Some news stories I thought worth your time:
• Queerty: The bear-centric dating app Growlr has been acquired by the company that owns gay dating apps Scruff and Jack’d. The new owners are reportedly planning big changes for the app that serves around half a million users each day.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ (and adjacent) publications including the latest from Attitude Magazine featuring out actor Michael Johnston chatting on his hit film Obsession.
• LGBTQ Nation: VP JD Vance said on Thursday morning that socialism is when “you want boys to play in girls’ sports.” That is neither the dictionary definition of socialism nor what the word has ever meant in an American context.
• Equality Forum: October is LGBTQ History Month, so hit the play button below to check out Equality Forum’s annual spotlight on 31 iconic figures of LGBTQ history.
• Axios: Forecasters expect Hurricane Isaias to strengthen before making landfall late Friday or early Saturday along the Gulf Coast. Storm surge warnings are in effect across the area, and damaging winds could trigger power outages.
• Washington Post: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today that the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be live-streamed for the public to watch. Hegseth said the execution of Hasan will take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3
Hegseth on Nidal Hasan: “He’s gonna get a firing squad of soldiers. As it should be. We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it. That it’s public. Because people need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things.” https://t.co/Aaw2wDjpgi
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 8, 2026
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