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Another horrific gay hookup app murder. Be careful.

A 24-year-old has been arrested for the murder of a 64-year-old man, mutilating and strangling him the same day they met through a dating app. According to the New York Post Alex Scott is accused of murdering antiques dealer…

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Grindr scam drained batteries and consumed data plans.

Grindr is back in the headlines after the gay dating app was hit by a “sophisticated” fraud scheme that drained users’ batteries, consumed their data plans, and defrauded advertisers. It comes just weeks after Grindr was found to be exposing…

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Wells Fargo pulls donations over anti-gay school policies.

Two of the largest banks in the U.S. say they will stop donating millions of dollars to Florida’s private school voucher program after a newspaper investigation found that some of the program’s beneficiaries discriminate against LGBTQ students…

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This LGBT coffee ad is going viral for all the right reasons.

An online spot for coffee brand Douwe Egberts, featuring a teenager, her girlfriend and her father, is going viral after being retweeted by influencers including “The Good Place” actress Jameela Jamil.  The ad, created by BBDO Belgium, is titled “Something to Share”…

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Cluck off! UK’s only remaining Chick-fil-A has closed.

The only Chick-fil-A in Scotland has shut its doors after facing a fierce public boycott. The US chicken chain’s attempts at a UK expansion have been hindered by protests against its funding of anti-LGBT+ causes, which forced the closure of…

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Are Instagram and Facebook blocking LGBT ads again?

Instagram and Facebook have been reportedly blocking ads from accounts that publish queer content. MTV News released an investigation detailing several queer companies that have had their ads blocked, accounts deleted, and content hidden–even when they followed community guidelines…

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Grindr is sharing users’ sexual orientation and location data.

The LGBTQ dating app Grindr has been caught sharing users’ sensitive data with thousands of ad partners, reports Bloomberg. That’s according to a study from the Norwegian Consumer Council. The NCC’s report says Grindr uses Twitter’s ad subsidiary MoPub to…