Gender filter
Allow people to filter gender: man, trans man, woman, trans woman.
Mark
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Anonymous
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Well maybe remove those non males?
Its a gay app and that's what it's for!
If I want 'women' I'd use tinder -
LostStonerBoy
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@eventide @christopher I couldn't agree more with both of you! I would rather them just completely do away with the options of woman, or cis woman.
Since the day this app was first published to the app stores it's available on, this app is, and always has been for men whether they are gay, bi, straight/curious/questioning, they are men, and only men, not women. While I also understand that transgender people have just as few options as those of us men seeking men have, I can understand and feel comfortable with allowing trans women and trans men on the app, even though I'd rather they not, be on the app either, but since I see so many profiles saying they are looking for transgender people, I could live with it.
However straight cis women, and straight Cis men who are looking for the opposite sex, have far more options, be that websites, or other apps, than those of us men looking for men do.There are so many sites catered specially for them that it would take far to long to list all them in this comment. I mean eHarmony previously wouldn't let ANY gay people join their site, it catered exclusively to straight people looking for the opposite sex. Yet you didn't see us men for men going on that site trying to get with a straight guy who is looking for a woman, thereby taking opportunities away from the women who were on that site looking for straight men now did we.
So why is it that now all of a sudden Grindr developers have decided they want to make the app "Inclusive for everyone" which is total bullshit. We don't need an Inclusive app for everyone, we need it and app which is Inclusive for gay, bi, and curious straight men who are looking for other men, and as I said before, I suppose for transgendered people as well.
We don't need women coming on our app, wasting our time, and valuable yet limited viewing space so that we can't see as many guys who might be interested in meeting. Much less taking away the few opportunities we have in meeting other men away from us.
They should remove Cis woman, and woman from Grindr app immediately! The only options that should show up as available choices are Male, Cis Male, & transgendered.
While the gender filter would act as a compromise in this situation, it isn't really needed at all, because instead cis women, and women who are straight and looking for the opposite sex don't belong on this app in the first place. Period.
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Christopher
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Agreed. If I looking for a man (Cis, bi, trans, queer, pan and otherwise) I would prefer to have the option to filter for those who self identify this way. This is a basic of gay dating.
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Eventide
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@Rebecca Martineau, you're literally proving our point here. Grindr is an app designed for gay guys to chat, possibly meet, etc it's even advertised as such and has been for years. Yet here you are as a woman.. whether you're trans or not I don't know, nor does it matter since that shouldn't be allowed either. The app is meant for gay men only just like a site such as "christianmingle" is meant for Christians only and so on.
There are already tons, and I do mean *tons*, of dating apps for straight people, lesbians, etc. Why is it that lately all the gay men apps are being taken over by trans people, straight people, and females? On top of that, we're supposed to suddenly cater to them too..
The reason there is no gender or sexuality filter is because it's an app made for gay men only. Shouldn't need a gender filter nor a sexuality filter.. It'd be like you going to China and complaining that they speak Chinese. You're using an app made for one thing and complaining that it doesn't do something else.
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Rebecca Martineau commented
Without a gender and sexuality filter this app is RIDICULOUS.
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Jake Hoffman
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We need to be able to separate folks out. If gay men just want to look up other gay men then be able to do that. Without a bunch of women in the listing, as beautiful as they might be, and they are. But I'm gay, I'm not attracted to women. There should be a selector option for people to chose what they want to see, especially if they are going to be paying for memberships!!!
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Burn Someritano
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This will allow users to see only who they are interested in and would prevent those they do not wish to be viewed by from seeing them. This would also mitigate hostile communication between different groups of people. This would allow users to tailor Grindr for their own intended use and would offer grinder a much broader demographic with which to do business. The argument that grinder is a "gay man's app" is moot, in that, a majority of the other dating sites out there were alienating the LGBT crowd and created a need for sites like Grindr's original model. Now, things have changed and more sites are respecting and including people of all walks of life. Grinder should do the same. Include everyone and Grindr will reap a greater benefit. I would think a group that has been ostracized and discriminated against for so long would be unconditionally accepting and tolerant of anyone who wants to be counted among them. I can see how str8 cis users who are LGBTQ allies would prefer to find each other on Grindr, rather than exclusionist sites. Great minds think alike and LGBTQs need all the allies we can get. I say roll out the red carpet for all walks of life and make it so each user can create their own environment inside Grindr. Further, not everyone only uses grinder for hookups. I can't tell how many profiles I have read were people State specifically that they are not looking for hookups. That would be another feature request.
