Guy Proposes to His Boyfriend on The Voice

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Just a few months ago, Australia legalized gay marriage and last night we got to see just how beautiful that can be

Nathan Brake, who is one of the performers of The Voice Australia 2018, took the opportunity of his time in the spotlight to propose to his boyfriend.

Nathan did good with the judges, who were Joe Jonas, Kelly Rowland, Boy George and Aussie pop star Delta Goodrem, but before chosing which team to join, he announced ‘I’ve also made another decision’.

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He then called to get his partner of six years, Mitchell, brought onto the stage.

‘I just wanted to bring you out here because we’ve had a beautiful six years together.’

‘You’ve been a constant support, so I just wanted to ask you, will you marry me?’

To which Mitchell replied: ‘Yes, of course’.

The proposal made the judges run up to the stage to congratulate the couple.

‘That was so beautiful. I love an unexpected proposal,’ said Boy George.

And Kelly even promised to sing ‘When Love Takes Over’ at the couples wedding.

Awww! Isn’t love just beautiful?

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Grindr Shares Your HIV Status With Other Companies

The popular gay dating app Grindr has been sharing its users’ HIV statuses and other sensitive information with other companies

According to BuzzFeed, the company has shared personal information, including HIV status and “last tested” dates, with app optimizing companies Apptimize and Localytics.

Antoine Pultier, a researcher at the Norwegian nonprofit SINTEF, says HIV information is sent unencrypted together with users’ GPS data, phone ID, and email, and could identify specific users and their HIV status.

“The HIV status is linked to all the other information. That’s the main issue,” says Pultier. “I think this is the incompetence of some developers that just send everything, including HIV status.”

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“Grindr is a relatively unique place for openness about HIV status,” says James Krellenstein, a member of ACT UP New York. “To then have that data shared with third parties that you weren’t explicitly notified about, and having that possibly threaten your health or safety–that is an extremely, extremely egregious breach of basic standards that we wouldn’t expect from a company that likes to brand itself as a supporter of the queer community.”

Grindr claims all the sensitive data have been shared in order to “make the app better.”

“No Grindr user information is sold to third parties,” the company says. “We pay these software vendors to utilize their services.”

But Cooper Quintin, a senior staff technologist and security researcher at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, doesn’t buy the excuse.

“Even if Grindr has a good contract with the third parties saying they can’t do anything with that info,” he says, “that’s still another place that that highly sensitive health information is located.”

“If somebody with malicious intent wanted to get that information, now instead of there being one place for that–which is Grindr–there are three places for that information to potentially become public.”

“When you combine this with an app like Grindr that is primarily aimed at people who may be at risk–especially depending on the country they live in or depending on how homophobic the local populace is–this is an especially bad practice that can put their user safety at risk,”

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‘Love, Simon’ Actor Joey Pollari Comes Out as Gay

23 year-old actor Joey Pollari, who plays Lyle in the new gay coming-of-age romance ‘Love, Simon’, has come out as gay

Joey has been out to family and friends since he was a teen but spoke to The Advocate about it in a official setting for the first time.

“I think all my friends and family knew on some level. I think maybe two people were shocked.” He adds, “My mom knew. She laid hints for me everywhere.”

“The only part that was difficult was me coming out to myself. And I think that is the most difficult coming out.

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In the interview, Joey says he struggled internally with his sexuality, “It didn’t match my idea of myself. It seemed incongruent with the future I imagined for myself, the identity I had struck up with others. The interplay between me and women, me and men, now suddenly seemed entirely different. That just didn’t seem fair or right.”

But Joey says coming out didn’t turn out to be quite as scary as he thought: “The real scary stuff and the real exciting stuff is falling in love with someone. That’s the prize of it.”

About Joey Pollari

Joey Pollari was born in Minnesota, United States on 04/09/1994. He is currently living in .

What is he famous for?

