Month: March 2018

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The latest ‘cure’ for being gay is fermented cabbage juice. It doesn’t work.

March 28, 2018 compassq Comments Off on The latest ‘cure’ for being gay is fermented cabbage juice. It doesn’t work.

There’s never been a shortage of crazy “cures” floating around the internet. Most recently, one woman claimed that veganism had cured her late-stage breast cancer,while God had also cured her of her lesbianism. She’s dead, of course. But for sheer nuttiness, Jillian Mai Thi Epperly’s “cure” deserves special attention. Epperly believes that her special brew of fermented cabbage juice can solve practically any health problem, from cancer to aging.

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As Craigslist ends personal ads, the LGBT community is losing an important space.

March 28, 2018 compassq Comments Off on As Craigslist ends personal ads, the LGBT community is losing an important space.

When Chelsea Reynolds was in graduate school at the University of Minnesota, she and her friends would read Craigslist personal ads together, specifically the casual encounters section. They’d scroll through explicit posts submitted by anonymous users, many of whom were displaying grainy nude photos and soliciting no-strings-attached sex.

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Security flaws in gay dating app Grindr expose users’ location data.

March 28, 2018 compassq Comments Off on Security flaws in gay dating app Grindr expose users’ location data.

Grindr, a gay-dating app, suffers from two security issues that can expose the information of its more than 3 million daily users, including the location data of people who have opted out of sharing such information, according to cybersecurity experts. The security flaws were identified by Trever Faden…

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The world’s fourth most populous country is slowly outlawing the LGBT community.

March 27, 2018 compassq Comments Off on The world’s fourth most populous country is slowly outlawing the LGBT community.

This sprawling country, the world’s fourth most populous, is no stranger to internet censorship. However, the consequences of Indonesia’s recent censorship tactics are not only felt by the individual users but also by the community around them. First, there is the censorship of homosexuality and LGBT activities. Here in early January, Google blocked 80 LGBT dating apps from being downloaded in the country.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters launches LGBTQ-focused youth initiative in NYC.

March 27, 2018 compassq Comments Off on Big Brothers Big Sisters launches LGBTQ-focused youth initiative in NYC.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City is reaching out to LGBTQ youth in the five boroughs through a new initiative called Big Pride. Across New York City, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) serves more than 5,500 young people each year, and though the organization has certainly mentored LGBTQ youth before, it’s tweaking its approach to better help that community.

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FBI investigated early LGBT organization for alleged Communist ties.

March 27, 2018 compassq Comments Off on FBI investigated early LGBT organization for alleged Communist ties.

At the height of the Cold War, an informant’s tips resulted in the Federal Bureau of Investigation looking into the then newly-formed LGBT organization, the Mattachine Society and their publication ONE Magazine. The organization was started in 1950 by activist Harry Hay and a group of men from Los Angeles seeking unify the gay community, educate the public, and recognize homosexuals as a marginalized and oppressed group.