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The problems with dating apps and how they could be fixed – two relationship ethicists

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Dating sites and apps have made it easier to find sexual and romantic partners, expanding the pool of potential mates to include the entire internet.

Key Points: 
  • Dating sites and apps have made it easier to find sexual and romantic partners, expanding the pool of potential mates to include the entire internet.
  • Before dating apps, many people met partners through family, friends or work, which meant that potential partners were often “vetted” by people we trusted.
  • There are even dating apps exclusive to people with certain political views.
  • The articles in this series explore the questions and bring answers as we navigate this turbulent period of life.
  • Apps are designed carefully to hold your attention using elements and rewards that make using them feel like playing a game.
  • Finally, dating apps encourage users to objectify each other through rapid judgment based on appearance.
  • From rapid swiping with little information beyond a picture on apps like Tinder, to Grindr’s grid of torsos, dating apps make it easy to dismiss with a glance.

Can dating apps be better?

  • Our continuing exploration of these topics has convinced us that the people who design dating apps could do more to improve the experience for users.
  • This is why, at the Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships at the University of Leeds, we are also launching a new research project on ethical dating online to explore how apps can become a better experience for everyone.
  • Dating apps could give users more information about their preferences and behaviour.
  • Finally, apps can “nudge” users towards more ethical behaviour, encouraging them not to ghost someone, for example, or enforcing a cooling-off period for serial swipers.
  • While this might feel intrusive, remember that dating apps are already doing this – for example, sending notifications encouraging you to check the app regularly.

Be a better dating app user

  • There are also steps you can take to interact more ethically on dating apps.
  • In short, remember that online dating is not just a game, even if it feels like one, and that the images on your phone are – usually – of real people.


The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Interpersonal and Structural Stigma Toward Sexual Minority Youth Create Mental Health Challenges, Increased Suicide Risk

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania found that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) youth experienced more interpersonal discrimination based on others perceiving them as lesbian, gay, or bisexual and were four times more likely to attempt suicide. Additionally, LGB youth living in areas of the country with more structural stigma experienced a larger mental health burden than their peers. These findings stress the urgency for addressing interpersonal discrimination and structural stigma toward LGB youth.

Key Points: 
  • Additionally, LGB youth living in areas of the country with more structural stigma experienced a larger mental health burden than their peers.
  • These findings stress the urgency for addressing interpersonal discrimination and structural stigma toward LGB youth.
  • Previous studies have focused on how individuals' experience of discrimination or specific policy changes impact the mental health of LGB youth.
  • Gordon et al, "The role of individual discrimination and structural stigma in the mental health of sexual minority youth."

The silence around unwanted sexual attention in LGBTQ+ venues is making safe spaces less safe

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Monday, June 19, 2023

In many parts of the world, unwanted sexual attention has become a normal, though

Key Points: 
  • In many parts of the world, unwanted sexual attention has become a normal, though
    disturbing, part of a night out.
  • I explored this in my master’s research, looking at unwanted male sexual attention in pubs and clubs.
  • But more than that, it’s a misconception to think that these venues are free from unwanted sexual experiences.
  • Each person who experiences it has their own understanding and definition of what constitutes unwanted sexual attention.

‘It’s just what happens’

    • In the 17 years since that first night out, I have had to navigate my way through many unwanted and unacknowledged encounters.
    • On reflection, these occasions had been inappropriate or had made me feel uncomfortable.
    • As my own personal experiences and research show, LGBTQ+ nightlife is not free from instances of unwanted sexual attention.
    • Although we may not hear about it as much for various reasons, it is common – even expected – in such venues.

Protecting ‘safe’ spaces

    • So if it isn’t man to woman, we don’t think about it being a bad thing.
    • I think that’s why these things are just a part of being in this community.
    • Unwanted sexual attention between LGB people in LGBTQ+ venues is experienced in a different political and historical setting than for heterosexual people.
    • Talking about how this harmful behaviour can happen even in these supposed “safe” spaces is necessary to empower people to speak about their own experiences, and ultimately put a stop to it.

Turnbridge® Opens Adolescent After-School Intensive Outpatient Mental and Behavioral Healthcare Program in Westport, Connecticut

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Monday, March 27, 2023

A February CDC report reveals continued declines in adolescent mental health, with girls and LGB+ teens most adversely affected.

Key Points: 
  • A February CDC report reveals continued declines in adolescent mental health, with girls and LGB+ teens most adversely affected.
  • To help address the worsening need, Turnbridge®, which has been providing innovative, individualized treatment through its Connecticut-based facilities for twenty years, introduces an adolescent intensive outpatient after-school program at its Westport, Connecticut, location.
  • Adolescents and teens are experiencing record levels of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and other mental health and substance use problems.
  • The new Turnbridge eight-week intensive outpatient program for Fairfield County teens 14 to 17 provides comprehensive treatment while allowing clients to continue attending school.

Stäubli Expands in Southern California as a Global Leader in Industrial and Mechatronic Solutions

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

CYPRESS, Calif., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 6, 2023, Stäubli Group, a global leader in industrial and mechatronic solutions, opened the doors of its brand-new office in Cypress, California.

