I used to block those profiles but you can't do that any more.

So we can only hide these profiles if we pay. Grindr is turning into a lousy app. Thankfully there are others.

1. It is not at all transphobic that a gay man might not find trans -identifying persons sexually appealing.
2.; nor is it transphobic the he might find them sexually repulsive.
3. It is not transphobic to find fake profiles created BY GRINDR to be genuinely fraudulent. Grindr prohibits users to perpetuate this sort of fraud. Many, (if not most,) trans -identifying profiles are fake profiles which are AI bots created by Grindr.
Conclusion: in the interest of user safety and security, and out of respect for the men who pay for this site, the ability to block trans-identifying and trans - seeking persons is the ONLY logical and respectful option. It respects those who simply do not find either post surgical MTF or FTM individuals, as well as trans identifying pre surgical individuals, (aka drag queens and cross - dressers,) to be sexually desirable partners. At the same time it allows users to avoid the fraudulent fake profiles that permeate this category. The notion that this is transphobic is a lie propagated by people who are acting as if it's ok to be trans, but not OK to be gay.

IKnowIts Pretty,

I’d rather get over another guy which is why I have grindr. Although that is getting increasingly hard since grindr is full of women and straight men. That’s the point of this thread grindr is cutting out the group is was created to serve.

Cody, bud, you got to get over yourself and read a book

Omaro Schreuder,

You do realize we are trying to treat the cause. Men are like bloodhounds, they will sniff out a trail and follow it. So if men know there are women, those who identify as women, those with the anatomy of a woman but identify as a man, or those who want to dress up as women while physically being a man on grindr the men will come on grindr. If there are no trans female profiles then there would be no profiles seeking only trans females. It’s the same as you wouldn’t go to a grocery store to buy a tv because you know it’s not available there. Do you follow the logic?

Imo we need to refocus the conversation and aversion towards so called "straight" cis-men that are looking for trans/fem people. We need discourage those men in our space not attack our trans members of our community. These AI characters are a result of those types of men in our spaces.We need to treat the cause not solve the consequence.

M Kelly

Interesting thought you have there mostly because of how flawed it is. Just because someone is transsexual does not mean they are gay. A trans-man is someone born a female that wants to become a man. That means there is a good chance a trans-man does not have a penis but in fact has a vagina. Since they were born a woman they would not suck a dick like a gay man but like a straight woman they may take it in the ass or the vagina, flip side if they don’t have a penis they cannot top. Even if the trans-man has completed all the surgeries that changes the anatomy but does very little to the physiology. Meaning they may have a penis but they cannot get a natural erections or have an ejaculation in the same way someone born as a man can.

If you got a dick your a man even a trans they have the same rights as a so called gay man a trans sucks a dick like a gay man takes it in the ass like "gay" man trans is gay as any other man he is more gay than the gay man :)

Your right it's silly we're all gay you don't own it

To add to this. We are now seeing lots of straight men looking for Transgender and straight women looking for Transgender men...wtf?

Fuck me

Put in the most simple terms Grindr was for gay/bi men, that's men with Cocks who want to meet men with cocks
I've just had a rude man who looking for another str8 man for the sale of his wife's panties, but you have to prove your str8 married couple

100% agree with this! Grindr should have a version of the app specifically for trans people. Most of the trans profiles on Grindr are obviously fake (made by AI). Grindr refuses to prevent even fake trans profiles from being posted because they don’t want to ‘offend”. So ridiculous! Grindr is a lost cause. My advice is to cancel your Grindr subscription and find a better app!

Expressing sexual DISINTEREST is NOT discrimination. Inclusion and acceptance are SOCIAL issues that have no place in a conversation regarding sexual inclinations. I will never be sexually interested in women, trans or crossdressers, and that is perfectly acceptable.

I have no interest in using an app for every orientation, as I only want to connect with other gay men. I don't want to filter and ignore 30 women, just to get to see a single gay member. Female and trans profiles on a gay app is like adding bacon to a vegan meal: it might add some flavor, but it still ruins the purpose of being vegan. It still ruins the desired experience.

Erin,

the odds you were banned from Grindr for being trans are no-existant.

It has to be something else like... your behaviour on it... or third party tools that can alter security etc (ie. Vpns mock locations etc )

Anyway when you are banned, there must be the reason of your ban in the email.

If you feel like it s a mistake from Grindr, you can also submit to ticket to make appeal for the ban.

You might have to ask yourself what you did wrong instead of calling everyone/everything transphobic.

Erin,

Grindr has a “Trans” tribe that you can identify as and filter by. I find it hard to believe they would ban members of a group that they created a tribe for, members of a group that they have advertisements from. Grindr does all users to report others for fake profiles, harassment, hate speech, trying to sell things, underage users, underage pictures, open discussion about illegal activity. So did you identify as a gay male top when you do not have a penis and so you are not physically equipped to top? If you did that would be a fake profile, similar to someone identifying as a runner who is paralyzed from the waste down. How can someone identify as someone who performs an action that they are not physically capable of performing?

That’s why I get banned from Grindr just for being trans. Completely transphobic. You got it completely backwards.

There are adds on grindr specifically targeting trans people. That is why grindr will ignore any comments or concerns about limiting grindr to gay men. Money talks and bullsh*t walks. It’s like politics, unless your giving them money they don’t care what you think.

I hate to agree with someone here like this but it's true