Up until now dating apps, not to be confused with online dating websites, have had a male heavy demographic—that is, until Tinder came along.
Grindr, the very popular location-based dating app for men who like men, has announced that it will jump into the election fray this morning and announced its plan to "mobilize gay men as a political bloc." No, we're not kidding.
You may have read something about Grindr, the gay location-based "dating" app with over three million members, having been at work sabotaging gay culture and hookups at Fire Island and London this past weekend. But, as we found out, that isn't really the case.
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