The billionaire cofounder of PayPal -- and Gawker's number 1 enemy -- secures a spot at the RNC, which is pushing its most anti-LGBT platform in its history.

JULY 14 2016 7:01 PM

Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel Linked to Model Who Recently Fell to His Death in Miami: Report

Jeff Thomas spoke with a news publication before his recent death and admitted to being the beneficiary of a financial relationship with the gay Republican billionaire.

MARCH 24 2023 5:25 PM

Politics

Here's How Peter Thiel Is Connected to the Facebook Ploy to Elect Trump

Thiel's Palantir Technologies reportedly advised Cambridge Analytica on how to harvest the data, ultimately deployed in an effort to gain votes for Donald Trump.

MARCH 28 2018 11:01 AM

People

Peter Thiel Offered 'Time and Resources' for New Zealand Citizenship

A newly released application reveals why Donald Trump's gay tech adviser got to skip the residency requirements of the island nation, which he called "the future."

FEBRUARY 01 2017 11:25 AM

Politics

We Read Peter Thiel's NYT Trump Love Letter So You Don't Have To

The gay entrepreneur continues to shower the increasingly unpopular president-elect with love.

JANUARY 13 2017 11:31 AM

Voices

Peter Thiel Shows Us There's a Difference Between Gay Sex and Gay

When you abandon numerous aspects of queer identity, are you still LGBT?

OCTOBER 14 2016 6:09 AM

Health

Peter Thiel Likes the Idea of Injecting Young Blood

The gay Republican and PayPal cofounder is said to be very interested in a process called parabiosis, which allegedly extends the human life span.

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AUGUST 01 2016 3:04 PM

Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, and Nick Denton

Media

Who's the Gay Exec Funding Hulk Hogan's Gawker Suit?

An out Silicon Valley billionare is funding Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker.

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MAY 25 2016 11:40 AM

Business

The Right Stuff? Peter Thiel-Backed Conservative Dating App Is a Bust

Users of the dating app have complained about the lack of people actually using it.

JANUARY 02 2023 9:07 AM

Zuckerberg, Thiel Dines With Trump In October

Politics

Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel Dined With Donald Trump at White House

Thiel, Trump's top Silicon Valley supporter, sits on Facebook's board.

NOVEMBER 21 2019 2:26 AM

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Peter Thiel Submits Bid for Gawker

Gay venture capitalist Peter Thiel has made an offer for Gawker after funding a lawsuit to close it.

JANUARY 11 2018 6:05 PM

People

Why Is Peter Thiel a Citizen of New Zealand?

The gay billionnaire and Trump supporter may consider the island nation an escape hatch in case of political or natural disasters.

JANUARY 25 2017 12:46 PM

Politics

Peter Thiel Dresses as Hulk Hogan at Trump Donor's Costume Ball

Peter Theil, who funded a lawsuit Hulk Hogan brought against Gawker, dressed as him at a "Villains and Heroes" party.

DECEMBER 04 2016 4:06 PM

People

Peter Thiel Apologizes for Attacking Diversity, Questioning Rape

The gay tech entrepreneur and Trump supporter retracts controversial passages in his 1996 book The Diversity Myth.

OCTOBER 27 2016 4:15 PM

Election

No One Thinks Donald Trump Would Pick Peter Thiel for Supreme Court

But if the gay tech billionaire were nominated, it would break a Trump campaign promise.

SEPTEMBER 16 2016 2:33 PM