The government also continues to push anti-LGBTQ laws, banning gay marriage and trans adoption in April. In 2020, at least one gay activist was killed and seven were injured, according to the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis. In Russia, an Olympic powerhouse, pervasive homophobia has frequently led to violent hate crimes against LGBTQ people and activists. The country's gay marriage ban was only ruled unconstitutional in May, and gay marriage still isn't legal in the country. Japan, this year's Olympics host country, is known for its conservative view of LGBTQ rights. In Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, which all have Olympic delegations, same-sex sexual activity is still punishable by corporal punishment or execution. This trend could lead to the targeting of queer athletes in those countries. While the international community has made great strides in LGBTQ rights in recent decades, there are still many countries participating in the Olympics that have discriminatory policies targeting LGBTQ people. Out of respect for our users' privacy, and out of respect for the contractual commitments these individuals made, Grindr demands that these individuals remove their social media posts that include images from the Grindr platform." Several countries at the Olympics have policies targeting LGBTQ people The original poster responded by saying "appreciate you bringing this concern to the community's attention," though the TikTok video remained up until Wednesday when TikTok removed it for violating community guidelines.Īfter this article was published, a Twitter spokesperson said the tweets "violated the Twitter Rules against hateful conduct and will need to be removed before the account owners can continue to use Twitter."Ī Grindr spokesperson told Insider, "these individuals are in breach of Grindr's Terms and Conditions of Service which prohibit them from publicly displaying, publishing, or otherwise distributing any content or information that are part of the Grindr services. Don't put these peeps in jeopardy just to get off on the other side of the world," one commenter wrote. "Gay culture in Japan still isn't supported. In the comments, other users criticized the user for exposing the profiles. The profile of one user whose face was exposed signaled that he was from a country known for anti-LGBTQ politics.
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The video showed the user navigating to Tokyo's Olympic Village before they scrolled, revealing over 30 full users' faces, with several profiles noting they were there for the Olympics.
"I used Grindr's explore feature to find myself and Olympian boyfriend," that post said. It had been pushed onto users' For You Pages. One video had gone viral on TikTok with over 140,000 views. Some screen recordings zoomed in on specific profiles that showed athletes' full faces and identifying information. On Twitter, over 10 similar posts had been made. On TikTok, at least four videos identified by Insider exposed Olympic Village Grindr profiles. Some viral posts show Grindr users' full faces Note: after this article was published, TikTok and Twitter responded. The posts, which Insider is not linking to in an effort to protect the privacy of individuals featured in the screenshots, could potentially out athletes from anti-LGBTQ countries, as well as nearby Japanese people who live in a culture that Amnesty International says systemically discriminates against gay people. But the risks for LGBTQ athletes using Grindr could be more severe than for straight athletes using Tinder, as homosexuality remains a crime in several countries represented at the Olympic Games.
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