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Jack’d Comes for Grindr, Calling Out the App for Allowing Racist Profiles

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Jack’d Comes for Grindr, Calling Out the App for Allowing Racist Profiles

Jack’d Comes for Grindr, Calling Out the App for Allowing Racist Profiles

Hook-up app Jack‘d, which is geared toward gay urban millennials, urged its members this week to be “the generation that ends racism” and came for the biggest competitor in the field: Grindr. In a new video titled “The Generation Th…
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by Andy Towle | 10.27.17 | 11:10am

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‘Jack’d’ Gay Social App Heightens Security Because Hate Crimes Have Increased Since Trump’s Election

‘Jack’d’ Gay Social App Heightens Security Because Hate Crimes Have Increased Since Trump’s Election

The Jack’d gay social app announced on Tuesday that it is heightening security in the U.S. with a feature it had already enabled abroad due to the increasing number of domestic hate crimes against LGBTQ people. Said Alon Rivel, Director of Glob…
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by Andy Towle | 08.02.17 | 11:06am

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This Gay Couple Went Looking for a 3rd on Jack’d, Then Brutally Murdered Him, Police Say

This Gay Couple Went Looking for a 3rd on Jack’d, Then Brutally Murdered Him, Police Say

A jury trial is under way for a Texas man accused of conspiring with his boyfriend to rob and brutally murder a victim they lured on a gay hookup app. Arthur Harmon (above right) is charged with murder in the death of Kevin Moyer (right), a 53-year-o…
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by John Wright | 08.25.16 | 9:25am

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FBI ‘Increasingly Skeptical’ That Orlando Shooter Was Gay and Closeted

FBI ‘Increasingly Skeptical’ That Orlando Shooter Was Gay and Closeted

A new report on the horrific events that unfolded early Sunday morning in Orlando from the NYT says that officials are “increasingly skeptical” of reports that Omar Mateen was gay and closeted: Federal law enforcement officials said Thurs…
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by Andy Towle | 06.17.16 | 8:32am

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Jo Cox, Chicago, Bill O’Reilly, Chris Christie, Jack’d, Liam Hemsworth, Nick Jonas: NEWS

Jo Cox, Chicago, Bill O’Reilly, Chris Christie, Jack’d, Liam Hemsworth, Nick Jonas: NEWS

TODAY. Obama and Biden fly to Orlando to meet with victims’ families: “President Barack Obama will head to Orlando, Florida, on Thursday to meet with victims’ families and first responders in the deadly nightclub shooting the presid…
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by Andy Towle | 06.16.16 | 11:23am

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Adam4Adam Seeks Info From Members Who Had Contact with the Orlando Shooter

Adam4Adam Seeks Info From Members Who Had Contact with the Orlando Shooter

Gay dating site Adam4Adam is seeking information from members who may have had contact with the Orlando shooter. In the wake of Sunday’s mass shooting, multiple individuals came forward to say they had seen or interacted with the shooter on gay…
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by Sean Mandell | 06.16.16 | 11:16am

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Parents Give Gay Son Hook-Up App for His 19th Birthday: VIDEO

Parents Give Gay Son Hook-Up App for His 19th Birthday: VIDEO

In a new comic video posted Monday, a 19-year-old closeted gay kid not only gets outed by his family but also gets a birthday present that might be the epitome of helicopter parenting. The hilarious spoof shows two parents celebrating their son…
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