Renowned LGBTQ dating app Grindr has officially joined forces with the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) for its upcoming dinner party. The California-based organization is all set to headline the dinner before the main event, making it their first-ever time hosting such a night.
Grindr to host its first White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend party
The popular dating app will headline its inaugural ‘White House Correspondents’ dinner Weekend Party’ on April 24, which will occur one night before the actual WHCA dinner.
Also sarcastically referred to as “Nerd Prom,” the dinner party will take place in Washington’s Georgetown. According to a report published by The Hill, the invitation to the Grindr-hosted event states that it will “bring together policymakers, journalists, and LGBTQ community leaders as we toast the First Amendment.”
In a statement to ITK, Joe Hack, Grindr’s head of global government affairs, revealed why the dating company decided to partner with the events linked to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend. “Grindr represents a global community with real stakes in Washington,” he said, adding, “The issues being debated here — HIV funding, privacy and online safety, LGBTQ+ family rights — are daily life for our community.”
Hack further noted, “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.”
Traditionally, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner happens on an annual basis, with the President also attending the event on most iterations. Every President, barring one, has chosen to follow the custom, with all candidates attending the WHCA dinner at least once, starting with Calvin Coolidge in 1924.
However, Donald Trump broke precedent for the first time when he came to power in 2017. The Republican President has yet to grace the event with his presence, having passed on every opportunity so far.
Notably, Trump did state in a Truth Social post in March that he will make it the “greatest, hottest, and most spectacular dinner, of any kind, ever!” Nevertheless, his actual attendance remains unconfirmed.
Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on Mandatory.
