Illinois police say 11 teens brutally beat men they targeted using a gay dating app
The teens all face multiple felonies for the July attacks.
January 1, 2025
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Your jaw will drop when you see Grindr's top naughty stats for 2024
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December 5, 2024
Is Gay Dating App Linked to Basketball Star's Murder?
Many questions remain following the murder of Michael Wright.
November 14, 2015
Gay Dating App Manhunt Hacked, Users' Data Exposed
About 11 percent of users have been affected.
April 15, 2021
String of murders of gay men in Brazil, targeted through dating apps
At least five have been killed since March, and many more have been victims of armed robberies.
August 27, 2024
Gay Men in Nigeria Targeted in Dating App Extortion Scheme
The blackmailers pose as potential dates to entrap their victims.
May 16, 2023
Pete Buttigieg's Praise of Hinge Dating App Sparks Gay Surge
The gay presidential candidate met his husband, Chasten, on the relationship-oriented app.
May 28, 2019
Scruff Gay Dating App Creators Defend Race-Based Filtering
Race-based searching may be linked to discrimination, but one app's creators say it helps their users find what they are looking for.Â
February 11, 2016
WATCH: Women Read Gay Dating App's Messages
The Second City Network's "Ladies Looking" shows us what Grindr, SCRUFF, and GROWLr messages sound like when they are verbally delivered (humorously) by women.
February 17, 2014
Chinese Gay Dating App Suspends Sign-Ups Amid Reports of Underage Use
New academic research alleges users as young as 12 remain on the app and that several minors contracted HIV from older men they met there.
January 7, 2019
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
Forget to Test for HIV? Grindr Will Now Remind You
The gay dating app will send reminders to users to get tested.
March 27, 2018
Op-ed: Phone Dating, Shame, and Healing
A writer contemplates insecurity and masculinity after downloading a gay dating app.
August 20, 2013
Grindr's 'Kindr' Is 'First Step' in Fighting 'Sexual Racism'
The gay dating app is preparing a new initiative against racism, transphobia, and body-shaming.
August 1, 2018
Couple Sentenced After Scamming Over $400k Mostly From Gay Men
The thieving team scammed numerous people, the majority of them gay men, through the use of dating apps.
January 3, 2023
Scruff's Latest Update: Fighting Gay App Racism
Scruff's CEO, Eric Silverberg, discusses two major changes to the gay dating app involving ethnicity and advertising.
September 2, 2018
Men in Shooter's Hometown Say He Was on Grindr There Too
Omar Mateen reportedly went on gay dating apps in Orlando; men in Fort Pierce say they too recognized him.
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June 14, 2016
Men Say Shooter Messaged Them on Grindr, Jack'd
Florida men say they were messaged by Omar Mateen on gay dating apps, and that the shooter had been a regular at Pulse.
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June 13, 2016