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Unsending messages and preventing screenshots are just some of the measures. Grindr has announced new security measures in order to protect users who are using the app in countries which are hostile toward the LGBTQ community. Some of the new security features allow people to unsend messages, which will allow them to remove all traces of a conversation. Likewise, screenshots will be banned from chats and profile pages in order to prevent people from sharing content that could give away a user’s identity. Pictures sent in messages will also have…

The victim sustained a concussion and had to receive stitches to the side of her mouth. Two Russian teenagers were the victims of a vicious homophobic attack by a group of seven men earlier this week. One of the girls, Ekaterina Lyskh was hopitalised with a concussion, and required stitches to the side of her mouth. Speaking to the Russian publication Paper, Alina, Ekaterina’s girlfriend, explained that the gang of men started following the girls as they walked along the Ligovsky Prospekt, with a group of friends, in St Petersburg…

Megan said the Democratic nominee was “bold” and “real.” Not only did US football star Megan Rapinoe win Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year award this week, but she also gave her backing to Elizabeth Warren to be the next president of the United States. Megan showed her support, when she posted in Instagram TV clip of her calling Warren. Captioning the video, she wrote: “I truly believe the best things in life are a result of being bold and being real. “This extends to every part of my life…

The African nation of Gabon is bringing in laws against gay sex. In recent years, the African nation of Gabon had no laws for or against homosexuality, but the country has now brought in laws banning two people of the same gender having sex. People convicted could face up to six months in jail, and a fine of five million Central African francs (over £6,300). A government official told Reuters that the law had come into force in July earlier this year. Davis Mac-Iyalla, an activist who works with the…