Gay wool from gay sheep? What do you mean, wool can be gay? Let me explain. In a publicity holy grail, the queer hookup app Grindr debuted a knitwear collection by celebrity designer Michael Schmidt in New York City last week. The textiles were created with wool culled from the world’s “first flock of gay…
The vulnerability of safe digital spaces for China’s LGBTQ community has been underscored by the abrupt removal of the country’s two most popular gay-dating apps – Blued and Finka – from mainland app stores under government orders. The apps, both owned by Hong Kong-based BlueCity Holdings Ltd, were first noticed missing by Chinese social media…
More than a dozen transgender members of the United States Air Force and Space Force are suing the Trump administration, saying they were forced to separate from active duty service without retirement benefits. Separation means a person is leaving active duty but not necessarily the service entirely. Legal advocacy groups including GLAD Law and the…
Tech giant Apple has removed gay dating apps Blued and Finka from its App Store in China following pressure from the government. (Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images) Tech giant Apple has removed gay dating apps Blued and Finka from its App Store in China following pressure from the government. (Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images) Tech…
Apple has removed two of the most popular gay dating apps in China from the App Store after receiving an order from China’s main internet regulator and censorship authority, WIRED has learned. The move comes as reports of Blued and Finka disappearing from the iOS App Store and several Android app stores circulated on Chinese…
As things continue to get scary for us, Alan Carr solidifying his win and becoming a national treasure is so important When I was a kid I used to get called Alan Carr. I was camp and had glasses and a geeky look. I was one of those kids who was called gay before I…
NSFW Red Carpet Outfits With Anatomical Details Sometimes, celebrities like to incorporate body parts into their fashion, and I’m not just talking about a tasteful leg, ankle, or elbow. When the fashion calls for the inclusion of a penis, vagina, pubic hair, or strategically placed eyeball, my jaw is gaped open for days. Here are…
Spencer Platt/Getty Image New York-listed shares of Grindr jumped the most in three years after billionaire George Raymond Zage III and James Lu, the company’s majority owners, offered to buyout the minority shareholders in a deal valuing the LGBTQ dating app at $3.5 billion. Grindr shares climbed 18.9% to $15.06 at the close of trading…
Forget the adage that “cleanliness is next to godliness”. Graffiti – of a sort – is now welcome at the spiritual home of global Anglicanism in southeast England, much to the ire of US Vice-President J.D. Vance. A new exhibition of graffiti-style artworks posing ordinary people’s questions to God now adorns the hallowed walls of…
Mental health distress among LGBTQ+ youth in the United States has been increasing amid a surge in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, but strong support networks and access to health care were shown to ease symptoms for some, a study found. The findings were published Thursday by The Trevor Project, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization that provides crisis intervention…