There are either way more gay Olympians than we currently know of or there are a lot of very hopeful Londoners.

Apparently within minutes of the first Olympic athletes arriving in London, Grindr, the gay "dating" (ha!) website that's the best friend of many-a-homosexual, crashed due to the exceedingly high volume of demand.

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Do you like your sex with a side of politics?

TIME Magazine highlights Grindr's recent steps into the gay rights movement and we're super curious to hear how you feel about it.

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As the Australian hacker accused of logging into Grindr profiles evades criminal charges, a company spokesman says that the accusations lofted last week against the popular GPS social app are "unfounded." Details follow.  

Understanding Grindr's existence would not be possible without the genius that was Steve Jobs, founder Joel Simkhai took to his blog today to honor the Apple creator—and the foundation of innovation he laid that has forever altered the way we connect in the gay community.

No longer limited to the gay universe, GPS-based friend/partner/soul mate searching is now at the fingertips of the straights, thanks to the anticipated debut of Grindr's heterosexual cousin, Blendr. But don't mistake the Grindr brand for breeders as a hookup app; creator Joel Simkhai is more determined than ever to paint the location-based chat program as a "friend finder." (Details follow)

As the social networking application and popular hook-up tool reaches its milestone two-year anniversary Instinct had the opportunity to talk with Grindr CEO and founder JOEL SIMKHAI about what’s new and what’s next for him and for those who get their Grindr on!

Head to our Web-Exclusives area to read the full interview!

Grindr is setting its sight on conquering the mainstream with a new location-based dating app for heterosexuals, Project Amicus. Will it work?