman in Groves, Texas, was recalled from office after his nudes from Grindr were leaked, reported the New York Times. 62 percent of vote...

Brian Kemp Advertisement Found on Grindr

An advertisement for anti-LGBTQ gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp turned up on one user’s Grindr account, according to a tip given to the AJC. Grindr is a dating and hookup app for gay, bisexual, and transg...

Oklahoma Man Arrested for Using LGBTQ Dating App to Lure and Rob Victims

31-year-old Oklahoma man Deaunte McPherson was arrested on September 16 after police found him to be involved in kidnapping and robbing several men by luring them through the gay dating app Grindr, reported New...

Suspect in California Murder Allegedly “Pranked” Others on Grindr

A California man, Samuel Woodward, 21, was arrested on suspicion of killing a gay man, Blaze Bernstein, 19. Woodward is standing trial in Orange County Superior Court. Now, the media is reporting that Woodwa...

Gay and bisexual teens use Grindr for love and friendship, study shows

Grindr has become a hotspot for LGBTQ teens to find companionship and relationships. While this will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who has used the service, a recent study confirms what has been long anec...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

States Won’t Collect LGBTQ Data on COVID-19 — and Advocates Aren’t Happy

Many Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility Online

LGBTQ People Urged to ‘Get Counted’ in Census

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

‘Tiger King’ Docuseries Presents Trans Man as Butch Lesbian

Dating App #Open Offers Free Virtual Sex-ed Class to Help Ease the ‘Self-isolation’ Blues

WATCH: Sex Toy Sign Language from ‘Tacoma FD’

Racism on Grindr Negatively Affects Self Esteem and Life Satisfaction, Study Finds

Gay and Bi Men Think Attractive Men Are Less Likely to Be HIV Positive, Study Finds

60% of Same-Sex Couples Meet Online, Study Says

Grindr Makes Mass Layoffs at LGBTQ News Site INTO

Director of Communications at Grindr Steps Down After CEO’s Statements on Gay Marriage

Delta Passenger Claims Pilot Messaged Him on Grindr Mid-Flight

Gay Texas Councilman Challenges Recall After Nude Photos Leak

Brian Kemp Advertisement Found on Grindr

Oklahoma Man Arrested for Using LGBTQ Dating App to Lure and Rob Victims

Suspect in California Murder Allegedly “Pranked” Others on Grindr

Gay and bisexual teens use Grindr for love and friendship, study shows

States Won’t Collect LGBTQ Data on COVID-19 — and Advocates Aren’t Happy

‘Tiger King’ Docuseries Presents Trans Man as Butch Lesbian

Many Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility Online

LGBTQ People Urged to ‘Get Counted’ in Census

Idaho Governor Quietly Signs Anti-trans Bills Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Gay New York Nurse Kious Kelly Dies from COVID-19

Major Employers Sign Open Letter Calling for Lawmakers to Oppose Anti-LGBTQ Bills

Atlantans Prohibited from Visiting Gay-friendly Blue Ridge During Outbreak

Transgender Legal Group Releases Coronavirus Guide

Justice Department Supports Lawsuit Banning Trans Girls from High School Sports

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