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Police conduct drug trafficking sting targeting those “openly advertising” on gay dating apps
Police were “shocked” to learn that people could find people selling drugs on online dating services. So they began surfing apps explicitly for LGBTQ people.
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Gay dating app Scruff buys competitor Jack’d for undisclosed amount
Scruff’s parent company, Perry Street Software, is promising major updates to Jack’d and says both apps will continue to operate separately.
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U.S. Customs blocked a Canadian gay man over the content of his Scruff profile
Reports of travelers being barred from entering the United States after cell phone searches have increased following Trump’s anti-Muslim travel ban, but the practice isn’t new.
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Not just for bears and otters any more: Scruff for cats is here!
This viral video is breaking Facebook today as gay cat lovers everywhere giggle at this poor puss’s attempts to hook up.
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Can’t put your phone down? Blame dating apps.
“Your phone is an addiction machine. It’s like having a casino in your pocket with lots of little slot machines (apps) that continually beg for your attention.”
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Will gay men deliver for Hillary Clinton on Super Tuesday?
Compared to Bernie Sanders, a new poll shows Clinton with a commanding lead for the gay vote in all but one Super Tuesday state.
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Are Scruff’s ethnicity filters racist?
Founders Eric Silverberg (below, right) and Johnny Skandros (below, left) are defending a feature that allows users to filter out races.
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Grindr sells majority stake to Chinese firm for $93 million
Homosexuality is still generally considered taboo in China, but that didn’t stop a business entity from purchasing the hugely popular hookup app.
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Man’s homophobic childhood bully hits on him on Scruff
What if your former bully wanted to sleep with you?
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Dating apps fire back at billboards linking STD spread
An AIDS health care group is defending an ad campaign in Los Angeles that links popular dating apps with the spread of sexual transmitted diseases.