China shuts down leading lesbian app just as Chinese company takes over Grindr

China’s number one mobile app for lesbians has been switched off by the government, just days after a Chinese conglomerate purchased a controlling share of Grindr, the world’s most popular gay dating app.

The shuttering of Rela left 5 million lesbians in China without what Tech in Asia described as a “portal for movies, literature, and other resources, ranging from event information for lectures on LGBTQ topics to contact details for overseas marriage services.”

No reason was given for the shutdown of Rela, but despite the unusual timing of the closure adjacent to the Grindr deal, speculation has focused on a Shanghai event that is the subject of many videos posted to China’s version of YouTube, Weibo.

That event on May 20th — Lovers Day in China — was marred by police who forced mothers of LGBTQ singles to leave a park where they “gatecrashed” a marriage market gathering of other matchmaking moms, according to the Shangai Times.

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