Tag: Grindr

Gary Morris is a married 46-year-old British Airways pilot. Or rather, he was a British Airways pilot until he was busted trying to hook up with a teenager he met on Grindr. Morris connected with the 14-year-old boy called “Tom” on the hookup app back in December 2016. The two chatted for a while before Morris invited Tom over to his elderly parent’s house for a hookup in the wee hours of December 28. Unbeknownst to Morris, however, Tom was actually...

Q: Do your parents know you’re gay? A: They do. They just don’t know I’m a whore. The story of a 19-year-old who ruptured his airway giving fellatio to a Grindr hookup has broken the internet. Chicago’s Fredy Alanis rushed to the emergency room (ER) earlier this year after the horror incident. But last week he tweeted about the incident and has since gone viral. ‘Excuse the bad angle but remember when I sucked a hulk sized dick and ended up in the...

The men used the app to coax men into sharing their home addresses so they could barge in and rob them. Last year, four men used Grindr to target gay men to rob them. On Monday, the last two of those men were sentenced to prison time. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Anthony Shelton, 20, and Cameron Ajiduah, 19, were sentenced to 20 and 15 years in prison respectively for charges of home invasion for violently robbing gay men...

Police have arrested a 14-year-old suspect and believe he was working in a group. More arrests are anticipated. Two men were lured into attacks over the weekend in the Western Netherlands town of Dordrecht after they went to meet up with someone they met on Grindr. While one of the two men was able to flee before being injured, the second was injured so severely he had to be hospitalized. Police believe the men may have been attacked due to their...

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested over an attack on two gay men. Two unsuspecting men in Dordrecht in the Netherlands were attacked after being lured to a ‘hook-up’ via a fake profile via the dating app Grindr. The men were allegedly lured to a car park in the early hours to meet their ‘date’ – then set upon by a gang and violently assaulted. The first victim, aged 28, was hospitalised with minor injuries after being attacked late on Friday night. The...

Cross Coburn, a 19-year-old city councilman from Groves, Texas, is speaking out after his nude Grindr photos were mailed to City Hall and to local media outlets KFDM and The Port Arthur News in an attempt to shame him. See report above. The photos came with a note that read: “Is this in any way proper behavior of a councilman to represent himself online or a ‘dating’ app? I felt the city council should be made aware of the situation.” Said Coburn...

Me’Shach Israel-Miller posted on Grindr that he would murder "85 f*ggots at a gay club." A Columbus, Ohio, man has been arrested after threatening to kill dozens of people at a local gay bar. Police say Me’Shach Israel-Miller posted that he would murder “85 faggots at a gay club” while chatting with Montrese Hollar on Grindr. Hollar took a screenshot of Miller’s threat and contacted authorities. “His response… was completely off the wall,” says Hollar. “When he mentioned 85 in...

Troye Sivan is sharing the story of his first Grindr experience. As we shared yesterday, the Australian singer is gearing up for the release of his latest album. While talking to PopCrush, 22-year-old Sivan talked about past dating struggles, his current relationship, and how his perspective on love influences his music. First, Troye Sivan shared the story of an awkward Grindr date he had. The singer says that the two were just hanging out when the other guy randomly pulled out his...

Man who used Grindr to rob gay men at gunpoint sentenced to 15 years jail The Department of Justice sentenced a man who used Grindr to rob gay men at gunpoint to 15 years jail yesterday (3 January). 21-year-old Nigel Garrett was among four men charged with an 18-count indictment alleging they preyed on men in Texas. The DoJ charged the Dallas-area men with hate crimes, kidnappings, carjackings and using firearms to commit violent crimes. A Department of Justice press release stated: ‘Garrett...

Extremely NSFW: 'Nice: Bought a motorbike. Naughty: It will be if I f*ck you.' Santa had a dilemma this Christmas. He was finding it difficult where to place all the gay men on his lists of nice and naughty. To find out more about them, so he could make an informed decision on where they belonged, he took to Grindr in disguise and asked the question that would provide the answer to his problem: ‘Have you been naughty or nice this...

Well this is a surprise... While promoting his new album "Revival," Eminem has provided some insight into his personal life. In conversation with Vulture, the rapper discusses everything from politics to finding love. Do you date? It’s tough. Since my divorce I’ve had a few dates and nothing’s panned out in a way that I wanted to make it public. Dating’s just not where I’m at lately. When you were dating, how’d you meet people? Tinder? I mean, yeah. Are you being serious? Yeah, Tinder. Really? And Grindr....

Are We Too Busy On Grindr? Ugh! I feel like I can never get enough sleep. After constantly working, socializing, and day dreaming about my future; I finally understand why my mother always said “There isn’t enough hours in a day.” I used to tell her I wanted to say that! Why was I so crazy?! Alas, with maturity comes responsibilities and unfortunately, a lack of sleep. Day-to-day I will try to convince myself that I will go home and...

The anti-gay crackdown in Egypt is getting hotter and hotter as each day goes and now Grindr users might want to get off the app if they want to stay safe. Just last week, we shared that Grindr was sharing information on how to stay safe with users in the country of Egypt. But, it looks like the app may be more of a liability than a help now. Apparently, Egyptian police are luring gay men to hotels while using Grindr...

Gus Kenworthy has stripped naked for ESPN’s 2017 Body Issue. For their 2017 issue, a total of 23 pro athletes, including the likes of Texas Ranger first baseman Prince Fielder, have posed completely nude. Its aim is to celebrate all different body types, of both men and women, across a wide range of sports. Speaking about the photoshoot, Gus told his fans on Instagram: “Y’all wanted nudes? You got ’em! So excited to finally get to show you guys my photos from the...