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Every queer’s favorite app now as an 8 part web-series! The Grindr Guide “delves into the private lives of Sydney’s Grindr users.” This light-hearted exploration of the unfortunately iconic app covers multiple aspects of Grindr such as the meticulous selection of the profile picture, racism and the potential for love versus the potential for a rim job. The series documents the Grindr experiences of various gay men in Sydney through interviews and video diaries that bring up some surprisingly cerebral insights on topics like body image, love and human decency.

I’ve never really been big on Grindr (or Twitter or Instagram or Vine or the next one). I’ve only smiled once while using it — a few years ago I was offered $350 for sex with a relatively good-looking guy in his late 40s. I was pretty broke and seriously considering it. He scrapped the offer because I took too long to give him an answer…or perhaps the face to the right of me was better suited for him.

It’s a shame that this web series isn’t longer. I suppose I’ll have to wait for director Damien Dunstan’s upcoming documentary Monogamish — which in in the early production stages.

Watch episode one here.