You might have heard that a straight reporter was sent to Rio to lure gay Olympians on Grindr and out them.  But that wasn’t the purpose of the story (which has since been deleted).  The story was ostensibly about how much sex is going on in the Olympic Village – something we’ve heard about for years.  The writer went on both gay and straight apps looking for sex and – again, not surprising – he got more responses on Grindr than all the other apps combined.  That explains why the piece was titled “I Got Three Grindr Dates In An Hour In The Olympic Village”.  What shocked me most is that the writer used his own photo – and let’s just say he’s not a looker.  While no athletes are named, he included clues about the guys’ events, countries, and placing.  Ultimately, the takeaway is that gay men are looking for more sex than straight women – surprise, surprise.  If he wanted to get a real scoop, he should have used the photo of a hot female on Tinder!  My point is not to defend the writer or the Beast itself.  But I do think it’s important that this incident is reported by someone who actually read the article – which does not appear to include most critics.