The president of gay dating app Grindr has drawn condemnation for expressing his belief that “marriage is a holy matrimony between a man and a woman”, and has since deleted his post on Facebook.
Scott Chen’s post was written in Chinese and first translated to English by Into Magazine – which is owned by Grindr.
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After deleting his post, Mr. Chen reacted to the criticism he received, describing the issue a matter of personal preference.
“Some people think the marriage is a holy matrimony between a man and a woman. And I think so too. But that’s your own business,” Grindr’s president wrote in a Facebook post.
Elaborating, he explained that his earlier remark was based on his own “personal experience”, describing himself as a straight man with “two beautiful daughters from marriage.”
Moreover, Mr. Chen insisted he has long been a “huge advocate” of the LGBTQ+ community and supports gay marriage.
“I support gay marriage and I am proud that I can work for Grindr.”
Netizens have reacted to his comments on social media, slamming the business executive.
Love a straight man profiting from LGBT+ folks then making comments like this https://t.co/HdWeJWdg0Q
— Joanna Whitehead (@MsWhitehead100) November 30, 2018
So does @Grindr say that if you're #gay you should only have sex? No marriage, no love, no romance… 🤔#Grindr#LGBT
— 😋 | \/ @ |\| 🏳️🌈 (@justmeivanp) November 30, 2018
Grindr president says marriage is 'a holy matrimony between a man and a woman'https://t.co/Xvzxxi3zWQ
So does @Grindr say that if you're #gay you should only have sex? No marriage, no love, no romance… 🤔#Grindr#LGBT
— 😋 | \/ @ |\| 🏳️🌈 (@justmeivanp) November 30, 2018
Grindr president says marriage is 'a holy matrimony between a man and a woman'https://t.co/Xvzxxi3zWQ