Alt-right, gay journalist Chadwick Moore has made headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. The former Out and The Advocate editor frequently appears on Tucker Carlson’s show to support whatever bombastic claims he’s trying to make against the LGBTQ community. Moore also claimed to have been kicked out of gay a bar in Brooklyn earlier this year solely based on the fact that he is a Republican. Turns out, that was a lie.
Now, Moore is up in arms because he was kicked off Grindr after spewing some transphobic ideology. He’s so pissed off, he wants the FBI to get involved. LOL.
First, Moore tweeted about Grindr shutting his profile down on July 23. The reason? His transphobic answer to gender on his profile, which he called “weird af.” Moore tweeted, “.@Grindr just shut down my profile for the second time this year because under the “Gender” question (weird af) I wrote “There are only 2.” @grindr, which of those four words are “banned”? So funny!”
Then, in a series of tweets, he continues to double down on his transphobic point of view, saying if Grindr is for gay men, why are they letting trans women onto the app?
How about we take this to the next level?
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“If trans women are real women why are they lurking on a gay men’s dating app. And doesn’t the whole trans narrative only deeply further the gender binary? So weird. @Grindr”
Back in November of 2017, Grindr rolled out a new update, expanding their “gender” category and inviting a wider array of users. Options for gender now include “cis man,” “trans man,” “cis woman,” “trans woman,” “non-binary,” “non-conforming,” “queer,” and “crossdresser,” as well custom categories you can make up yourself.
The update, according to the company, was part of an effort to be more inclusive of trans users. “One thing we heard over and over again from trans people using Grindr was that they felt unwelcome as other users would often only want to ask them about what it means to be trans or approached without knowing how to speak respectfully about trans issues,” Jack Harrison-Quintana, director of Grindr for Equality, told Newsweek. “That’s why we created written resources linked from the gender identity fields in the profile to answer users’ questions and decrease that burden on trans people.”
Close-minded people like Moore have a problem with that inclusivity.
“.@Grindr we’d love to see your internal company guidelines on postmodernism, gender theory, and banned words,” he tweeted. “Are you a gay dating app, or another tech firm engaged in thought-policing at the behest of radical, unfuckable, far-left activists?”
While a lot of that nonsense is pretty vile, the kicker is that Moore is so hurt by being kicked off the dating app, he believes the FBI should get involved.
“I mean, god-forbid someone challenge post-modernist fake-science on a dating app, the same dating app that is a notorious conduit of prostitution, illegal drug use, illegal drug sales, and the spread of disease. I dunno does the @fbi need to look into what happens on @grindr?”
Kangol
If this little alt-wrong right-wing lying nutcase thinks that Grindr is “a notorious conduit of prostitution, illegal drug use, illegal drug sales, and the spread of disease,” then why the hell is he on there in the first place? And why on earth does he want to get back on?
princesspeachsf
Because he has the right to. Businesses in America can’t discriminate against people like this. He doesn’t have to be “nice” to qualify for equality. His rights being taken away=your rights being taken away. Idiot.
Paco
@princesspeachsf – unless there are some local ordinances somewhere, political beliefs are not protected.
NOUHAVENT
Princesspeachsf no as your republican and conservative people have advocated for discrimination of gays just for being gay by businesses so too can the banning go the other way. But it figures someone on that side of the political spectrum wouldn’t think they’d be susceptible to discrimination.
princesspeachsf
No, businesses in America do not have the right to discrimate. You appear to feel as though they should, that’s your opinion. But that’s not the law.
Aires the Ram
@Paco: This country was founded, and our Constitution written, on free speech being protected, read it sometime. That INCLUDES ones political beliefs/opinions. Just because you don’t like someone’s opinion, or speech about something, doesn’t mean that persons right to it should be taken away, or banned. His free speech 1st Amendment rights being taken away ==== Your free speech 1st Amendment rights being taken away. Think before you write an idiotic thing like you did.
Paco
@Aires the Ram – The government is not interfering with his free speech. Grindr is not the government. Grindr doesn’t have a constitution. It has a Terms of Service agreement that users must agree too and one which Grindr is free to exercise at any whim.
princesspeachsf
Paco, exact same argument bakers use to discriminate against gay couples. Businesses in America are not allowed to discriminate. As an individual you can be as prejudice as you’d like. As a business you can’t and will be held accountable by the law.
Paco
Good luck in court with that @pricesspeachsf.
