Three women used Grindr in their search for a housemate, a tactic which has been described as 'genius' online.
Grindr is an LGBTQ+ dating app that launched back in 2009, and has since evolved into the 'world's largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people', according to its website.
However, three women from Birmingham saw the potential to use the app for something else: finding the perfect housemate with 'a bit of masculine energy' after struggling on more traditional websites like SpareRoom.
Their efforts were spotted by Dan (@xxdanbbzxx), who shared their profile to Twitter, which was then shared on TikTok by @jackremmington. 'I can’t, just seen these three queens using Grindr to advertise that they have a room to rent,' the tweet read.
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Cliodhna Heffernan, one of the women who put up the profile, explained they wanted to 'change things up a bit' after a room became available in their female-only house.
'We had a house with four girls and one of them was moving out. We weren't adamant that we wanted a male to move in, but we thought it would be a nice change to bring a bit of masculine energy into the house and change things up. It was never a discussion of 'oh we want a gay man', it was just 'oh we want a man',' she said.
'We had guys come to the house and it just wasn't the right fit and I had a discussion with my gay best friend... and was just saying we hadn't found anybody yet and he was like, 'Why don't you just make a profile and advertise on Grindr?''
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While some comments have accused the girls of just looking for a gay best friend, that isn't the case whatsoever. 'It wasn't like that at all... I suppose the whole process behind it was, a lot of my close friends over here are gay and we are very involved in the gay community so every weekend since I've come over [from Ireland], we've gone out in the gay village in Birmingham,' she said.
'It just felt like exploring that option would be a good idea and a gay man would probably be a good fit. But in saying that, I did have guys message me on Grindr who said that they were straight or bisexual and asked 'are you just looking for a gay man?' and I made that clear 'no, we weren't specifically looking for a gay man, we were looking for anybody'.
'Our main thing is that we are a very social house. There's always somebody there, a lot of us work from home most of the time and we just want somebody who's going to be that fit. I feel like I've gotten so lucky in the house that I've moved in at the minute that we all moved in and just clicked, and we're looking for that person that's outgoing, fun and going to fit in.'
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While Grindr's official Twitter account wrote, 'I’d move in', their profile has now been removed from the app for violating its terms of service. 'All good things must come to an end,' Heffernan tweeted.
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Cameron Frew