Jon Shadel

LGBTQ

Are Gay Dating Apps Doing Enough to Respond to User Discrimination?

Some say it is high time that apps like Grindr changed their filter features.
Jon Shadel
2.13.18
LGBTQ

Since Pulse, LGBTQ Bars Have Upped Security and Activists Are Worried

At a time when police brutality is a top concern, this increase in security especially raises the concerns of trans and queer people of color.
Jon Shadel
7.24.17
LGBTQ

The Radical Queer Quest for a Hetero-Free Nation

Since Stonewall, various fringe groups have attempted to establish a queer nation where LGBTQ people might finally, truly be free. Are they just hungry for press, or do they make a good point?
Jon Shadel
6.30.17
LGBTQ

On Gay Dating Apps, Hooking Up Is Out

Traveling, status updates, and long-term dating are in. What's driving the new generation of gay digital dating?
Jon Shadel
6.6.17
LGBTQ

America's Most Influential Chef Was Gay as Hell

And it's barely been talked about until now.
Jon Shadel
5.1.17
LGBTQ

Can Hookup Apps Inspire a Gay Political Renaissance?

Gay dating apps like Hornet and SCRUFF have become more outright political than ever before. But will their efforts affect real-world change?
Jon Shadel
3.13.17
Stuff

Is the LGBTQ Community Ready to Fight in Trump’s America?

The fight for LGBTQ rights has produced some of America's most attention-grabbing—and effective—activism over the past half-century. Can that spirit reawaken under a Trump White House?
Jon Shadel
11.25.16
News

How Trump Will Change the Lives of Rural America's LGBTQ Youth

Experts fear his administration will only widen an already problematic divide between urban and rural America.
Jon Shadel
11.12.16
Sports

This Gender Neutral Athlete Wants to End Sex Segregation in Sports

Lauren Lubin became the first non-binary athlete to compete in the New York City Marathon this weekend. They hope for a future where professional sports are organized in ways that don't rely on sex.
Jon Shadel
11.10.16
Stuff

Most Americans say they'd elect a gay politician, but whether they'd elect one who seemed gay is another question.

Most Americans say they'd elect a gay politician, but whether they'd elect one who seemed gay is another question.
Jon Shadel
10.12.16
Music

Why Do People Think Men Who Wear Women's Clothing Are Gay?

When Young Thug debuted the cover for JEFFERY, he raised interesting questions about why, exactly, we conflate men who wear women's clothing with homosexuality.
Jon Shadel
9.14.16
Stuff

A Secret Gay Language Has Gone Mainstream in the Philippines

Swardspeak is more than gay lingo—it's a common bridge between the incredible diversity of languages to be found in the nation of islands.
Jon Shadel
8.22.16
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