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Grindr is being used to sell drugs (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Grindr, the world’s largest gay dating app, is being increasingly used for the sale of illicit drugs, according to a new report.
Speaking to men who had been involved in selling or buying illegal substances on the app, NBC News uncovered a world of secret languages and codes used to conceal the activity.
One dealer, identified only as Mike, said he used Grindr as it gave him “more clientele” than he “would normally get on the street” and that using the app was safer as he didn’t have to worry about bumping into other dealers.
Another app user, Travis Scott, said he frequently received messages from people asking if he was “into PNP.”
PNP is an acronym for “Party and Play” – a term used to describe engaging in sexual activity while under the influence of illegal drugs.
It is also referred to as chemsex , a trend in which people take drugs that enhance sex and make them feel uninhibited, usually involves crystal methamphetamine, mephedrone, cocaine, ketamine or other amphetamines.
To conceal the selling or buying of drugs, some people use code words, symbols and emojis.
The diamond emoji is used to refer to crystal meth and the snowflake symbol is used to attract the attention of people wanting to buy cocaine.
Some Grindr users feature the capital letter T in their profiles, which refers to the street name for meth, Tina.
Phil McCabe, a social worker and president of the National Association of LGBT Addiction Professionals, told NBC he believed the situation had escalated in recent years.
He said he had been messaged by someone offering “parTy favours” and said apps were “making it easier for people” to buy drugs.
Chemsex has been linked to an increased risk of HIV and STIs because the use of drugs and alcohol in sexual settings may encourage unprotected sex.
Earlier this year, it emerged that Grindr was sharing the HIV statuses , sexual preferences and other personal details of users with outside software vendors.
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A BuzzFeed investigation found the app had shared data with two external companies , including their GPS position, sexuality, relationship status, phone ID and ethnicity.
Grindr’s Vice President of Social Impact Jack Harrison-Quintana apologised for the “distress” caused to users .
“I want to start by apologising from everyone here at the Grindr team for all of the distress that we’ve caused over the last 48 hours,” he said in a video.
“I know that many of you have questions about what happens to the information you put on your Grindr profile, and I’m going to try and answer some of those questions today.
“I want to say at the outset very clearly that we have never and would never sell any user data, especially HIV information, to advertisers, or anyone else.”
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Grindr is being used to sell drugs (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Grindr, the world’s largest gay dating app, is being increasingly used for the sale of illicit drugs, according to a new report.
Speaking to men who had been involved in selling or buying illegal substances on the app, NBC News uncovered a world of secret languages and codes used to conceal the activity.
One dealer, identified only as Mike, said he used Grindr as it gave him “more clientele” than he “would normally get on the street” and that using the app was safer as he didn’t have to worry about bumping into other dealers.
Another app user, Travis Scott, said he frequently received messages from people asking if he was “into PNP.”
PNP is an acronym for “Party and Play” – a term used to describe engaging in sexual activity while under the influence of illegal drugs.
It is also referred to as chemsex , a trend in which people take drugs that enhance sex and make them feel uninhibited, usually involves crystal methamphetamine, mephedrone, cocaine, ketamine or other amphetamines.
To conceal the selling or buying of drugs, some people use code words, symbols and emojis.
The diamond emoji is used to refer to crystal meth and the snowflake symbol is used to attract the attention of people wanting to buy cocaine.
Some Grindr users feature the capital letter T in their profiles, which refers to the street name for meth, Tina.
Phil McCabe, a social worker and president of the National Association of LGBT Addiction Professionals, told NBC he believed the situation had escalated in recent years.
He said he had been messaged by someone offering “parTy favours” and said apps were “making it easier for people” to buy drugs.
Chemsex has been linked to an increased risk of HIV and STIs because the use of drugs and alcohol in sexual settings may encourage unprotected sex.
Earlier this year, it emerged that Grindr was sharing the HIV statuses , sexual preferences and other personal details of users with outside software vendors.
Celebs you didn’t know have an LGBT sibling
A BuzzFeed investigation found the app had shared data with two external companies , including their GPS position, sexuality, relationship status, phone ID and ethnicity.
Grindr’s Vice President of Social Impact Jack Harrison-Quintana apologised for the “distress” caused to users .
