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Via USA Today: There once was a time when the family gathered around the living room TV. Then the tech era armed everyone but the family dog with their own personal screen. Now Marc Todd wants to go back to the future. SkreensTV is a $399 ($499 after the crowdfunding campaign) 7-by-2-inch WiFi- and Bluetooth-enabled box with five HDMI outputs …

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation continues its campaign against PrEP and Truvada today with the above open letter to the CDC which is being published in major newspapers. Writing for the New York Times, Josh Barro notes that the AHF is fighting this battle alone: “There’s no large controversy; there is one loud voice,” said Charles King, the president of the …

There is a sad follow-up to the crime reported here last week. Via the Associated Press: An Army veteran beaten by a man he met at a bar died Saturday afternoon, nearly a week after being hospitalized with burns so bad that parts of both arms had to be amputated, police and his partner said. Veteran Stephen Patrick White, 46, …

Late Wednesday afternoon the Supreme Court lifted its stay on same-sex marriage in Kansas, resulting in several weddings the next day after judges waived the mandatory three-day waiting period. For others that obtained their wedding licenses on Thursday, a mass gay wedding will take place tomorrow in Wichita, the state’s largest city. Via that city’s ABC affiliate: On Monday, many …

Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy, who is expected to run for president again in 2017, yesterday called for the repeal of same-sex marriage during a debate organized by a far-right group. Via the Guardian: Referring to the “mariage pour tous” or “marriage for all” legislation passed by France’s Socialist government last year, he said it needed “rewriting from top to …

South Florida nightlife guru Mark Haines, who founded the popular LGBT entertainment portal Mark’s List, was killed in a traffic accident Friday night while participating the annual Miami to Key West AIDS ride. His nephew writes on Mark’s List: I am heartbroken to report that Mark Haines, my uncle, the founder and CEO of Mark’s List, and a long-time leader …

Philadelphia’s Westbury bar, which was first advertised in gay guides back in the early 60s, has closed after last month’s fire in the hotel above it. From their Facebook page: With a very broken heart, I have to announce, the Westbury Bar and Restaurant will not be reopening. Our extensive efforts trying get an exception from the city have not …

Via the Buenos Aires Herald: Buenos Aires City yesterday held its 23rd Gay Pride March despite concerns from organizers after Mayor Mauricio Macri’s City Hall refused to take full responsibility for the safety of participants and spectators at what is a public event. Demonstrators gathered at the Congress Square to arrive at the iconic Plaza de Mayo. Around 8pm, the …

Russia can tear down their monument to Steve Jobs because Apple CEO Tim Cook has come out, but that won’t save their stock market. Via the Telegraph: Apple is now worth more than Russia’s stock market, new data have revealed. The US technology giant’s market capitalisation has overtaken the combined value of all Russian public companies for the first time …