Tag "Grindr"

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What If The Last Sex You Had Is The Last You’ll Ever Have?

So I was browsing through my Facebook timeline when I came across the update of a friend. It was one of those coronavirus teaser posts, a question which went thus:

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Grindr Is A Place Where People Come To Get Sex

Let’s stop kidding ourselves, all of us who would like to think that Grindr ought to be more: it’s not. It’s a medium for hookups and sex – and that’s

Editor's Desk 4 Comments

There’s A SCAM Being Perpetuated On Grindr!

The first time a KDian told me about this Grindr scam (where you are approached on Grindr by someone wanting you to click on a link that will register you

The Happenings 2 Comments

Woman finds herself on a date that was going well… Until he started cruising for sex on Grindr

A UK woman was completely thrown for a loop when her date started cruising for sex on Grindr in the middle of dinner. “About six months ago, I went out

The Happenings 6 Comments

This guy booked a flight to meet a hookup from Grindr guy before even knowing his name

It took Tim Wright less than two hours to book a flight from London, England, to Helsinki, Finland, all to visit a guy he had only just met on Grindr.

Editor's Desk 15 Comments

Grindr: Is It More Than Just A Hookup App?

So, this issue has been something I’ve been encountering in pockets of social media conversations over the years. It has been so taken for granted that Grindr is a place

The Happenings 8 Comments

So It Looks Like Straight People Are Appropriating Grindr

The first time I saw screenshots of a guy who found himself getting chatted up by a girl on Grindr, both he and I found it amusing a had a

Opinion Pieces 9 Comments

Opinion: The Problem With Preferences

When being called out for superficiality, people cling to the term “preference.” In most cases, people use the term out of context; they use it to justify and perpetuate damaging

The Happenings 14 Comments

Grindr launches Kindr initiative, to stop profiles from stating ‘No fats, no fems, no Asians’

Dating app Grindr has launched its new ‘Kindr’ initiative. The project arrives in response to complaints from some users after experiencing racist, body-shaming or stigmatizing language. Grindr announced Kindr a

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GRINDR, GAY MEN AND THAT “NA THEM DEY RUSH US” MENTALITY

Some days ago, because I was feeling an itch for sex, I got on my phone and downloaded Grindr. I filled out a profile and waited for someone to slide