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Product Designer
Sep - Dec 2022
Me!
Product Thinking Interaction Design Communication Design User Research
Figma
For some fun? For the one? For an easy way to meet other queer people online? Then you‘re looking for Grindr.
For many of us in the LGBTQ+ community, Grindr is the first step we take into the world of online dating. For me, it was the first step I took to find love when I turned 18. It’s where I met him, my faceless, nameless, blank profile lover. He was the one.
But that feeling left my body when a 40 year-old man greeted me at the door. ****Within seconds, love turned into fear. I wanted to leave, but I couldn’t move. There was no way out.
All I could asked myself was, “Am I going to die tonight?”
I interviewed and surveyed three queer POC college undergraduates who use Grindr. My goal was to understand what factors influence them to meet or not meet in-person.
I approached them with the initial thought that the problem would be about blank profiles and too many NSFW messages, but I was wrong.
After getting to hear their stories, I realized that the problem is not about blank profiles and face pictures, but about the feeling of safety.
