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Four Texas teens charged over Grindr gunpoint robbery and assault

The alleged victim only escaped after frantically waving down a passing police officer.

Sniffies now has filters for age, body type & endowment

This new feature lets Sniffies users determine which types of people they want to be cruising with.

Flirting, Chatting, Connecting: Hookup Apps Without the Hookup

Some are discovering the joys of online-only relationships, writes Jack Harrison-Quintana of Grindr for Equality.

Hookup App: Pay Up or Drop Dead

The parent company of Manhunt and Jack'd cockblocked the Los Angeles LGBT Center's efforts to combat a deadly meningitis outbreak.

Get Your Salvation Via Hookup App?

Ads for a Christian group appear on Grindr.

Chinese Gay Hookup App Tops Grindr in Popularity

Does size matter? A new matchmaking app has grown the world's largest user base after tapping into China's gay market.

Conversion Therapist on Gay Hookup Apps: 'Unable to Help Myself'

A psychologist who claimed he could "cure" homosexuality and was found looking for gay sex now says he needs help.

Jack Mackenroth, the Global Forum on MSM & HIV, and Hornet vs. HIV

Former Project Runway contestant and current HIV advocate Jack Mackenroth wants gay and bi men to take control of their sexual health.

Missing Man Found Dead, Cops Point to Hookup App

A man's body was found two days after he disappeared, and police say a popular hookup app may have led him to his assailant.

Age, Weight, PrEP? Hookup Apps' Next Filtering Option

Grindr and Scruff are making it easier to talk about PrEP, and helping drop the stigma attached to the preventative HIV treatment.

Apple Watch Hookup App Hopes to Lead You to Love (or Lust)

Someone thinks you need to date via smartwatch. So now you can.

Op-ed: How My Life Improved By Dumping My Hookup Apps

Imagine what you can do when you're not consumed by Grindr and Tinder every waking moment.

STUDY: Smartphone Hookup App Users More Likely to Contract STIs

A recent study from the Los Angeles LGBT Center finds that gay and bisexual men who use smartphone hookup apps are more like to contract certain sexually transmitted infections.

Chinese Company Gobbles Up Grindr

The hookup app is now solely owned by a Chinese corporation.

Grindr Announces Plans to Go Public With Multibillion Valuation

The gay dating and hookup app announced merger plans on Monday.

Men Lured to Oklahoma City Home via Grindr, Then Robbed at Gunpoint

The suspects targeted gay men via the dating and hookup app. 

Study: Gay and Bi Teens Use Grindr to Find Friends and Boyfriends

Young people are using the hookup app to seek out community.

Grindr, Scruff, and Lex Respond to COVID-19 With Warnings and Humor

Queer dating and hookup apps are issuing advisories and health guidelines to users.