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Grindr Hosts $9M White House Dinner, Boosts LGBTQ Lobbying

4/23/2026

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Grindr will host its first White House Correspondents Dinner in a $9 million Georgetown mansion, inviting officials from both parties.
Since April 2025, Grindr has spent $6 million on federal-state lobbying, $432,500 on lobbyists and $120,000 on external firms in Q1 2026.
Grindr is pushing bills to expand same-sex surrogacy, IVF, restrict minors from 18-plus app, distributed HIV kits with Centers for Disease Control and met Senator Susan Collins, who praised LGBTQ support.

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Grindr will host its first White House Correspondents Dinner in a $9 million Georgetown mansion, inviting officials from both parties.
Since April 2025, Grindr has spent $6 million on federal-state lobbying, $432,500 on lobbyists and $120,000 on external firms in Q1 2026.
Grindr is pushing bills to expand same-sex surrogacy, IVF, restrict minors from 18-plus app, distributed HIV kits with Centers for Disease Control and met Senator Susan Collins, who praised LGBTQ support.