Day: December 19, 2025

Queer cruising app Sniffies has released its annual data report, revealing some eyebrow-raising insights into global sexual trends — and crowning Melbourne as the world capital of “swallowers.” The location-based platform, launched in 2018, is designed to facilitate casual encounters, particularly in public spaces, and has grown into a global hub for queer cruising culture. […]

The White House announced Thursday that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has been renamed as The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts — a move that is already drawing sharp criticism from members of the Kennedy family and political observers. […]

A leading European digital rights group has accused TikTok of unlawfully tracking users’ activity on Grindr and other apps, in what could amount to a serious breach of international privacy laws. Austria-based non-profit NOYB (None of Your Business) lodged a formal complaint with the country’s Data Protection Authority on Wednesday, 16 December. The group alleges […]

A new nationwide survey examining the experiences of rainbow parents navigating child-focused services in Aotearoa New Zealand has been launched. The study is the first national survey of rainbow parent experiences in more than 20 years, and is seeking responses from LGBTQIA+, Takatāpui and MVPFAFF+ parents with children under the age of 18. Researchers are […]

A Christchurch man who was violently attacked in a homophobic assault says he feels insulted that the teenager deemed the “most culpable” in a coordinated series of gay-bashing attacks sought a reduced sentence. Kelly Hopkins was targeted in April 2023 after being lured to a park in Avonhead through the dating app Grindr. Believing he […]