US Republicans with headless and blank profile images are crashing Grindr as they look to hook up! Yes, despite the obvious jokes and that the behaviour is totally at odds with the Republican anti-queer agenda, attendees seem to love spending their time at conventions looking for a bit of fun.
Disgraced US congressman George Santos blasted closeted gay Republicans for secretly using Grindr to hook up during conservative rallies and events, saying;
"Just come out of the closet, boys. Come on, it's fun. You can be gay and conservative. But look, Grindr is already outing you anyway, based on the hits. Guess who is in town? It's all you conservatives."
Data showed that there was a 166% increase in Grindr activity during the US Republican National Convention, underscoring the contradiction between the RNC's public anti-LGBTQ+ stance and the private behaviours of attendees.
A local Milwaukee Grindr user said on a normal day, you'd encounter maybe 10 users with no profile photo, but during the convention, when he checked the App, he said he stopped counting at 50 blank profile photos.
Reports of the Grindr app crashing increased by more than 90% during republican events, according to Downdetector, a digital platform that tracks service issues among apps.
Interestingly and making more sense, data shows that gay Democrats also flock to the App during their events, with Grindr reporting a 148% increase in activity during political events and rallies; not surprisingly, they tend to have actual profile images.
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