# Ep. 209: Grindr + Republicans, Sniffies + Tinder Money & the Death of Gay Apps

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Podcast: [Everything & Anything...and a bit gay Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-anything-and-a-bit-gay-podcast-6752108)
Published: 2026-05-09T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Check out Alex's stories on Queerty: https://www.queerty.com/author/alex-reimer/ Grindr takes D.C.: The gayest party in Tr*mp’s Washington was also the strangest: https://www.queerty.com/grindr-takes-d-c-the-gayest-party-in-trmps-washington-was-also-the-strangest-20260428/ Sniffies users are not OK after learning their glory hole was just infiltrated: https://www.queerty.com/users-are-not-ok-after-learning-their-glory-hole-is-getting-a-venture-capital-makeover-20260428/ Journalist Alex Reimer returns to break down two stories that are raising eyebrows across the gay community. First: Grindr threw a party in Washington DC during the White House Correspondents\' Dinner — and the crowd was mostly straight Republicans. With a former GOP operative as their top lobbyist and a CEO who calls himself a conservative, what is Grindr really trying to buy in Trump\'s Washington? Alex covers the HIV prevention deals, the age verification bills, the AI angle — and why none of it is actually that shocking when you stop thinking of Grindr as a hookup app. Then: Match Group (the company behind Tinder and Hinge) just invested $100 million in Sniffies, the explicit map-based sex app that became a cult favorite for gay men. Is this the beginning of the end for the one app that still felt raw, subversive, and free? We also get into: why gay bars keep emptying out, what DEI programs were really for, and the broader collapse of LGBTQ corporate support ahead of Pride. Alex Reimer is a journalist at Queerty. Find his articles linked in the show notes. 🎙️ Everything & Anything…and a Bit Gay | everythingandanythingpodcast.com #Grindr #Sniffies #LGBTQ

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