I’m sure any “Constitutional Conservative” like Chadwick Moore will agree that, while anyone is free to be an asshole, they aren’t guaranteed a right to a platform to be an asshole.
marq
You might want to read the comments policy of Queerty. There is a link below. Queerty reserves the right to block you for what you say in these comments too. The right to freedom of speech does not compel anyone including social media companies to hand you a megaphone.
The comment “There are only 2” in the gender field is clearly intended to hurt and exclude other users of Grindr. That will be against the Terms of Service that he explicitly agreed to when he set up an account.
He is just another example of far right arrogance where he thinks the ideas he chooses to believe to fit with his narrow minded ideology override other people’s actual experience of their lives.
Larry McD
Aires the Ram -Your ignorance of First Amendment rights is unfortunately typical. It only says that THE GOVERNMENT or its agents may not punish you for statements that are not the equivalent of “shouting fire in a crowded theater.” There are, in fact, any number of legal scholars (particularly “Originalists”) who believe that the First Amendment protects ONLY specifically political speech. Your employer can fire your ass anytime they care to for your speech and there is no protection. There is particularly no protection for “freedom of speech” on any website that allows you to use it.
kennedy220
I mean is he that reliant on Grindr? I swear there was another way to meet men for hookups, dating, chatting before the app was invented. If it’s such a problem for you to be inclusive then go back to the old world of meeting people.
princesspeachsf
There’s also other ways to get cakes for a wedding than a bakery that won’t bake for gays. Businesses in America shouldn’t be able to discriminate. It’s against the law. His rights being taken away=your rights being taken away. Dumb**s.
NOUHAVENT
princesspeachsf you make no sense. You’re nonsense.
tham
Russians…so many Russians.
Heywood Jablowme
Queerty has told us before, he is always whining about how gay bars kick him out for his political views. (Or so he claims.)
Kieran
“Alt-right, gay journalist Chadwick Moore has made headlines recently for all the wrong reasons.” Nice open-mided, non-judgemental, unbiased opening there. Wrong reasons? Why, because he doesn’t agree with you politically?
Queerty, in the interest of your own integrity, you really should change your “Free of an Agenda” slogan. The slogan is great, but you should try applying it once in a while.
shakes_head
He’s a professional troll, and fights constantly bashes QPOC, trans, and NB community. Is that something to be proud of?
Kieran
Troll = Anybody I disagree with.
That’s BS. People don’t all think like you. And all gay people don’t think alike. Vive le difference.
StraightnNarrow
Those people with low IQ who have no brain power and can’t tolerate differences often believe that anyone else who disagrees with them is trolling. How sinister and moronic!
princesspeachsf
Kieran, you said it excellently. I noticed the slogan at the bottom of a different article and wondered if Queerty knew what hypocrite meant. Thanks for being brave enough to call out their bullying. I applaud you.
DCguy
Oh look, the account that always defends bigotry is here defending him. Chadwick, is that you?
MrKnowItAll
Hey DCGuy, a lot of us agree with him. You aren’t the only voice in the room.
misterjack
Neo-Nazi trash.
drmiller
So conservatives are fine with businesses making decisions to not sell cakes for gay weddings. But up in arms when private companies decide to not serve bigots? Are you the pot or the kettle here? Also, if anyone is unf*ckable, it’s most certainly this dude. Gross.
princesspeachsf
Why would conservatives frequent a gay blog? By conservatives you mean anyone who isn’t a liberal? That doesn’t make someone a conservative. But proves liberals total intolerance to people with differing options. That kind of intolerance is why walkaway has become such a popular movement. People aren’t becoming conservatives they are just pulling their support from bullies.
drmiller
By conservatives I mean… conservatives haha. Are all conservatives created equally and think the same things? Of course not. But picking apart the nomenclature wasn’t really productive in the comments section of a gay blog. And I’m fairly certain conservatives are equally as intolerant of differing opinions. But, to your point, I’m perfectly happy being intolerant to scum like this who believe in white supremacy, and rip apart transgenders (among other disgusting behaviors). With respect, you’re point is irrelevant to this topic and a total red herring.
djmcgamester
Why does he need your approval? Who cares what he thinks? If you don’t like it then don’t hook up with him. So easy. It’s like suing Grindr because some people who use it don’t want to hook up with Asian guys.
