Separate section for trans people and their admirers
I think trans men and trans women along with people who are trans-attracted deserve to have their own separate posting section. That way, trans community members and their admirers can better easily connect with one another. It would be beneficial and make sense to give trans people and their seekers their own platform, connected to the rest of Grindr but as a section within the existing app. You could call it GrindrTrans or something.
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Sam Cagle commented
Some transmen ARE gay men. Come on in to the present...
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Anonymous commented
Ever notice that the trans and trans-chasers started to flock over to Grindr right after Craigslist shut down its personals section? CL even had several trans categories (t4m, m4t, etc.) that were separate from men-seeking-men (m4m). Where was all the outrage, bullying, and gaslighting from the trans community THEN like we are seeing NOW? The vast majority of GAY MEN (sexual orientation) are not on Grindr looking for trans/trans-chasers (gender identity), so it makes sense to create separate sections for the two groups.
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Anonymous commented
@Eventide
I agree, to me it's like this obscene idea that everyone is ment to like everyone (friend wise) now apparently have to find everyone sexually pleasing.
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zari commented
@Eventide Yikes !!! you thought you ate that ??? your transphobia is showing . You can state your opinion without trying to dehumanize a group that already faces systemic oppression.
Trans ppl do deserve their own spaces and they have apps for that (Fiorry, Tinder, even Facebook Dating) However most trans women STARTED on grindr just like most gay men bc it was literally all we had!!!! Most of these new apps are just now converting to a more inclusive platform for trans people.
Also you do understand that being trans is an identity not a sexual orientation.. Therefore intersectionality exists you can be trans and bi, trans and straight, trans and gay, ect so when you say “Gay as in homosexual male” it really doesnt give.
“If you're a "trans man" you're not a man. You don't have a penis, testes, or anything that genetically makes you a man.”
yeah its giving transphobia.. genes and chromosomes do determine sex however genitalia DOES NOT . intersex people (which may fall under the trans umbrella) can have both vagina and testes and be assigned male at birth . or they may have a penis and ovaries it can vary on a spectrum just like sexual orientation. Everything is not black and white. You sound like the people who say trans women arent real women bc they cant bleed and have kids but then that would mean women born without a uterus or have PCOS are “not real women” too ? right because genitalia does not determine sex or gender . literally chromosomes are the only thing that does . Ever heard that we all start off as female embryo then are sex determined 6 weeks after by just the switch of one gonad . Science is fun because its always changing.
Anyway as i said before you can state your opinions without being transphobic. Which i know is tough because 99% of the world has internalized transphobia (including trans people) its just the way it is . Peace
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David Portillo commented
Yes, This needs to happen now! I been so fustrated ! With trans replying to me as if I would ever be interested! It's just like a straight women replying to me a gay guy! I have no interest! I am gay ! I only want gay men. I don't have anything against trans people! But it's not fair to share the site designed for Gay men! The are just like straight replying to gays it's actually not right or fair to me. I talk with many who agree and feel as I do! That why they should have there own category that gives them there own space for people who have those interest! It really disgusted me to see female appearing on Grindr! I will never be interested in any type of female Iam Gay!
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Lynx commented
No. We don't want to be fetishized or chased just because we're trans. There's a lot of transphobia in these comments. Being transgender is a private matter between me and the person it's necessary to convey to deeming the situation. It's not a matter of politics. I will no longer be putting on my profile "trans man" after seeing this. I am just a man. That's it. Cis men need to grow up and stfu. Stop putting your insecurities on us. You're so sensitive it's ridiculous. Just mind your own business and don't come into ours.
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RS commented
Unsure if this is prevalent to other areas or just mine but is actually kind of homophobic even though it is trans positive. It is becoming inflated with hetero presenting profiles that make searching very limited. Its also renewing the toxic masculinity culture that I thought we were all passed.
One could make the connection that cd profile pics are inappropriate because they only cross dress (often wearing lingerie) for sex. This is the drawback for the platform becoming gender inclusive. I am pro trans lives but I'm not for false-gender exploitation to satisfy str8s wanting to get off. Out of 22, 3 out of seven m4m do not identify as gay or bi and the remaining 15 give way for fem/ passable/ transonly preferences that pass through for sex only as a standard for gay sex -
Rashod Brown commented
Most of these comments is coming from a place of jealousy and hurt feelings. Y’all CIS gay men kill me. If guys com on here for trans woman let them it’s not hurting you. Not everyone will want you deal with it. I have. Need I remind most of y’all about how you got your rights today. A black trans woman. I rest my case.
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Rashod Brown commented
I agree with Arther. I’m a transman and being told I can’t go on a cite because I wasn’t born a cis male will never fly. I would sue the fuck out this app before I have anyone take away my rights as a human. Times are changing. You either keep up or get left in the dust.
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Anonymous commented
"Cas commented · January 12, 2021 1:46 PM · Flag as inappropriate
I really hate this idea. I already hate that chasers use the 'trans' tribe to seek out trans people. This would only encourage chasers to think its okay to fetishize(?) trans people."I'm missing something, wasn't grindr a dating app? shouldn't people look for what they're looking for? or probably Cas thinks that a man fancy trans should refrain to look for them and force himself to date a hairy butch manly man? Can we also please stop using this ideological construct of fetishisation in this manner as it makes no sense?
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Anonymous commented
JeepBear74 this is a gay DATING application not a political manifesto. No user has to "CHANGE" their sexual preferences and desires. GRINDR HAS TO CHANGE TO CATER TO HIS USERS. We shouldn't be the product of a social engineering project. The product is Grindr and the service is helping us to FILTER OUT ANYONE we are not interested in order to find THE MATCH. This are the FACTS. Anything else is STUPID WOKE RADICAL LEFT WING IDEOLOGY emanating from far away in California. And put back that bloody ethnic filter if you want to see my money ever again!
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Loo commented
This really discourages me from continuing to pay for use of this app. I’m not paying for unlimited and xtra doesn’t offer enough profiles considering the amount that are for trans and ‘straight males’ looking for trans. I’m a gay male, looking for other gay males and paying for a service. Unlimited is way too much. Should created a separate platform or figure out a way to help filter
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Camilo alvarez commented
Eso es transfobia respeta soy hombre gay pero respeta los son de nuestra comunidad no me. Gustan pero los respeto todos tenemos los mismos derechos ante la defensoria del pueblo tu el ella yo uds vosotros
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Ben Poholek commented
I agree with users asking for filters rather than another profile. As a transmasc person, it’s perfectly reasonable to assume that some gay men will be interested in me. I would prefer not to be filtered out completely and put on a different platform that would be rife with fetishization…more so than the trans filter already is.
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skywalker19761976 commented
Please do it, here in the UK it's literally 50:50...give them their own space. Grindr is not for gays anymore... I dont judge anyone, live and let live but this issue we t too far..sometimes it's like collection of mental health here🤦♂️
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Howie commented
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Add this!
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Alberto commented
I am more attracted to trans men so, I would welcome a feature where you can choose what kind of person you are attracted to rather than lumping all non-binary people together under one category
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Jaymes commented
Only not o my lol
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Jaymes commented
In order to cut out time wasting there should be specific sections for types. So ppl who want trans have a trans/seeking trans section.
Men who want bi have bi section.
I am o my interested in cis men so it wud be helpful to have a cis man only section. Not to discriminate but it just a preference and it would be nice to have the option to only see what you are after -
Jaymes commented
Show only cis men. That's men who are born as men and identify as men. It would make life easier if we had filters for this