Key Points: 
  • CYPRESS, Calif., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 6, 2023, Stäubli Group, a global leader in industrial and mechatronic solutions, opened the doors of its brand-new office in Cypress, California.
  • During this milestone, Gerald Vogt, CEO of the Stäubli Group, and members of the Executive Committee, were present.
  • With this additional location, Stäubli aims to accelerate growth in North America and provide further local presence to customers.
  • Shortly after, in 1982, Stäubli Electrical Connectors began operations in Windsor, California, in manufacturing and selling electrical connectors.

The Fenway Institute finds disparities in health and health care access between sexual minorities and their heterosexual counterparts did not change from 2013-2018

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

BOSTON, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that differences in health status and health care access between sexual minorities and their heterosexual counterparts did not change from 2013 through 2018. Disparities persisted despite substantial policy, legislative, and sociocultural shifts recognizing the constitutional right to marriage equality and increasing public support for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) issues.

Key Points: 
  • The study found that nearly all subgroups of LGB adults in the United States reported higher levels of poor or fair health status, functional limitation, severe psychological distress, and difficulties with health care affordability than their heterosexual counterparts.
  • "Health inequities are driven by minority group stress and multifaceted societal marginalization.
  • "Health Status and Health Care Access Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults in the US, 2013-2018" was authored by researchers at The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard T.H.
  • Chan School of Public Health, and Vanderbilt University and contributes to the growing body of evidence demonstrating that societal marginalization is a persistent driver of health inequities.

CLEAR Launches New Lanes at Long Beach Airport

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CLEAR (NYSE: YOU) today announced launching its identity verification technology at Long Beach Airport (LGB), its 9th airport in California and 49th airport nationally.

Key Points: 
  • LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CLEAR (NYSE: YOU) today announced launching its identity verification technology at Long Beach Airport (LGB), its 9th airport in California and 49th airport nationally.
  • "We are pleased to welcome CLEAR at Long Beach Airport and give travelers another convenient option for a streamlined security screening process," said Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson.
  • "Travel is a breeze at our award-winning Long Beach Airport, and the addition of CLEAR gives customers an opportunity to make the experience even easier," said Long Beach Airport Director Cynthia Guidry.
  • In addition to LGB, CLEAR's expedited lanes are also available at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Ontario International Airport, Palm Springs International Airport, and San Diego International Airport.

Wiener's Dangerous 4 a.m. "Zombie" Bar Bill Rises Again

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Saturday, June 4, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcohol Justice is condemning State Senator Scott Wiener's 4th attempt since 2017 to extend alcohol hours of service in California. Wiener "gutted and amended" SB 930, a bill originally relating to housing which passed the Senate in May. Now it's a bill in the Assembly that would allow 7 cities in California to extend alcohol sales in bars and restaurants to 4 a.m. All of Wiener's previous attempts to extend alcohol sales have failed.

Key Points: 
  • Wiener "gutted and amended" SB 930 , a bill originally relating to housing which passed the Senate in May.
  • "This is his fourth attempt to disrupt the protections of a uniform closing time in California.
  • If passed it will allow a poorly conceived "pilot project" to turn much of the state's population into "Splash Zone" lab animals."
  • "The San Francisco State Senator continues to turn his back on common sense by authoring another dangerous 4 a.m. bill," said Michael Scippa, Public Affairs Director at Alcohol Justice.

Black Futures Lab Launches Black Census Project 2022, Largest Survey of Black People in America in 157 Years

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Monday, February 28, 2022

NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Black Futures Lab launched the Black Census Project 2022.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Black Futures Lab launched the Black Census Project 2022.
  • The Black Census will provide the Biden-Harris administration, elected officials, and midterm campaigns irrefutable insights to address the needs of Black communities.
  • "If you want to take a pulse on what is happening with the country at large, listen and be responsive to Black communities," said Alicia Garza, principal and founder of the Black Futures Lab, who began designing the Black Census Project after the 2016 election.
  • Black Futures Lab will engage with more than 100 partners, organizations, and businesses to survey LGB+ communities, trans communities, incarcerated Black people, Black immigrant communities, and Black people in rural areas.

UNITE HERE Local 11 Successfully Lobbies FAA to Ensure Fair Distribution of American Rescue Plan Act Funds for Airport Concessionaires in Southern California and Arizona

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

On November 24, 2021, the FAA issued updated guidance and subsequently responded to Local 11, clarifying ways to ensure that ARPA Airport Rescue Grant money will be routed fairly to concessionaires in its jurisdiction.

Key Points: 
  • On November 24, 2021, the FAA issued updated guidance and subsequently responded to Local 11, clarifying ways to ensure that ARPA Airport Rescue Grant money will be routed fairly to concessionaires in its jurisdiction.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 represents airport concessions workers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX), John Wayne Airport (SNA), Ontario International Airport (ONT), Long Beach Airport (LGB), and Tucson Airport (TUS).
  • In total, the union represents more than 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 is a labor union representing over 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona that work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers, and airports.