Grindr’s New Feature “Roam” Connects Users Around the Globe

metroweekly.com:

Axios in an exclusive interview that the location-based queer dating app is currently testing “Roam,” a feature that allows users to temporarily place their profile in a location ahead of a trip.

That way, they can chat with locals to arrange potential meet-ups or crowdsource places to eat, shop, or sightsee.“Roam” appears to be similar to “Venture,” a feature that has existed for years on Scruff, another queer dating app.“For decades, the global LGBTQ+ community has physically connected in cities around the world, creating hubs, or Gayborhoods, for local gay, bi, trans, and queer people to freely express themselves, enjoy a sense of safety and intimacy, and foster community through spaces created specifically for us,” Arison wrote in a post for Grindr’s blog on April 16.“However, not all of us are able to access a physical Gayborhood,” he noted. “Today, we unveiled our vision to build the global Gayborhood into Grindr, empowering you and our millions of other users to digitally access resources and information for the global LGTBQ+ community, all in the app.

By expanding Grindr to serve as the digital Gayborhood, we are bringing a crucial form of community, rich in information and connection, to you on your phone.”Arison teased additional features that will eventually be incorporated into Grindr, promising that such features would “bring the Global Gayborhood to your pocket.”“Whether you are looking for casual interactions or seeking longer-term connections, the Gayborhood will have features for you to find what and who you are looking for,” he wrote.Arison told Axios he eventually wants Grindr to connect its users to services in their area — restaurants, fitness centers, health professionals — that would carry a.