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Now: Film & TV writer @Verge. Previously: @io9 + @gizmodo. GLAAD Award-winning comics wonk. Quite gay. Friend to all cats. charles@theverge.com
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Williams Institute Planning A Massive Study Of Trans Health Needs

Williams Institute Planning A Massive Study Of Trans Health Needs

towleroad.com — The Williams Institute at UCLA is partnering with Columbia University and the Fenway Institute to conduct what they hope will be one of the most comprehensive studies of the US's transgender and gender non-conforming populations to date. "TransPop: U.S. Transgender Population Health Survey," as the research team is calling it, plans to gather vital information about the health concerns of the trans community, and create a more representative model of just what our trans population looks like. "Timely and accurate data about the transgender population is crucial for designing evidence-based public health and policy interventions," said TransPop's lead researcher Ilan H.
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris Steps In To Block Monstrous 'Sodomite Suppression Act' ...

California Attorney General Kamala Harris Steps In To Block Monstrous 'Sodomite Suppression Act' ...

towleroad.com — In late February Matt McLaughlin, a practicing attorney based in Huntington Beach, California, began collecting signatures and processing paperwork that would allow him to put up his "Sodomite Suppression Act" for a statewide referendum. The tone of the proposal language in McLaughlin's proposed bill is like a cross between the rhetoric of a religious conservative and a draconian "Kill The Gays" bill. "Seeing that it is better that offenders should die rather than that all of us should be killed by God's just wrath against us for the folly of tolerating-wickedness in our midst," The proposal reads.
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Gay Hook-Up App Planned for the Apple Watch Will Notify You When the Right Guys are Nearby

Gay Hook-Up App Planned for the Apple Watch Will Notify You When the Right Guys are Nearby

towleroad.com — Planet Romeo is one of the largest gay male social networks used outside of North America. Unlike most U.S.-based gay dating services, Planet Romeo encompasses a rather broad set of online services incorporating aspects of geo-location apps, traditional dating sites, and community reviews similar to Yelp. In its latest move to set itself apart from the increasingly crowded market for digital real estate, Planet Romeo has announced its plans for a mobile application designed specifically to work with the upcoming Apple Watch. "Imagine being notified as soon as the right guys are nearby or getting turn-by-turn navigation to your next date," said Planet Romeo Chief Product Owner Sven Voges.
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Satirical Cartoonists Fined For Magazine Cover Suggesting Turkish President Is Gay

Satirical Cartoonists Fined For Magazine Cover Suggesting Turkish President Is Gay

towleroad.com — Ozer Aydogan and Bahadir Baruter, two Turkish cartoonists working for the satirical paper Penguen, have been slapped with significant fines for creating a caricature of the country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, suggesting that he's gay. The two artists penned a front page picture for the magazine's August issue last year depicting the president meeting with a governmental official while making a an 'O' with his free hand near his groin. The gesture, according to Hurriyet Daily News, is commonly associated with gay men and is often used to insult other people.
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'Supergirl' Head Writer Reflects on DC's Growing Cast of LGBT Characters

'Supergirl' Head Writer Reflects on DC's Growing Cast of LGBT Characters

towleroad.com — Supergirl head writer K Perkins took to Instagram over the weekend to share thoughts about her stint with the comic book and the work she's done to bring more queer storylines to DC. Specifically Perkins wanted to draw attention to one of the more longstanding stories revolving around Maxima, a longtime supervillainess and recurring Superman adversary. "#Supergirl issue #40 is out & the the book is coming to an end - but really happy i got to have this moment," Perkins wrote. "There needs to be more characters of diverse backgrounds, including LGBT ones, in mainstream media."
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Can You 'Out' Someone If The Public Already Assumes That They're Gay? |News | Towleroad

Can You 'Out' Someone If The Public Already Assumes That They're Gay? |News | Towleroad

towleroad.com — Editor's Note: This column appeared on Towleroad ahead of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's public coming out earlier today. You can find Smollet's interview with Ellen here. The Interplay is a special biweekly series exploring the intersections of sex, pop culture, and current events. BY CHARLES PULLIAM-MOORE We all need to give Malik Yoba a break. Earlier this week Yoba, who currently stars as Vernon Tucker on Fox's "Empire," apologized and backtracked on statements he made in an interview late last month to Black Film in which he "outed" "Empire" co-star Jussie Smollett.
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Let's Respect The Fact That Bruce Jenner's Story Is About More Than His Body

Let's Respect The Fact That Bruce Jenner's Story Is About More Than His Body

towleroad.com — The Interplay is a special biweekly series exploring the intersections of sex, pop culture, and current events. BY CHARLES PULLIAM-MOORE We need to have a conversation about the way we discuss and and make sense of the public comings out of high-profile trans-identified people. The prospect of Bruce Jenner's coming out as transgender carries a significance that's far larger than Jenner as an individual or us as people who have agreed to pay attention to his life. Much of that significance stems from the way that we (the queer press) and we (the general public) are talking about Jenner the idea as opposed to Jenner the person in relation to a trans identity.
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Their Husbands Aren't 'Gay,' So Let's Stop Acting Like They Are

