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wired. com > story > these-privacy-conscious-gay-dating-apps-want-to-dethrone-grindr

These Privacy-Conscious Gay Dating Apps Want to Dethrone Grindr

3+ hour, 41+ min ago  (544+ words) You could argue, and people have, that the top gay dating apps are now optimized for monetization and juicing engagement loops. Increasingly overrun with bots, they are at times even devoid of actual connection. As public backlash against popular queer…...

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wired. com > story > the-federal-agency-coming-for-gender-affirming-care

The FTC Is Ramping Up to Target Transgender Rights

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (341+ words) The Federal Trade Commission appears to be targeting transgender rights, going beyond its usual ways of operating to do so, according to experts and federal employees who spoke to WIRED. Since July 2025, the agency has been gearing up to frame…...

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wired. com > story > sniffies-users-worry-about-straightification-gay-cruising-app

Sniffies" Users Worry About a "Straightification" of the Gay Hookup App

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (459+ words) Tinder and Hinge parent company Match Group announced on Monday an investment of $100 million into Sniffies. The deal gives Match Group a large minority share and the choice to become the sole owner later on. The announcement has set off…...

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wired. com > story > bytedance-apps-are-no-longer-available-in-us-app-stores

Apple Blocks US Users From Downloading Byte Dance's Chinese Apps

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (411+ words) While Tik Tok operates in the United States under new ownership, Apple has deployed technical restrictions to block i OS users in the United States from downloading other apps made by the video platform's Chinese parent organization Byte Dance. Instead,…...

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wired. com > story > inside-the-app-where-queer-gooners-run-free

Inside the App Where Queer Gooners Run Free

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (739+ words) One night not long ago, Jaxon Roman sat naked in front of his laptop wearing only a pup hood as he masturbated with single-minded zeal to the attention of eight other men watching onscreen. At least a few times a…...

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wired. com > story > made-in-china-how-people-in-china-learn-what-they-can-say-online

The Rise and Fall of the World's Largest Gay Dating App

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (311+ words) Let's play a game of two truths and a lie. Of the three following statements, which one would you guess is made up? OK, I cheated a little. If you guessed all of them are true, then you were correct....

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wired. com > story > heated-rivalry-author-rachel-reid-interview

From Queer-Baiting to Neurodivergence: "Heated Rivalry's Author Tackles Fan Theories and Controversy

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1050+ words) Rachel Reid didn't intend for anyone to write a dissertation about her horny little gay hockey series. Then again, the Nova Scotia author behind the Game Changers series could never have anticipated the level of fanfare that's accompanied the television…...

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wired. com > story > grindr-ai-first-era-everything-app-for-the-gay-guy

Grindr Goes "AI-First" as It Strives to Be an "Everything App for the Gay Guy"

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (613+ words) Grindr was the first to leverage geo-location tech when it burst onto the scene in 2009. Arison arrived at the company in 2022 from the world of automotive ecommerce. With him at the helm, the company has undergone "a bit of a…...

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wired. com > story > the-hard-left-shooters-leading-a-gun-culture-revolution

The Hard-Left Shooters Leading a Gun Culture Revolution

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (352+ words) This isn't the story I set out to write. Then Charlie Kirk was killed. Suddenly I found myself wondering if I should write this story at all. If doing so would put my sources'gun-loving trans people in Trump's America'in danger....

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wired. com > story > lgbtq-archives-defy-erasure-one-memory-at-a-time

These LGBTQ+ Archives Defy Erasure, One Memory at a Time

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (997+ words) Being queer, often, means feeling unseen. "We come from a history of erasure that is manifested not only through hate crimes and discrimination, but also through a lack of representation, symbolic violence, and the absence of legal protections," explains Andr…...