The BBC’s Newsbeat caught up with 22-year-old Liam Anderson, a gay Shetland man who finds the Grindr situation desperate in the subarctic archipelago just northeast of Britain and west of Norway.
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Liam told the BBC he’s been single for 18 months, and says the dating options are quite scarce:
“It can be quite hard for the LGBT community here, choice is limited…I didn’t have problems coming out in Shetland, people are friendly…Hiding away is not an option here though – because everyone knows you! You can access Grindr app here. It’s ok but you do know a lot of the people on it, so that can feel awkward.”
Liam is about to set off on a trip around Europe, so perhaps he’ll have some fun on the move.
We wish him the best of luck.