Their Husbands Aren't 'Gay,' So Let's Stop Acting Like They Are

towleroad.com — Last Sunday TLC invited us into the homes and lives of married Mormon men who, despite being in committed relationships with women, still felt sexual desires for other men. Taken at face value " My Husband's Not Gay " is exactly the kind of contemporary sideshow attraction that TLC specializes in. As casual viewers we're meant to poke fun at the documentary's subjects and to decry TLC's morally questionable exploitation of them.
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What To Do With 'Gay' Click-bate

What To Do With 'Gay' Click-bate

towleroad.com — Over the past few weeks Buzzfeed's squad of " Try Guys " have made a dent in the internet with a series of videos designed to go viral. The formula for the series is fairly straight forward: each video features the guys trying something you've probably never seen the average man doing in the middle of a work day. As a series Try Guys reads a lot like your average TLA coming of age dramedy: lacking in plot, but rich in fleshy, softcore nonsense.
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Think Tanks & Diversity: A Pipeline Problem

Think Tanks & Diversity: A Pipeline Problem

medium.com — Workforce diversity isn’t exactly a strong suit for most U.S.-based think tanks, but basic “racism” isn’t really the reason why.
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It's Time To Rethink Online Gay Social Networks |News | Towleroad

It's Time To Rethink Online Gay Social Networks |News | Towleroad

towleroad.com — The Interplay is a special biweekly series exploring the intersections of sex, pop culture, and current events. BY CHARLES PULLIAM-MOORE The writing is on the wall: we've (unsurprisingly) hit peak mobile application. In the early days of powerful mobile computing the idea of there being "an app for that" was radical. Creating virtual communities unbound by space, time, and economic circumstance was game changing for gay men across the world. As the years have gone on, however, gay social networks that live on servers have flooded the market with variations of the same guy-on-a-grid experience.
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The Market For Low-End Smartphones Is Looking Up

The Market For Low-End Smartphones Is Looking Up

NPR — Around this time every year, retailers gird their loins and prepare to slash prices for the holiday shopping season. For many stores, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are opportunities to clear old stock (at a mild loss) and trigger a surge of spending that carries on well into December. Deals on toys, televisions and tablets are meant to pull you into stores, where you're likely to splurge on other things like towels ... or perhaps a new cellphone. Depending on when and where you look this week you'll be able to snag a new flagship class phone for as little as a penny if you're willing to sign a 2-year contract.
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PrEP Is Not The Problem, Perfection Is |News | Towleroad

PrEP Is Not The Problem, Perfection Is |News | Towleroad

towleroad.com — The Interplay is a special biweekly series exploring the intersections of sex, pop culture, and current events. BY CHARLES PULLIAM-MOORE Over the past few months Towleroad has extensively covered the development and deployment of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its use as an HIV preventative. The concept is fairly straightforward: If you're HIV negative, you take a pill once a day that dramatically decreases your risk of contracting the virus. Like most drug treatments, PrEP is not 100% effective. Like most drug treatments, PrEP's rate of efficacy is high enough to make it a legitimate guard against HIV infection.
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Marvel's 'Black Panther' Isn't Just Another Black Superhero

Marvel's 'Black Panther' Isn't Just Another Black Superhero

NPR — Last month Marvel Studios announced the roster for some upcoming features. In addition to Ant-Man and a female-led Captain Marvel film, Marvel's Kevin Feige confirmed that on November 3, 2017, the studio planned to release one of its longest-rumored projects: The Black Panther. We in the nerdier parts of the Internet promptly lost our minds. Just think of ALL the Black people we get to see in the high tech society of Wakanda in the #BlackPanther movie! Unbelievable!- Robert Young (@robertcyoung) October 28, 2014 I just want one line in the Black Panther movie where T'Challa talks about Wakanda's sister nation, Zamunda.
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Google's Lollipop Wants To Change The Way We Use Our Phones

Google's Lollipop Wants To Change The Way We Use Our Phones

NPR — If you're an Android user, there's a chance that earlier this week your phone or tablet alerted you about a new update to its operating system. Yearly system updates are a part of the modern smartphone experience, and like clockwork Apple and Google typically issue them every fall. The newest version of Google's Android OS, codenamed Lollipop, is something a little different. Lollipop isn't just an update; it's Google's vision of how we should interact with the Web on our phones, tablets and computers. In 2007, Google and other members of the Open Handset Alliance unveiled Android.
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For Wearable Tech, One Size Does Not Fit All

For Wearable Tech, One Size Does Not Fit All

NPR — Silicon Valley companies big and small are racing to create the latest in wearable tech - from now-familiar fitness trackers and smart watches to 3-D printed rings that serve as public transportation passes and smart shirts that measure your heart rate and movement. As in any new field of technology, there are problems with things that don't fit or work quite right. But one of the biggest criticisms in wearables is one that resonates throughout the tech industry: the teams behind these devices are not diverse enough. Critics say that some wearables - like smart watches with huge faces or bands that don't fit smaller wrists - are designed with men in mind.
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Political Diversity Pioneers Win Medal Of Freedom

