Tag Archives: Manhunt

Manhunt reports that “Hey Guys” is the most popular profile header in all but one state. That one exception is Connecticut, where “Looking For A Top” is most frequently used. Hit the link for a listing of popular headlines in every state. (Via Boy Culture)

The hook-up site Manhunt today announced that they will begin promoting the usage of Truvada, which was recently approved by the FDA as a daily HIV preventive for high-risk populations. Via press release: Manhunt has partnered with Gladstone Institutes’ Dr. Robert Grant and The Fenway Institute to assure that the information conveyed is accurate and consistent with peer-reviewed published science. …

Manhunt reports that Facebook has deleted their fan page. We have repeatedly filled out online form after form on Facebook, and sent numerous e-mails to any Facebook address we could find via research to ask for information on why our page was taken down and what we can do to get it restored. We have received a single e-mail back …

Dan Avery wonders if we’ll hear from a certain mommy blogger about this.

A Los Angeles mom who describes herself as a gay-friendly, sex-positive feminist is unhappy with the above Manhunt billboard because her son sees it twice a day on his way to school. You try explaining the “Zero feet away MANHUNT MOBILE” phone application to your 9-year-old son. A 9-year-old who loves Army guys, and so noticed the dog tags right …

The website that almost inarguably did more to recast the social and sexual lives of gay men than any phenomenon in recent history, turns ten years old today. Some, including myself, would say that Manhunt and its copycats are largely responsible for the accelerating demise of gay nightlife, especially the now almost-all-gone gay megaclubs. But as some of you know, …

JMG reader David over at Wicked Gay Blog says he’s been tipped that Manhunt is about to launch a competitor to Grindr called “Assfinder.” SRSLY. Or at least, Assfinder is the working name until the product goes live.

Carolyn Castiglia aka Miss CKC joins up with Shawn Hollenbach and Soce the Elemental Wizard for a musical primer on the proper way to create a Manhunt profile. (I think I once did a show with Soce (the guy with the beard) back when I was doing that sort of thing.) Builds nicely, I’ll probably be singing the chorus for …

Via their PR agency, Manhunt lets us know that they’ve purchased DList. Jonathan Crutchley, Chairman at Online Buddies Inc., the parent company of Manhunt, announced today that the company has acquired a majority stake in the leading social networking site for gay men under age 30, DList.com. As part of the deal, Online Buddies will take over all marketing efforts …

Princess Sparkle Pony points out the amusing name of this show at DC’s Newseum. Head over to Sparkle Pony’s site for an amusing reworking of the billboard.

“The hue and cry over [Manhunt founder] Crutchley’s politics is all too familiar. Why can’t gay activists countenance the idea of a “Massachusetts Republican”? Liberal intolerance. In the minds of too many on the left, gay people (like women and ethnic minorities) have to be liberal and support Democratic candidates. To do otherwise — that is, to have opinions on …

This weekend the Boston Herald reported that John McCain’s campaign will return Manhunt cofounder Jonathan Crutchley’s $2300 donation. McCain’s camp seemed just as eager to distance themselves from the brief alliance. McCain spokesman Jeff Grappone didn’t return multiple phone calls on the subject, and Crutchley has apparently been informed that his $2,300 will be returned. “He said, ‘If John is …

Towleroad is reporting that Manhunt chairman Jonathan Crutchley has resigned from its board of directors. In a lengthy statement, Manhunt cofounder Larry Basile strenuously defends his decades-long record of personal gay activism and confirms Crutchley’s resignation. Basile concludes with this: “It should be known that Jonathan Crutchley’s donation to McCain left the entire Board in disbelief. I am disappointed that …

It’s been 24 hours and so far not a peep about the McCain/Manhunt story in the MSM, despite the story headlining virtually all gay and progressive blogs and forums. I did find mention in Ben Smith’s column at Politico.com, but nothing from traditional media so far. (Image Via – Michelangelo Signorile)

Hot on the heels of last week’s evisceration of Manhunt in Out Magazine’s article Is Manhunt Destroying Gay Culture?, comes the revelation at Towleroad that Manhunt cofounder Jonathan Crutchley has donated the personal maximum of $2300 to John McCain’s presidential campaign. Via Towleroad comes this exchange between Crutchley and a commenter on Online Personal Watch:Andy Towle: “It appears John McCain …

“As a normative way of socializing for gay men, online cruising is a disaster. We need to recognize its effects — including its tendency to isolate us, encourage objectification, and diminish our sense of life’s nonsexual possibilities — as disasters. We need to recognize that too many of us, too much of the time, are cruising online because it is …