Grindr is stepping into Washington’s most high-profile media weekend, announcing it will host its first-ever party tied to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The event, set for 24 April in Georgetown, aims to bring together policymakers, journalists, and LGBTQ+ leaders for a night centred on connection, as well as a toast to the First Amendment. “Grindr represents a global community with real stakes in Washington. The issues being debated here — HIV funding, privacy and online safety, LGBTQ+ family rights — are daily life for our community,” Grindr’s head of global government affairs, Joe Hack, told ITK in a statement. “Nobody does connections like Grindr, and WHCD weekend is the most iconic place in the country to make them. We figured it was time to host,” Hack continued. The announcement comes as Donald Trump is expected to attend the WHCA dinner on 25 April for the first time in years, adding extra attention to an already buzzy weekend. With the event drawing media, celeb...