Grindr said it will announce its plans to celebrate Pride Month on Tuesday, “but in a different light. The company added: “It is our responsibility to speak out against the hate and violence that such a vital part of our community continue to face.”
How can we launch a month of celebration when so many of us are hurting? How can we celebrate Pride without acknowledging that we wouldn’t even HAVE a Pride month if it weren’t for the brave black, brown, trans, and queer folks whose uprising against the police at Stonewall gave birth to the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement?” In a post on Instagram, Grindr said it was planning to announce its #PridePerseveres initiative today, “but in light of the ongoing violence and injustices against our POC family, that no longer feels appropriate. Johnson Institute and Black Lives Matter, and it urged others “to do the same if you can.” On Monday, Grindr said it is making donations to the Marsha P.