On The Grind: A Transmasculine Guide to Grindr

So you're transmasculine and want to get on Grindr. Maybe you’ve had a drought over the past year (or six), maybe you went on testosterone and your sexuality came alive in new ways. Maybe Tinder wasn’t doing it for you, maybe you need something fresh, maybe you’re curious, maybe you just want a new experience. Maybe it’s some, none, or all of the above. Either way, this zine is for you.

Written by Rena Yehuda Newman in the post-vaccination queer landscape of Summer 2021, this guide was created to help demystify the gay marketplace app known as Grindr. For many transmasculine people interested in queer experience with men, Grindr is intimidating and may feel impermeable. But this zine posits that the nature of the app is exactly ripe for our own brand of deviance. Transmasculine people are attractive unto ourselves, and it's high time we claim that place in the spotlight. "We belong on Grindr, and the more of us there are, the less scary it’ll be." With this zine, Rena Yehuda hopes to empower other trans people to have the queer experiences they've dreamed of, but were too afraid to seek out.

Filled with advice, comics, personal anecdotes, safety tips, fantasies, and original queer theory, this zine provides an overview of what you can expect to find on Grindr, ideas for profiles -- and how to use the app for purposes of self-love and queer healing.

This digital, printable zine is $5 or by donation to support the author! You'll get a digital read PDF as well as a file for easy booklet printing on any duplex printer. To print the booklet, just set your printer to print on both sides along the long edge. Enjoy!