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As of mid-January 2020, I was no longer able to use Fake GPS in tandem with Grindr. To ensure this wasn't a bug, I've been in contact with a helpful member of your team ("M") about this, clarifying that "we cannot guarantee the proper functioning of the app while being connected to a third-party service". This is of course understandable.
However the main reason I found it such a good way to use Grindr was that it was a measure by which I could safeguard my anonymity in a sparsely populated area where it would be much easier to pinpoint individuals compared to more densely populated areas.
Obviously faking a location can facilitate a "catfisher's" abilities, but the ability to see who's where and arrange something before a trip to a given location has proven handy in the past. A little dishonest? Perhaps, but there's an honest way of doing this that doesn't involve misleading people. I never play near home either, owing to how connected the broader community is in the rural area I live, and so by using Fake GPS to set my location to a city I regularly visit, that's not too far away, I was still able to make connections with guys more readily, even making a special trip for the right guy.
So, yes there are cons, but I really feel the pros outweigh them, and whilst there are many ways of tackling catfishing, disabling the use of fake gps's is surely not high on the list of methods. I'm by no means the first person to recommend the removal of a block to Fake GPS and other similar apps (see other Feature Requests), but this goes much further than the "Explore" function you already have on Grindr. "Explore" doesn't offer the type of anonymity I'm after, to the point that until Grindr can offer something along those lines then my use of your app (which, I should add, is otherwise very good) will be very limited from this point on.