Incidentally, I had a guy on a dating sight contact me recently. I checked out his profile and it said “man seeking woman”. I called him out on that and never heard from him again. Not necessary to report him. If some guy wants to date this alleged straight person, it’s fine. Otherwise, make your own decisions.
TO
Every time he shares a publicity image or headshot of himself the retouching is excessive to say the least. The above image almost doesn’t look like him in real life. Perhaps this is one the images he posted on Grindr?
James
GET RID OF THE NAZI TRASH.
Aires the Ram
It’s become so very common these days, and so very uneducated, to call anyone you don’t like, and/or disagree with, a Nazi. This shows you know nothing about the Nazi’s, nothing about the history of WWII.
I know a whole lot about the Nazi’s, about WWII, and your behavior is VERY Nazi-like, you just don’t realize it. Fascist ideology and behavior is what leftists in this country have lowered themselves to. It’s a shame.
Lacuevaman
“I know a whole lot about the Nazi’s, (sic) about WWII, and your behavior is VERY Nazi-like, you just don’t realize it.” Miss Arse the Ram, p l e a s e…..
NOUHAVENT
This always brings out the right wing nuts. We want to discriminate but you can’t do that to us! Pretty pathetic. All you do all day long is come to sites like this just to troll. That’s why you are getting mad that you can get banned from Grindr because even though you’re self loathing, racist, transphobic, bigoted, you still look for penis.
tham
Not right wing nuts…Russian bots.
Lacuevaman
how about “queers who think differently than you”…..
Paco
“Uh hi there, fbi, the notorious gay hookup site known for prostitution, illegal drug use, illegal drug sales, and the spread of disease that I use regularly, just banned my account. You should investigate. But not me. I am innocent and just like to use such shady online communities to just – browse.”
nitejonboy
As much as I can’t stand this asshole, he was discriminated against, he has the right to be an asshole.
DCguy
His game is easy, purposely do something against rules or start a fight that will get you kicked out of a place…then run to all right wing outlets and see if any of them will give you a few column inches for you to cry about what a victim you are.
Notice how all of these right wing victims always seem to start the story by glossing over the fact that they attacked somebody else or spouted bigotry first?
Let’s look at Mister Chadwick. Instead of answering a simple question on a dating app, he went out of his way to attack another group when he didn’t need to. So what was his motivation? Easy, purposely wanting Grindr to cut him off so he could cry about it.
That’s all Republicans are now, bigots who cry victim.
SoCalDave
Literally the only time I ever remember that Chadwick Moore exists is when Queerty writes about him. Stop giving this troll the attention he so desperately craves.
tghost54
I just shake my head when liberals preach tolerance, being open-minded and inclusiveness, then practice the exact opposite. It is they that need to open their mind.
I hate the whole LGBT pigeon hole.
I’m a gay man. Period. I’m a member of the gay community only. I’m not a lesbian or bisexual or transgender.. To me lumping us in the same category is the same as saying ” You people.”
Magiqua
Lesbian here and I feel exactly the same as you about this. I hate the whole ‘queer’ LGBT alphabet soup, because as you pointed out, it lumps a whole load of very diverse groups in one big vague lump, with no sense of how different the experience of being a lesbian and a bi/pan woman or a Trans woman are… And unfortunately it is the L that is getting overpowered as this new ‘queer’ identity for women takes over. I was flipping through the special ‘pride’ issues of the magazines that come with my city’s evening paper and it was literally ALL about gay men, bi woman and trans/non-binary people. There is also the expectation that every single person in this sunshine-happy LGBTQ group all have the same opinions, agendas and political ideologies- if a lesbian dares to question certain aspects of Trans/bi rhetoric she is no-platformed, screamed down and labelled a ‘bigot’. Being gay or lesbian does NOT mean having the same opinions and feelings about all LGBT related issues.
mojo
Some of y’all are clueless pontificators. There is no discrimination unless there is a law, usually a state law, defining the prohibited behavior. ALSO, anyone who paid attention in civics class understands that the Free Speech 1st Amendment only applies to the GOVERNMENT, which cannot interfere with free expression. I as a private individual am totally free to censor, interfere with another’s speech, burn books, get person’s fired for hideous expression, or as a corporate business, set standards for participation on my platform. The First Amendment/Free Speech does not even come close to applying here.
Stop being such whiney bitches. THERE IS NO ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION HERE WHATSOEVER.
mojo
@princesspeachsf and @Aires the Ram totally miss the mark.
garybw
Typical republican