News Notes for 04.17.20
Beyond the Carolinas
News from across the globe for 04.17.20.
Councilmember LaWana Mayfield stirs up confusion, upset with tweet on outing politicians on Grindr
Some are calling the openly queer politician's comments homophobic
“When candidates and those that are extremely judgemental have a Grindr page with pictures of their private parts should that be fair game?” she asked.
Charlotte FBI warns that dating app scams increase around Valentine’s Day
Scammers seek to gain personal information by taking people off the app or site
In 2016, there were nearly 15,000 complaints of romance scams reported to the FBI.
Two’s company, but three…may be a good thing
Tell Trinity
A reader asks: “Aren’t threesome relationships a guaranteed scenario for trouble, jealousy and inevitable failure?”
‘The devil doesn’t come dressed in a red cape and pointy ears. …
He comes as everything you have ever wished for.'
In the summer of 2015, I was in a stalled 18- year relationship and approached each day with a “will today be the day?”…the day I might meet the new and exciting person for whom I had been looking. Intimacy was not happening at home and hadn’t for many years. I was primed and ready. I was bored, frustrated and, in many ways, lonelier than I had ever been — a bit ironic since I shared a home with my partner and our pets. To the outside world, my life was the perfect picture.
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