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Two British men have been sentenced to four years in prison for blackmailing men that they met on Grindr. Via Gay Star News: Nathanael Foster and Adam Webb, both 26 from Gloucester in South West England, were charged with two counts of blackmail. Gloucester Crown Court heard how the pair trapped two men, with one victim even handing over £15,000 …

In Mexico, Hillary Clinton says she has a “unique vantage point” on the Presidency and will make 2016 decision by “first of the year.” — Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) September 5, 2014

Apple CEO Tim Cook today vowed to make it harder for hackers to access information stored on the company’s iCloud service. Cook said celebrities’ iCloud accounts were compromised when hackers correctly answered security questions to obtain their passwords, or when they were victimized by a phishing scam to obtain user IDs and passwords. He said none of the Apple IDs …

Here’s the decision. The high court said Friday the 2nd District Court of Appeal first should rule on the case, in which a lesbian couple married in Massachusetts and is now seeking a divorce in Florida. A lower court judge ruled that the couple couldn’t get divorced in Florida because the state’s constitution doesn’t recognize gay marriage. Before considering the …

“Madonna doesn’t have an ego problem; she has a sin problem. And it’s getting worse. Unrepentant and hardened from sin, no amount of make-up or photo-shop can conceal the evil in her eyes. Ensnaring millions into a web of destruction, Madonna is preparing fans for a specific event. Using biblical discernment concerning the times in which we live, and her …

Out comedienne Lily Tomlin is among the 2014 recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the five individuals who will receive the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors. Recipients to be honored at the 37th annual national celebration of the arts are: singer Al Green, actor and filmmaker Tom …

California should soon become the first state to ban the so-called “gay panic” defense in violent crimes against LGBT citizens. A bill awaiting Brown’s approval would prohibit the use of the defense — the argument that a violent act was triggered by the revelation of a victim’s actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation — in …

From the editorial board of the New York Times: As important as the federal appeals court ruling was on Thursday declaring same-sex marriage bans in two states to be unconstitutional, the clarity and blunt reasoning behind the decision was equally momentous. Writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Judge Richard …

From his first album in 13 years. Gorgeous. That hauntingly altered voice, those glimmering pianos, and an off-balance sense of forward motion mark “minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]” as undoubtedly the work of experimental electronic pioneer Richard D. James. But there is a sense of completing the circle here too, as if James is now being inspired by some of …