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We’re excited to announce our partnership with Lesbians Who Tech + Allies as a sponsor for their Debug Summit, Dec. 6–9 2021. Debug is a 100% virtual conference focused on giving queer techies and allies access to technical demos, workshops, and recruiting opportunities. Join our digital sponsor booth Dec. 6–9 where we will highlight how Grindr employees promote connection and inclusion for the global queer community. Check out the link below to apply for free tickets. See you there. #LWTSUMMIT #Grindr #hiring #lgbtqiaplus Register link for tickets: https://lnkd.in/g5XQGyPE
Introducing #WorkItWednesday, Grindr's feature on employees and programs at the heart of the work we do to connect the global queer community. In this inaugural edition, we sat down with Sean Patrick Henry (he/him), one of our Product Management Directors, to learn more about what drew him to Grindr and the exciting things that lie ahead for Grindr's product management team.
Today at Grindr, we are showing our #SpiritDay support and wearing purple to stand in solidarity against bullying towards LGBTQ+ youth. We must stand up to hate and intolerance and ensure that every person is affirmed and accepted, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation. To learn more about how you can take the pledge against bullying, follow GLAAD's Spirit Day campaign and join millions of us who are wearing purple to support LGBTQ+ youth. https://www.glaad.org/spiritday
Today is International Pronouns Day. Referring to people by their correct pronouns is an act of dignity and respect. Addressing people by their correct pronouns is also critical to creating an inclusive work environment. At Grindr, we uphold this by giving queer allyship training to all of our new hires. The training highlights the importance of using someone's personal pronouns properly and shows the wide variety of pronouns people may use. It also ensures that everyone joining Grindr has a good understanding of how to navigate and respect personal pronouns in and out of the workplace. To learn more about personal pronoun usage, check out the International Pronouns resource guide which offers applied toolkits and history about the importance and significance of this day.
"Grindr was the app that connected me with friends who helped me come out of the closet. I am beyond proud to work at Grindr and thankful that we are continuing to help our community make these connections and discover their authentic selves!" -- Vinny DiGilio (He/Him), CISSP, Compliance Manager (photo taken by Leah Miessler) Coming out is the courage in sharing your truth and the faith in finding your tribe of people who embrace who you are. Happy National Coming Out Day!!!
At Grindr, we take our users’ privacy seriously and go beyond industry standards to give our community greater transparency, access, and control over their data. With that in mind, we have several new privacy features that we're excited to share with you. Check out these updates that have been announced by our Chief Privacy Officer Shane Wiley.
Check out the Marketing Rules Podcast on Monday, August 2, on all streaming platforms when our Brand Partnerships Executive Andy Kraut chats with host James Whitelock about Grindr and LGBTQ+ marketing.
Our Chief Technology Officer Tom Quisel announced our Engineering Team's blog debut with an article about our team's commitment to protecting our users from spam in our chat system. We are excited to announce that we have open-sourced Erlang library for determining whether pieces of text are visually confusable and potentially spamming.
We honor all our non-binary friends and users on International Non-Binary People's Day today.
Check out our Director of Marketing Alex Black's interview with DTC Growth Hacking (FieldTest) about how our Grindr app became the mainstay dating app of the LGBT community, what that relationship is like, and how our app has evolved over time into something beyond dating.
