Grindr launched in 2009, completely transforming dating and sex for queer men over the last 15 years. The introduction of accessible apps specifically catering to the queer community (like Grindr and others) broke down significant barriers to finding fellow LGBTQ people in one's area and became ...
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Geosocial-networking apps like Grindr have been used increasingly among men who have sex with men (MSM) to meet anonymous partners. These mobile dating apps employ global positioning system technology to facilitate connections with other users based on their current location. These new technologies ha...
This paper contributes to the established literature on digital communication technologies by arguing that, rather than decreasing discriminatory behaviors, applications like Grindr achieve the opposite. I conclude with a consideration of how my findings expand interactionist understandings of social life, ...
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Participants’ sensitivities to the possibilities of sexual rejection were acute after having witnessed stigmatizing online interactions concerning HIV—especially on hookup apps such as Grindr and Scruff. Although most rejected the practice themselves, many participants highlighted the prevalence of online ...
Participants’ sensitivities to the possibilities of sexual rejection were acute after having witnessed stigmatizing online interactions concerning HIV—especially on hookup apps such as Grindr and Scruff. Although most rejected the practice themselves, many participants highlighted the prevalence of online ...
SEE ALSO:Men found a surprising new way to lie on dating apps "The proximity Grindr offers to this community is paramount in providing the ability to interact with those closest to them, Grindr's chief privacy officer Kelly Peterson Miranda told TechCrunch. "As is the case with many location...
An investor group that got US approval to buyGrindrhas financial and personal links to the dating app’s current owner, Kunlun. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ordered Kunlun to divest Grindr in May 2019. This one just keeps getting weirder; Reuters’ reporting ...
Geospatial apps like Tinder and Grindr could be one reason: A 2014 study found that gay men who used them had higher rates of gonorrhea and chla-mydia. But keep in mind, that's only a correlation. The usual suspects-drugs, alcohol, and multiple partners-are still at play, say state ...