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San Francisco gay bars back off AI-assisted face scanning technology after privacy uproar

Badlands and Toad Hall announced over the weekend that use of the controvresial technology would end for now.

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News

A Black trans teen was shot and killed in Florida. Almost no one reported it

Police misgendered Jayla McGee, local media overlooked her homicide, and her community was left to make sure she was not erased.

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Politics

Florida Republican lawmaker found liable for sexually harassing male staffers, faces resignation calls

Florida Democrats are demanding that Rep. Fabian Basabe resign after a jury awarded $450,000 to two former staffers.

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Obituaries

Out.com founder Jeffrey Newman dies less than a week after partner's death

The LGBTQ+ media pioneer and homelessness advocate was 58. His longtime partner, Jayson Conner, died four days earlier.

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Crime

Man convicted in O’Shae Sibley hate crime killing sentenced to 20 years in prison

Dmitriy Popov fatally stabbed the gay Black dancer after confronting him and his friends as they vogued at a Brooklyn gas station.

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Tech

Is Goose, the Grindr alternative, using fake AI-generated dates to lure gay men?

A new investigation found many Goose accounts and related social media users that don't appear to be real.

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News

Oregon Pride march canceled after organizers say police wouldn’t protect eventgoers

Eugene Pride organizers said last year’s hate group presence and recent police actions against trans activists made the march untenable.

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Politics

Court strips away California protections for transgender students’ privacy

The ruling limits enforcement of California’s SAFETY Act, which was designed to protect LGBTQ+ students from being outed without their consent.