Grindr Inc. announced a new corporate mission and launching a new core travel feature: Roam?. Grindr?s new mission is to be the global Gayborhood in pocket, and through its success, to make a world where the lives of its users and the global LGBTQ+ community are free, equal, and just. For decades, the global LGBTQ+ community has physically connected in cities around the world, creating hubs, or Gayborhoods, for local gay, bi, trans, and queer people to freely express themselves, enjoy a sense of safety and intimacy, and foster community through spaces created specifically for them.

However, not everyone has access to a physical Gayborhood. For years, Grindr users all over the world have made the app into a Gayborhood, engaging with others for recommendations, information, resources, and a sense of connection. With Grindr?s new mission statement and planned product expansion, the digital Gayborhood will truly come to life via features designed specifically for this use case.

Roam: The First Step To Building the Global Gayborhood In Your Pocket: The first feature launching as part of the Gayborhood is Roam?, designed to give users the ability to temporarily place their profile in a new location ahead of a trip, chatting with locals and forming connections before they travel. With Roam, Grindr is unlocking travel functionality and bringing global users one step closer to each other, transcending physical boundaries on the path to the digital Gayborhood. The feature is currently in testing in several markets and will be launching broadly in third quarter.

Upon its launch, Grindr users will have the option to select a new location in which to place their profile for up to one hour, enabling them to connect and engage with local users before a trip. In a step beyond Grindr?s existing Explore function, which allows users to see other profiles in different geographies, Roam allows users to ?visit? a new geography to explore other profiles and be seen by and chat with local users.

Grindr will continue building and rolling out new features that bring the digital Gayborhood to its users. From those looking for casual encounters to those seeking longer-term relationships, Grindr?s planned product expansion will allow users with a range of interaction goals and intentions to navigate the queer world around them.