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News

Grindr is paying £26m over UK data claims. Here is what that means for your phone

Grindr has settled a UK group action over pre-2020 data sharing that allegedly included users' HIV status. No liability was admitted. The useful question is what the case says about the data dating apps still hold.

Sep 9, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

A thousand people queued at Westminster to ask their MPs one question

Trans people and allies filled Westminster Hall on 9 September, lobbying MPs constituency by constituency over the EHRC code that came into force in August — and asking the Burnham government to legislate.

Sep 9, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Health

NHS Wales Pauses Gender-Affirming Surgeries Pending Independent Review

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board halted all referrals, assessments, and scheduled surgeries for the Welsh Gender Service after data showed higher referral rates than England — a pause that includes patients already admitted for care.

Aug 31, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

The EHRC's Single-Sex Code Is Now Law in Practice. Trans Groups Are Suing to Stop It.

The statutory code restricting trans people's access to single-sex spaces came into force across England, Scotland and Wales on August 5. Good Law Project and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance say it's unlawful — and they've filed the first legal step to challenge it.

Aug 22, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Politics

Bev Craig Elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, a New High-Water Mark for Out Politicians in Britain

The Belfast-born, openly lesbian Labour politician defeated Reform UK's Sian Astley to succeed Andy Burnham, who left the role after becoming UK Prime Minister.

Aug 8, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Health

UK High Court Clears the Way for a New Puberty Blocker Trial on Trans Kids

Judges rejected a legal challenge to the Pathways trial, which will give puberty blockers to children as young as 11 under NHS research protocols — reopening a treatment that's been banned outside clinical trials since 2024.

Aug 3, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Pride Events

150,000 March at London Trans+ Pride, the Biggest Trans Pride Event on Record

London Trans+ Pride drew a record crowd this year, ending for the first time in Trafalgar Square, as organizers and grieving families pushed back against a hostile political climate for trans rights in Britain.

Jul 29, 2026 By TrueQueer
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TV

'Heartstopper Forever' Lands July 17 — and With It, the End of a Quietly Radical Love Story

Netflix wraps its gentle queer teen phenomenon with a feature-length finale this Friday, arriving days after Alice Oseman published the sixth and final graphic novel. Here's why the low-drama ending is the point.

Jul 14, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

The EHRC's New Code of Practice Is in Parliament. Here's What It Actually Says About Trans People.

On May 21 the UK government laid the long-awaited statutory code that puts the Supreme Court's 'biological sex' ruling into operational terms. The forty-day clock has started — and the rules for single-sex services and gender-neutral provision are now written down.

May 26, 2026 By TrueQueer
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News

Pink Punters, a 25-Year-Old LGBTQ+ Institution in Milton Keynes, Destroyed in Suspected Arson

A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after fire tore through one of England's longest-running queer venues in the early hours of Sunday.

Apr 27, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Rights

Parkrun and Nine Other Sports Bodies Just Got Legal Threats for Being Trans-Inclusive

The Women's Sports Union, led by former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and backed by US conservative group ADF International, is threatening to sue 10 UK and Irish sports bodies that let trans participants self-identify.

Apr 23, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Health

Gareth Thomas Wants the Queer Community to Talk About Chemsex — Before It Kills More People

The former Wales rugby captain has teamed up with Grindr and UK charity You Are Loved to launch a chemsex awareness series. The numbers behind the campaign are worse than most people realize.

Apr 19, 2026 By TrueQueer
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