Health New initiative from Grindr, in partnership with PrEPster at The Love Tank and Sexual Health London, to offer London users of the app free at-home STI self-sampling kits Grindr, in partnership with PrEPster at The Love Tank, a not-for-profit that promotes the health and wellbeing of under-served communities, and Sexual Health London (SHL), have announced the launch of a new initiative that will enable London-based users to order free at-home STI self-sampling kits d By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Grindr accused of sharing personal data, including people’s HIV status, with third parties Grindr, the world’s biggest dating app for gay men, which is used by 13 million people every month, including 924,000 people in the UK, is to “respond vigorously” to a claim it shared personal information such as people’s HIV status with third parties. According to the claim, lodged at the High Cour By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Study finds gay and bi men aged over 70 more sexually active than straight men of the same age The findings, which are part of a new study shedding light on people’s sex lives as they get older, show gay and bisexual men continued to have sex with multiple partners, while straight men and women became less sexually active as they get older. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Cam sex, drag queens and Grindr In the first of two articles, Brian Butler finds a treasure trove of queer shows By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Previews PREVIEW: Queer cowboys, a Grindr musical, Eurovision and Miss Hope Springs You wait forever for one show about queer cowboys, and then along come two. Not only that, there’s a musical about Grindr, the return of everybody’s favourite Jamie, and more of the faded star that never was Miss Hope Springs. By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Comment COLUMN: Exploring safe online dating for the LGBTQ+ community Technology now means there’s never been an easier time to start online dating and find love. That doesn’t always mean the social stuff is any easier, but there’s now a real wealth of apps and sites to choose from that make chatting to others simple. Making connections and finding others in the queer By Contributor • 3 min read
Photo: Durex General News Study: 64% of LGBTQ+ people have turned to porn as an alternative educational resource A new study by Durex has found only 14% of queer people felt the sex ed they were given in school was relevant to them. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Grindr user charged with murder of gay man Victor Najera Betanzos, a gay man living in Houston, Texas was found dead in his apartment after being killed by 29-year-old Benjamin Davis who he met on Grindr. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor were all killed by Stephen Port Community Grindr serial killer inquests delayed New inquests into the murders of Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor, at the hands of 45-year-old Stephen Port, have been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Egyptian police using dating apps to persecute LGBTQ+ people Human Rights Watch (HRW) have reported authorities in Egypt creating fake profiles on dating apps to identify and arrest LGBTQ+ people. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community Grindr: Teen Whipped by Father for Using App “Cruel and Brutal” Father Jailed for 18 Months for whipping teenage son. By Paul Wright • 3 min read
Business News Grindr: Ethnicity Filter to be Removed Grindr: Ethnicity Filter to be Removed By Contributor • 1 min read
Community The Gscene Readers´ ‘Sex in Lockdown’ Survey for all LGBTQ+ people The Gscene Readers´ ‘Sex in Lockdown’ Survey for all LGBTQ+ people By Scene Editorial Team • 2 min read
In The South OPINION: Grindr diversifies and the gay men are scared! Ms. Sugar Swan tries out the latest update from the (until recently) gay hook up app for men, Grindr. When people ask me, “Do you miss anything from your old life?” the only answer I ever have for them is simply, “Grindr”. Now that may sound odd asking a trans woman if she misses anything that she h By Ms Sugar Swan • 7 min read
Arts Call for performers for controversial play Edit Profile is a play being produced by the Very Awkward Company which will run at the Marlborough Theatre on July 2,3, and 4, 2015. The producers are still recruiting cast members and extras to participate in the production which is the story of a recently single gay man’s journey into the world o By Besi • 1 min read
