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There’s more fun to be had if you face your desires

by Claire Connelly

13 Oct 06:00am

Filed under: Gay, Homosexuality, Men And Women, Social Media, Society, Straight, Technology

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I’m going to say it – gay people have it easy.

Who are we kidding, there aren't that many good looking people on Blendr. Picture: Blendr

The homosexual community may not have many rights when it comes to matters of the heart but in terms of negotiating bedroom bureaucracy things are so much more… uncomplicated. At least in the social networking space.

The other day I joined Blendr, the “straight” version of gay hook-up app Grindr, in the hopes it would make a good story.

I wanted to see if the new incarnation of the reportedly invaluable GPS/social networking Grindr app - used to arrange trysts with nearby users - would work for us straighty-180s.

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Mena says:

09:12am | 17/10/11

Hey, that’s poewrful. Thanks for the news. Read more »
Wendy says:

03:38pm | 15/10/11

@Marley Miles is right.Perhaps Marley you’re having lunch with the old girls talking about the “stud”. Us younger girls have had enough and want to be treated equally particularly on this subject. A male slut is a term we use often (and we usually stay clear of him). It’s only… Read more »

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