From early chatrooms of the 90s to geolocation apps in the 2010s, gay men have been considered to be early adopters of online dating. While today's gay dating apps offer unprecedented convenience for gay men to connect within their community, their widespread use has brought about some negative impacts, including issues related to sexual racism, body image, and the changing dynamics of social spaces for gay men.
In this episode, we’re exploring the historical trajectory from gay dating sites to the emergence of today's gay dating apps, the potentially harmful effects they can have on mental health, and how we can adopt healthier habits to navigate gay dating in the digital age.
Full Episode:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/96-should-you-swipe-left-on-gay-dating-apps/id1619338054?i=1000651167791
Related Episodes:
Listen to Episode 24. Gay Villages: Won't You Be My Gaybor?
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/24-gay-villages-wont-you-be-my-gaybor/id1619338054?i=1000580773743
Listen to Episode 53. Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Gays
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/53-stop-comparing-yourself-to-other-gays/id1619338054?i=1000609451597
Listen to Bonus 07. Ranking Gay Dating Apps
https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-07-ranking-101255184?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Additional Resources:
Online Dating in the U.S.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/02/02/from-looking-for-love-to-swiping-the-field-online-dating-in-the-u-s/
The History of Online Dating
https://www.datingadvice.com/online-dating/history-of-online-dating
The History of Online Dating: A Timeline From Paper Ads to Websites
https://www.datingadvice.com/online-dating/history-of-online-dating
Gay History Month: The Evolution of LGBTQ+ Online Dating
https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/GAY-HISTORY-MONTH-The-evolution-of-LGBTQ-online-dating/75656.html
What is Gaydar?
https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/03/09/gaydar-gay-dating-app/
How Grindr Took Over the Gay Scene and Changed Dating for Everyone
https://www.verdict.co.uk/grindr-app-interview/
Grindr - Statistics & Facts
https://www.statista.com/topics/11467/grindr/#topicOverview
The Founders of This Gay Dating App Won't Stop You Searching by Race
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/patrickstrudwick/this-is-how-gay-dating-app-bosses-defend-racial-filtering
What is Jack’d?
https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/03/12/jackd-gay-dating-app-what-is-it-how-do-i-use-it/
What is Hornet?
https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/04/06/what-is-hornet-the-gay-dating-app-that-lets-you-sting-men/
GROWLr Sold for $11.8 Million to Straight Social App Company
https://bearworldmag.com/growlr-sold-for-11-8-million-to-straight-social-app-company/
Why Dating Apps Are Racist AF — With or Without Ethnicity Filters
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/dating-apps-grindr-ethnicity-filters-1047047/
The Influence of Grindr: An Exploratory Study
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1740144519300269
Orthorexia Nervosa in Gay Men
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-14943-7
Grindr Was the First Big Dating App for Gay Men. Now It’s Falling Out of Favor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/06/grindr-was-first-big-dating-app-gay-men-now-its-falling-out-favor/
Grindr Security Flaw Exposes Users' Location Data
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/security-flaws-gay-dating-app-grindr-expose-users-location-data-n858446
Grindr Sets Off Privacy Firestorm After Sharing Users’ H.I.V.-Status Data
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/technology/grindr-sets-off-privacy-firestorm-after-sharing-users-hiv-status-data.html
Grindr’s Chinese Owner Sells Gay Dating App Over U.S. Privacy Concerns For $600 Million
https://www.forbes.com/sites/korihale/2020/03/26/grindrs-chinese-owner-sells-gay-dating-app-over-us-privacy-concerns-for-600-million/?sh=703608f0551c
Exclusive: Winning Bidder for Grindr has Ties to Chinese Owner
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2391C5/
Yep, Grindr's New Owners Are Indeed Straight
https://www.out.com/tech/2020/6/16/yep-grindrs-new-owners-are-indeed-straight
10 Years of Grindr: A Rocky Relationship
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47668951
Grindr and Tinder: The Disruptive Influence of Apps on Gay Bars
https://www.ft.com/content/be9779b6-bfcb-11e7-823b-ed31693349d3
Grindr Founder Responds to Claim That the Hook-Up is Killing Gay Bars
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grindr-killing-gay-bars_n_56e6d965e4b0860f99d991b5
Gay Bars Are Disappearing. Their Past Holds Keys to Their Future.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2023/06/02/gay-bars/
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