Political Diversity Pioneers Win Medal Of Freedom

NPR — Several of this year's recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the national government gives to civilians, are people of color. They include recording star Stevie Wonder and the late Alvin Ailey, legendary choreographer and founder of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. Still, many of the honorees made their presence felt on the political stage, challenging America's presumptions about people of color. Suzan Shown Harjo, who is Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee, has long been an advocate for Native American rights. Before she petitioned the U.S.
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Tech Star Wants To Make Diversity Plug-And-Play For Silicon Valley

Tech Star Wants To Make Diversity Plug-And-Play For Silicon Valley

NPR — Tristan Walker is successful by anyone's standards: He went to a top-notch prep school, graduated as valedictorian at college, went on to become a trader on Wall Street, earned an MBA at Stanford, and then helped to launch the location app Foursquare. But what makes Walker so remarkable is that he is one of the few African-Americans to rise up the ranks in Silicon Valley. Recently, the valley's biggest names revealed appalling workplace demographics, including dismal statistics on the number of African-Americans and Hispanics working in the higher levels of the industry. Walker, founder and CEO of Walker & Co.
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Coding Diversity Into Keyboards One Emoji At A Time

Coding Diversity Into Keyboards One Emoji At A Time

NPR — Every time you type on your cell phone's keyboard you're punching in tiny bits of Unicode, a universal standard for creating text, numbers, and emoji. Emoji, taken from the Japanese words ? " e" (picture) ? "mo" (writing) ? " ji" (character), are pictorial symbols used to communicate simple ideas with even simpler images. This past summer the Unicode Consortium introduced about 250 new standard emoji including a spider web, sunglasses, and a hand giving the middle finger. Conspicuously missing from the emoji catalog, however, was a wider selection of non-white human faces.
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Moving Past The Password, But At What Cost?

Moving Past The Password, But At What Cost?

NPR — Everyone hates passwords almost as much as they hate being hacked. The problem the traditional password is twofold. In order to be useful, they have to be complex and difficult to guess. Also, passwords become less secure the more often you use them. Services like LastPass and 1Password will remember your passwords or generate long lines of alphanumeric nonsense you can use to authenticate yourself online. But some users may not feel safe entrusting their passwords to a single third party. Instead, most people stick to what they know and keep their passwords ridiculously simple.
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Why is It So Hard to Get Away with Gay Intimacy on Network Television?

Why is It So Hard to Get Away with Gay Intimacy on Network Television?

www.towleroad.com — According to GLAAD's recently published Where We Are On TV report, lesbian, gay, and bisexual characters are having a banner season. There are more explicitly queer characters on more shows across the board. Of the hundreds of regular and recurring characters gracing our screens this season, 170 were identified as being LGBT. Moreover on both network and cable, the representations of those characters are becoming more diverse and balanced in terms of ethnicity and sexuality.
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Twitter Recap: What Does 'Passing' Look Like Today?

Twitter Recap: What Does 'Passing' Look Like Today?

NPR — In her book A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life, Allyson Hobbs delves into the personal histories of light-skinned African-Americans who, because of their fair complexions and social circumstance, were able to "pass" as white. Code Switch's Karen Grigsby Bates spoke with Hobbs who explained that, in the past, passing was really a group effort that involved the complicity of a person's family and community. We wondered what passing means now, not just for African-Americans, but for others who want to live beyond the social boundaries of group identity.
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GLAAD: Representations of LGB Characters On Television On The Rise |News | Towleroad

GLAAD: Representations of LGB Characters On Television On The Rise |News | Towleroad

www.towleroad.com — GLAAD's annual Where We Are On TV report detailing the depictions of queer characters on network and cable television has just been published and its findings generally positive. The report is broken down by whether a show is a network or cable broadcast in addition to a character's status as either a recurring role or series regular. Overall the number of LGBT-identified characters on television is up slightly at 3.9% over 3.3% last season. That figure is down from an all-time high of 4.4% in 2012, and while television as a whole is becoming more diverse in terms of queer representation, cable programming is outpacing its network counterparts.
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NYC Health Department Using Grindr & Scruff To Spread Word About PrEP |News | Towleroad

NYC Health Department Using Grindr & Scruff To Spread Word About PrEP |News | Towleroad

Towleroad — Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the New York City health department's assistant commissioner for HIV/AIDS control and prevention, is using Grindr and Scruff to bring the city's push for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to gay mens' pockets. In addition to social networks like Facebook and Twitter the city is rolling out an expansive $500,000 ad campaign encouraging people to learn about and consider taking Truvada, the first PrEP drug to be approved by the FDA. "There's not a lot of doctors who can say, 'I've done thousands of HIV [blood] tests with my hands in dark sex clubs,' " Daskalakis, who describes himself as a 'gay health warrior,' said to "I have done that."
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