Apparently Grindr Users Are Really Into Hillary Clinton

Congratulations, kind of, to Hillary Clinton, who is probably not super-thrilled to be the recipient of Grindr’s “Straight Ally of the Year” award.

Of course, any publicity is good publicity, but we imagine that her presidential campaign is probably not going to want to make a huge deal about receiving an award from an app mostly known for facilitating gay hookups.

Also winning Grindr awards were Lego (“best comeback”), X-Men: Days of Future Past (“best movie”) and money (“must-have holiday item”), so that tells you everything you need to know about that.

What makes Hillary such a great ally? Well, she supports marriage equality as of last year. Better late than never, right? And she spoke out for equality in 2011, which is nice. And she has a lot of gay friends. Sounds like a winner to us.

In other marriage-y news, South Carolina might have to reimburse some gay groups for having dragged out its marriage litigation for so long. And the governor of Arkansas is waving the white flag on marriage, and saying that he might consider civil unions. Ha! Nice try, but we’re getting marriage, Governor, and you get nothing.

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Andy Towle

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Quiz: How Well Do You Know 'Best in Show?'

Are you Best of Breed or a lousy mongrel? Test your knowledge of Best in Show and share your results.

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Jami Smith

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UKIP politician resigns after calling gays 'disgusting poofters'

He blamed the remarks on taking painkillers

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joem

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Thousands march in first Quezon City pride

Gay-friendly city marks 20 years of pride in the country

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darrenw

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Joseph Scott Pemberton, U.S. Marine, Charged With Murder Of Transgender Woman In Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine government prosecutors charged a detained U.S. Marine with murder Monday in the killing of a Filipino transgender that reignited an irritant between the military allies over custody of American military personnel suspected of committing crimes.

Prosecutor Emily de los Santos said there was “probable cause” that Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton killed Jennifer Laude, whose former name was Jeffrey, in a motel room, where the victim’s body was found in October in Olongapo city, northwest of Manila. She had apparently been drowned in a toilet bowl. “It’s murder,” de los Santos told reporters after filing the non-bailable charge against the 19-year-old Pemberton before a regional court. “It was aggravated by treachery, abuse of superior strength and cruelty.”

The case reignited a debate over custody of American military personnel accused of crimes. But the looming irritant between the treaty allies over Pemberton’s custody was eased after Washington agreed to move him from a U.S. warship to the Philippine military’s main camp in metropolitan Manila, where he remained under American custody with an outer ring of Filipino guards.

Pemberton, who has not been seen in public, would have to appear during court arraignment, de los Santos said, urging loved ones of the victim, who doubted whether the Marine was still in the country, to attend to see him for the first time.

Harry Roque, the lawyer of Laude’s family, welcomed the prosecutors’ ruling and angrily demanded that Pemberton be thrown into an ordinary jail.

The murder case comes as the Philippines and the United States strengthen ties with the recent signing of a defense accord that allows greater U.S. access to Philippine military camps. The accord would help Washington’s bid to reassert its presence in Asia, and for Manila to deter what it calls China’s aggressive moves to reinforce its claims in disputed South China Sea territories.

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