Joey Pollari is a actor. He is best known for his role as Tyler in the Disney XD first original movie, Skyrunners, which premiered on November 27, 2009. He is also known as Eric Tanner on ABC’s second season of American Crime.

Is Joey Pollari gay?

Joey Pollari came out as gay in March, 2018. He has been out to family and friends since he was a teen but spoke to The Advocate about it in a professional setting for the first time.

Joey Pollari’s Social Media accounts

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeyPollari
Instagram: https://instagram.com/joeypollari

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Why Hitting on Your Hot Male Coworker Is a Bad Idea

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The hot new guy at the office may be to die for, but you have to be really careful or you may end up loosing everything

Dear Max, 

I recently lost my job as a hotel manager because a really cute guy thought I was being too friendly to him by bragging on him because he was very good at his job.

He was actually great at the front desk. Much better than the last two we had before. I was grateful for that alone.

I also, without thinking at the time, offered him a temporary place to stay when I leased a house. That way he could have a place to sleep so he could do his job better.

No strings or sexual favors were ever mentioned. I did tell him that he and I were soul mates and that we were almost exactly alike in many ways.

I am over 20 years his senior. He is 24.

Wouldn’t a guy like that say something to me before he went to the owner and bitched.

He also tried dating my AGM/DOS (his direct supervisor) when he first got there. A no no within the company. I told him he’d lose his job if they did.

Was I wrong being nice to an employee? I compliment all guys and girls that do well. I do not give out empty compliments just for pleasure.

I now have a short time to get a new job or lose all. What now and how do I cope?

-Lefty 

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Dear Lefty,

You can either cry and feel sorry for yourself or learn from your mistakes and become a better you. Personally, I like the second choice.

We all make mistakes and we all think the world is going to end when something like this happens. But the truth is life goes on.

No matter how tough you think it is right now, it will get better. You learned that you can’t be too friendly with people that you work with.

So next time, just keep it professional and just give compliments to your friends or people out of work.

What now? well, you need to find a job and pay your bills. So start searching for jobs anywhere you can.

The internet is always a good place to look. Some websites like Monster and Jobscan are very helpful.

Meanwhile, you can do some temp work to get some extra money until you find a permanent job.

How do you cope? just look forward. Move on with your life. That was then, this is now.

Make new goals and write down the steps you need to follow to reach those goals.

You only live once so enjoy life to the fullest.

Good luck!

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How to Find a Guy That Is Gay Boyfriend Material

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It’s easy to find sex, but it’s hard to find love. Here is how to find a guy that is gay boyfriend material

Dear Max,

I am having some serious problems in the love department.

I have looked and looked and I just can’t find a guy who is boyfriend material.

The guys I meet are too clubby and are just too much about sex.

I have tried to meet guys both in the bars and on the Internet.

If you could help, I would really appreciate it.

Thank you,
StevenX

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Dear StevenX,

Unfortunately, nowadays it is very hard to find someone who is boyfriend material. Specially if you live in big cities.

There are too many temptations and the grass always seems greener on the other side.

However, there are a lot of guys out there who are looking for someone just like you. So what to do? all you can do is keep looking.

Don’t give up. He is out there somewhere and you will find him. It will take time, patience and most import of all, you need to be out there looking.

He will not come to your house, knock at your door and ask you out (well, at least it’s very unlikely).

There are potential gay boyfriend material everywhere in the big cities: restaurants, gyms, bookstores, gay social events, gay neighborhoods, internet chat rooms and dating apps,  and even as close as your apartment building.

It may be a bit harder to find gay guys in smaller cities but they exist there too. They’re just a bit more hidden.

The key is not to give up and not to stay at home too much.

And of course, you have to have something to offer, so go to the gym, work out, work on your confidence, work on your communication skills and very important…be happy, no matter what.

The truth is that no matter who you find, if you are not happy with yourself, you will never be happy with someone else.

Good luck!

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There is love out there for everyone, but it’s not always easy to find.