Grindr

• B.C. school principal banned from teaching after creep-catcher style sting

  Mark Louis Pierotti was the head of a B.C. independent school in August 2022 when he made contact with a man through Grindr who had been posing as a youth.

  Education

  Aug 11, 2023
  
• Grindr used to set up victims in three Dawson Creek, B.C. robberies, police say

  The dating app used to lure the three victims into a place where they were robbed was Grindr, police said.

  Crime

  Apr 20, 2023
  
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• Suspects arrested in Saanich dating app extortion, police seek other victims

  Police on Vancouver Island say the suspects sought in an extortion investigation found their victims using Grindr, and officials are concerned there may be more victims.

  Crime

  Aug 26, 2022
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• Grindr, LGBTQ2 social networking app, removes ‘ethnicity filter’ amid racism complaints

  Grindr removed its ethnicity filter, a move the dating app says is a show of solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 1, 2020
• N.L. health minister urges caution around dating apps during COVID-19 pandemic

  Dating apps are seeing increased use as people spend more time at home and seek out company, but the N.L. health minister says they come with risks.

  Health

  Apr 2, 2020
• ‘No Black, no Asian’: Racism in the LGBTQ2 dating community

  Dating in the LGBTQ community in general isn't easy, but when racism gets involved, it can be hard for some to find love or a casual hookup.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 15, 2019
• Are apps making it harder for gay men to date?

  While connections can be made online, dating apps can also rife with harassment and discrimination.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 8, 2019
• Dating app Grindr turns 10

  In the decade since the app launched, Grindr has grown to be one of the world's largest social-networking apps for gay, bi, transgender and queer people.

  Trending

  Mar 17, 2019
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• Warrant issued for alleged bad-cheque passing West Vancouver romance fraudster

  Christian Richardson allegedly met his victims on Grindr, then convinced them to cash bad cheques and share the money with him.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2018
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• Identity of Canada’s gaybourhoods fading as cities change, attitudes shift

  Neighbourhoods in Canadian cities that have been enclaves for gay men and lesbians are losing their identity, census data shows. 

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2017