How To Stay Safe On Gay Apps When You’re Abroad

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We hope they’re just urban legends, but it turns out some of those stories about the dangers of dating and using hookup apps abroad can turn out to be true. 

In June, for example, a British-Mexican man received a six-month suspended sentence and a hefty fine while visiting Qatar, a country where homosexually is illegal, after being found guilty of possessing an illegal substance. He is calling the whole thing a “honeytrap,” a setup by the local police conducted through a dating app, targeting him only because he is gay… read more.

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