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How Grindr, Pornhub, Sniffies are responding to state restriction laws
A total of 19 U.S. states have enacted new laws impacting adult film platforms — some of which are preparing for the possibility of a ban.
January 16, 2025
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Chinese Gay Hookup App Tops Grindr in Popularity
Does size matter? A new matchmaking app has grown the world's largest user base after tapping into China's gay market.
November 5, 2014
Conversion Therapist on Gay Hookup Apps: 'Unable to Help Myself'
A psychologist who claimed he could "cure" homosexuality and was found looking for gay sex now says he needs help.
November 6, 2018
Grindr Announces Plans to Go Public With Multibillion Valuation
The gay dating and hookup app announced merger plans on Monday.
May 10, 2022
Men Lured to Oklahoma City Home via Grindr, Then Robbed at Gunpoint
The suspects targeted gay men via the dating and hookup app.Â
September 20, 2018
Two Dallas Men Plead Guilty in Grindr-Related Hate-Crime Spree
They admitted they used the hookup app to target gay men for robbery and other crimes.
December 14, 2019
Grindr to Offer Screenshot Blocking, Ability to 'Unsend' Pics
The gay hookup app also released a "Holistic Security Guide" to educate users on protective measures.
December 12, 2019
Grindr to Stop Sharing Users' HIV Status With Companies
An outcry has prompted the gay hookup app to limit the information it provides third-party vendors.
April 3, 2018
Dating My Mother Merges Mother and Son Dating Worlds
The new gay comedy features app hookups, independent mothers, and wine nights with Kathy Najimy.
October 20, 2017
Chinese Gays Have Grindr, But Little Else
Some hope the purchase of the gay hookup app by a Chinese company could be a turning point for equality.
March 17, 2016
Catholic Group Sought Out Gay Priests Through Info From Apps
Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal says it looked at both gay and straight hookup apps, but the project appears to have concentrated on gay priests.
March 10, 2023
Gang Who Lured and Robbed Men on Grindr Arrested in India
As many as 20 queer men were targeted, assaulted, and robbed by the gang using the gay hookup app.
February 16, 2022
Grindr Apologizes For Sharing HIV Data
The gay hookup app released a video apologizing "for all of the distress that we've caused" and announcing new changes.
April 5, 2018
Daily Beast's Grindr-Baiting Is the Worst Invasion of Privacy
A straight man's foray into gay hookup apps at the Olympic Village is a violation of journalistic integrity and a risk for closeted athletes.
August 11, 2016
Grindr's Most Important New Emoji Is a Little Blue Pill
The gay hookup app's inclusion of a PrEP "gaymoji" is a step forward in HIV prevention -- and the latest iteration of a years-long awareness campaign.
March 15, 2017
When You're a Gay Muslim on Grindr These Days
After the attacks in Paris, one young man from Phoenix says he's feeling backlash on a popular gay hookup app.
November 18, 2015
STUDY: Smartphone Hookup App Users More Likely to Contract STIs
A recent study from the Los Angeles LGBT Center finds that gay and bisexual men who use smartphone hookup apps are more like to contract certain sexually transmitted infections.
June 12, 2014
Take a Stand on Your Grindr Profile
Discrimination runs rampant on the most popular gay hookup app. Writer Lenny Gerard informs fellow users he won't accept stereotyping and wants you to do the same.
May 9, 2017
Grindr Employees to Unionize Amid the Rise in Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation, Tech Layoffs
Workers also are cautious after Grindr's new CEO was found to have supported anti-LGBTQ+ politicians in the past.
July 20, 2023