Love you guys and gals! -
MrHarryOtter
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But it exists already; it’s called filter! In the tribes, select all but trans!
As for the straight men, don’t text them. They CLEARLY mention “no men” or “girls only” in their profile!
Blank profiles?! Well… you can also filter those with “no photos”.
I hope it helps!!! -
MAN.LOVER
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Yes!! We should be able to hide our profile from certain groups or empty profiles without having to be hidden/incognito.
Great suggestion!
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gayman.toronto
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The fact that I’m stumbling onto multiple “straight men” and “trans woman” profiles is troubling and upsetting. I’ve had straight men tell me they are not interested in “faggots”.
Are you kidding me. THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY! I’m not saying to remove them from the app. But there should be a filter ability for me to:
1. Hide straight men and trans woman from my grad
2. PREVENT THESE GROUPS FROM SEEING MY PROFILE.I have multiple trans woman sending me NSFW pics pre/post constructive surgery, begging to hook up. I do not feel comfortable on the app anymore.
This is also why I’m always on incognito.
P.S: I’d also like to prevent BLANK profiles from seeing my on the grid whilst I go online.
Until these above options/features are implemented, I will never go online (and will continue to be incognito), which leads me to miss out on potential connections with GAY MEN!
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Erin
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Other dating apps' implementations are okay enough. You can set a gender but, for example, depending on your sexuality, also have a toggle for "don't show me to x" where x is the opposite gender presentation if your sexuality is queer/gay/lesbian.
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Ken
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most of the hetero females are just looking for their DL boyfriends/husbands on Grindr which kinda takes away from the Grindr users that wish to participate as "DISCREET". It should not be available for cis females in my opinion for this very reason!! Allow the men that keep Grindr going be able to be themselves on Grindr rather than being too afraid to post pics because, for many, they are worried their other (female)
halves, may be on here stalking them. How are curious guys supposed to loose that fear and find out who they are with Cis females allowed to join?? -
Anonymous
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Except that many of them are not there to make friends. I get a “hey handsome” message from a cis straight woman at least once a week. Make Grindr gay again!
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Matt Wheeler
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It would be great if you could include Ethnicity, Gender and Pronouns in the search/filter options. Also a way to prevent profiles from showing in search that I would prefer not to see again without blocking the person.
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Ceroes Neko
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This is a hookup/dating app first. When it was only for men this wouldn't have been needed as much as trans men and cis-men that like men were 99% of the user base.
I am sick of seeing women I'm not looking for them.
What's worse is the "str8" men that come on here looking for women trans women. I don't want to see or talk to them they are also extremely rude and generally don't actually understand lgbt terminology...
Str8 doesn't even mean straight, it's a gay man who is masculine acting or appears straight.
They also tend to put things like only prefer trans in their profile yet what they really mean is passable trans women only. It allows a ton of discrimination. So they exclude trans men, gender non-conforming etc anyone who isn't actually passable as a woman. They are extremely rude to anyone that isn't a passable woman and no one should have to deal with that.
Allow us to put looking for men, women and trans in our profiles would solve this. Then I could just sort out those people only looking for men and sort out anyone who doesn't identify as male and/or have male genitals. I'm not going to be rude to any trans women on here purposely but I don't want to see them. I'm not looking for them... As for trans men I don't mind but there may be some who aren't looking for them either.
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Brown
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I agree, I think the solution would be for them to create a better straight version than Blendr. Tinder has been on the market big because no one comes closer. Grindr is big for gays because of the anonymous options. Put this same style of app to straight market and boom.
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Brown
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As most would say, this is a gay app. I’d argue that a lot of straight people use this app because there is nothing like it that works so well. There is a woman option, we should be able to search for specific gender for free. Depending on the area is how limited the result would be but it’s not easy to find that specific gender in a sea of random nearby people. Also, I know blendr is like the straight version of grindr, but it’s not close to equally effective. There should be the same level of anonymous capabilities and security. Again, Grindr is one of a kind, having apps that meet everyone need the same way would make you be killing the game, and more money.
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Anonymous
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Don't even have a filter for that, if did it would be premium, so who's going to pay for it you? @Kori Alvarez ?
And exactly they are woman with a fanny and tits they are not supposed to be here.
Nothing personal with woman or trans women but in fully homo and just the thought of fanny makes me sick hence why on a gay app for gay MEN!
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Kori Alvarez
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Use your filter and stop blaming women on taking your gay men. That sounds wild, not the greatest request I've seen.
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AtomicGerbil
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Why not, where else would she go to meet gay men. It does not have to be sexual to be friends. Maybe she is turned on by sex between men and may want to join. I am ok with that.