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Christian university in Korea: 'No jobs for homosexuals'
Interview process also forces applicants to reveal their HIV status or if they’ve had a ‘transsexual operation’
joem
www.gaystarnews.com/article/christian-university-korea-no-jobs-homosexuals061114
Dating Website For People With STDs Outs Hundreds Of Thousands Of Users
Talk about a nightmare! Hundreds of thousands of people with sexually transmitted diseases have been outed by a popular free dating website.
PositiveSingles is an online service that caters to both gay and straight singles living with STDs ranging from herpes, to HPV, to syphilis, and more. It has now been sued for sharing users’ pictures and profile details with other dating websites, despite promising that it was a “100% confidential and comfortable community” that “[does] not disclose, sell or rent any personally identifiable information to any third-party organizations.”
It all started back to 2011 when an unnamed user accused the parent company of PositiveSingles, SuccessfulMatch, of a privacy breach.
SuccessfulMatch runs a number of niche dating sites, including Herpesinmouth, PositivelyKinky, AIDSDate, ChristianSafeHaven, and MeetBlackPOZ. The company also sells software to entrepreneurs looking to set up their own dating websites. That software, however, contains details of “hundreds of thousands of profiles” registered to SuccessfulMatch’s existing services.
“Plaintiff is… not black, gay, Christian or HIV-positive and was unaware that defendant was creating websites that focused on such traits that would include his profile, thus indicating that he was all of these things and more,” his lawyers argued.
Defense attorneys said that after a user completes their registration, a link to the website’s terms of services pops up, which notes that profile details — which include information about HIV and other STD statuses — may be shared with other websites within the SuccessfulMatch network, and that by posting a profile to the site, users agree to this.
But the jury wasn’t convinced.
This week, jurors ruled that SuccessfulMatch made misleading statements and ordered the company pay $1.5 million in compensatory damages and another $15 million in punitive damages.
A spokesman for SuccessfulMatch was not able to say whether the company plans to appeal the verdict.
Well, we definitely know which dating website we won’t be visiting any time soon!
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Graham Gremore is a columnist and contributor for Queerty and Life of the Law. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
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PGA Golfer Patrick Reed Calls Himself 'F–king Faggot' After Missing Putt at Tourney: VIDEO
Pro golfer Patrick Reed will likely be fined after dropping an anti-gay slur on the opening hole of the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai, China today.
Said Reed to himself after making three putts to sink the ball: “Nice f–kin’ three-putt you f–kin’ faggot.”
Watch the clip, AFTER THE JUMP…
Golf Channel’s Frank Nobilo immediately apologized for the remark.
The PGA Tour issued a statement on Reed’s remark, saying, “The PGA Tour Conduct Unbecoming regulations prohibit the use of obscene language on the golf course. The PGA Tour will deal with this matter internally in accordance with its regulations.” Reed will be fined.
Reed also apologized on Twitter following the round:
I’m sorry for using offensive language today in China. My passion to play well got the best of me and my word choice was unacceptable.
— Patrick Reed (@PReedGolf) November 6, 2014
Andy Towle
DMU-LGBT Working Together
Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival Moves Downtown This Weekend
Palm Springs is already huge on the global gaydar screen, but in this journalist’s opinion, it’s reputation as one of the best cities for LGBTQ residents and tourists alike is about to go through the stratosphere as a dramatic change comes to the Greater Palm Springs Pride celebration.
What’s happening? Well, those familiar to the festival know that while the parade has historically gone through the heart of downtown, the two-day festival has been more than walking distance away with an admission price of up to $15. This year, however, the entire festival moves downtown and will be entirely free (although donations will be accepted and encouraged to help offset such a major change).
As revealed in a story I wrote for the current issue of GED Magazine:
“I’m really excited about how our two-day festival on Nov 8 and 9 and the kick off concert on Nov 7 will enjoy significantly greater visibility as the Pride celebration moves out from behind the walls at Sunrise Stadium to world famous Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs,” explains Ron deHarte, President of Greater Palm Springs Pride. “The stadium has been a wonderful home but a gay mecca like Palm Springs deserves a Pride celebration that’s highly visible and in the heart of the city.”
He explains, “Through the years, the Pride Parade which circled Demuth Park in the early-90s has enjoyed high levels of awareness as it traveled through the heart of the city of Palm Springs. City leaders were ahead of the curve when they included the Pride Parade when the first community-based Veterans Day and Festival of Lights Parades were created. This year, the Festival will enjoy the same visibility the Parade has enjoyed for many years in the heart of downtown Palm Springs.”
Giving credit where credit is due, deHarte elaborated, “Huge kudos to the City Council, police, fire, traffic and events departments who have really made the move downtown possible. Mayor Steve Pougnet saw our vision from the very start and he’s been a great source of encouragement. When we first started the conversation in 2011 about moving the festival downtown the Main Street Palm Springs business association was very supportive. I think they were our first cheerleaders! The Pride Festival and Parade are really significant events.”
In the months leading up to this year’s festival, deHarte was a special guest on the Nicholas Snow Live radio show on which he spoke in more detail about the historic changes coming to the festival, and also gave a detailed rundown of the recipients of its 2014 Pride Honors Awards presented annually to individuals in order to recognize the work they have put into raising awareness and furthering the causes of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and their allies.
An LGBT civil rights attorney, pioneering businesswoman and first openly transgender trial judge in the United States top the slate of activists and community leaders. Palm Springs Pride has been a tireless advocate for equality and diversity for twenty-eight years. “I’m Pride. Stonewall 45” is this year’s Pride celebration theme.
(Listen to this episode on the BlogTalkRadio Network.)
This city has clearly changed a great deal since this 1950’s newsreel was produced:
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Colorado elects 'demon hunter' that wants to 'cure' LGBT teens by 'spanking'
This must be one of the most homophobic elected officials in the world
joem
www.gaystarnews.com/article/colorado-elects-demon-hunter-wants-cure-lgbt-teens-spanking061114
Lea DeLaria Speaks Out About Facing Down Subway Preacher: 'You Must Always Face Evil…'
Earlier this week, a video in which Orange is the New Black actress Lea DeLaria shouted down a Bible-beating preacher on the NYC subway went viral.
DeLaria spoke to Page Six about the incident, and why she stood up and got in his face:
“I really can’t tolerate anyone who uses the name of Jesus to preach hatred. When he literally used the word ‘homo,’ I decided to get up. I have no problem with people talking out loud on the subway. I think that freedom of speech comes with responsibility. You should not, you cannot spew that kind of hatred out loud — especially in New York City, a multicultural and -religious city that we live in….You must always face evil and take it down. The reason evil thrives in the world, the reason hatred thrives in the world, the reason bullying thrives in the world is because of complacency. As long as we continue to take it, it will continue to thrive.”
Preach.
Andy Towle
US: Dallas voters approve nondiscrimination protections for LGBT employees
US: Dallas voters approve nondiscrimination protections for LGBT employees.
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Everything You Need to Know Now About Marriage Equality in Kansas
Before the Kansas Supreme Court today considers whether a state judge acted within the law when he ordered the state’s most populous county to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, get up to speed on the state of marriage in Kansas.
Matt Baume
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