“I want to start by apologising from everyone here at the Grindr team for all of the distress that we’ve caused over the last 48 hours,” he said in a video.
“I know that many of you have questions about what happens to the information you put on your Grindr profile, and I’m going to try and answer some of those questions today.
“I want to say at the outset very clearly that we have never and would never sell any user data, especially HIV information, to advertisers, or anyone else.”
More:
dating apps ,
drugs ,
Grindr ,
Health ,
HIV
Patrick Kelleher
-
July 1, 2022
Sadiq Khan
-
July 1, 2022
Maggie Baska
-
June 30, 2022
Maggie Baska
-
June 30, 2022
Danai Nesta Kupemba
-
June 22, 2022
Emily Chudy
-
May 19, 2022
Lily Wakefield
-
March 25, 2022
Josh Milton
-
March 4, 2022
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Last week, Judge Judy heard a case about two men who had met on Grindr . Instead of the no-strings-attached “fun” so many users enjoy, the only blows these two men traded were legal ones in TV court.
Judge Judy had never heard of Grindr, which gave the defendant the enviable opportunity to explain it to the chuckling courtroom. After explaining it was an app for meeting other homosexual men, he asserted he used it for making friends. Not so fast, said honorable dispenser of bon mots, contending that if you want to make friends, you go to a website to make friends “and expand your horizons.”
Grindr, in its unfiltered GPS-based glory(hole), presents a wide spectrum of gay culture. There is every shape, size, color, and age represented within its Cartesian geo-limits. While pre-Grindr, meeting gay men required a trip to the local gay bar, technology has allowed us to come together (no pun intended) and — as Judge Judy stated — expand our horizons and understanding of one another.
I have been on and off the application almost since its demonic yellow head was first birthed five years ago. It’s gotten me laid in three continents and provided countless hours of amusement. While it’s never expanded my social circle, I have learned nearly everything I know about being gay from it.
But it’s still rare to admit it. Hidden away on the last page of the iPhone’s home screen, in a lone category box, it has some shameful connotations. I think I am like most in that I will use it for a few weeks, then get fed up and delete it for several months, at which point boredom and lack of dates will necessitate its return.
Whereas in most bars (except for The Cock in New York) it would be considered inappropriate, if not illegal, to flash someone, on Grindr it’s just another way of saying “hello.”
Well before Instagram was even a pixelated vision in its developer’s eye, gays were sharing pictures of themselves with other men via erstwhile forums as straight people were just catching on to AOL Instant Messenger. Ostensibly embarrassed about their virtual activities, they were surreptitiously taking photos, arm outstretched holding a bulky digital camera in prehistoric selfies.
In the modern gay selfie, the phone is almost always showing in the mirror. This a decent way to judge compatibility — as a long time iPhone user, I would never date someone with a Galaxy or Droid.
In my naïveté, I once thought that when two men found love against all odds, they’d remain in blissful fidelity. While that may be true for some, it’s certainly not true for all. Men are naturally impulsive in their sexual desires, and two men together makes for a surplus of testosterone. Recognizing this biological fact, many committed couples open their bed for another to join, and/or each play on the side.
The honest ones advertise this information in their profile, but then there are men looking to play on the sly. I was recently approached by a handsome guy who gave me his name, number, and enough information to run a Google background check. He was just married a few months ago (to a man) but made no mention of this.
The first time someone asked me if I “PnP,” I had to look up the phrase in the Urban Dictionary to learn that it meant “Party and Play,” or “Let’s take crystal meth and have sex.” Blocked. Sadly, this is a lot more frequent than one would imagine.
I sometimes, due to body dysmorphic disorder, blame singleness on my appearance, wishing that I were a few inches taller, had hair like a Disney prince and cheekbones like an Eastern European peasant. However it’s affirming and comforting to know that beautiful, statuesque people are also unmatched.
Grindr allows you to state for what purpose you are using its software. Options include: Friends, Dates, Relationships, Networking, Chat, and Right Now. With so many headless torsos bolstering their LinkedIn connections in the wee hours of the morning, one would imagine gays to have solved the problem of unemployment.
I never initiate conversation on any dating site or app, whatsoever. Fearing rejection, I p
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