Real Talk With Rob Smith: The Grindr Crime and the Futility of Online Hookup Apps (VIDEO)

Real Talk With Rob Smith: The Grindr Crime and the Futility of Online Hookup Apps (VIDEO)
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A Canadian visitor to Philadelphia was raped and robbed by a man he'd been in contact with via Grindr, yet gays continue to be slavishly addicted to the hookup app. On this episode of Real Talk, I take on Grindr, crime, and the futility of online hookups.

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