Government Official Resigns After Grindr Pics Surface

Government Official Resigns After Grindr Pics Surface

What is the shortest time you've been employed? Leave the job after a week? After a few days? How about after a few hours? Well, Tobias Thyberg proudly took his position as the national security adviser for Sweden. He not-so proudly announced his resignation after just 12 hours on the job. The reason? Grindr.

Apparently, Thyberg had an old Grindr profile with pics. Now, these pics were not nude, not sexual, just pics. Someone who has it out for Thyberg sent the pics/profile to the Swedish government anonymously. Theyberg, who had served as the Ambassador of Sweden to Ukraine for four years until 2023, resigned after learning of the leaked pics. A newspaper from Sweden confronted Thyberg with the news of the leaked profile, prompting the quick resignation. So shady. Obviously someone has a beef with this guy.

 

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Thyberg released a statement to the newspapers saying the pics were from an old Grindr profile and that he should have informed the government that he had one. Huh? The profile is closed and didn't even have illicit photos. Why is that their business? How many straight politicians have used apps like Tinder and Match.com to send naughty stuff to others?

This role in the government has come with its issues. Thyberg's role was previously filled by Henrik Landerholm, who had to leave office after the scandal of alleged mistreatment of classified information. Oops! Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated that obviously, they should have done a much better background check. We get grilled about our past when we try to apply at Subway!

It really is a shame that this so-called scandal is a hiccup in Thyberg's extensive and successful career. He has worked in diplomacy for over 24 years, serving in India, Russia, Washington DC, Georgia, Brussels (EU), Afghanistan, and Ukraine. Even though his Grindr profile had been deleted and the pictures were not graphic in nature, the photos were still considered a potential security risk, fearing blackmail efforts. If he was so quick to resign, maybe there is more incriminating content out there? Thyberg made a statement saying, “I should have informed [the government] about this, but I did not.”

With all the true scandals that go on in the political realm, it is hard to believe that someone's old dating profile with non-lurid pics would be such a big deal. Is it because he is gay? Is it because it was a hookup app? What line do we draw when we stop considering politicians as normal people? Normal people hookup, normal people will sext, normal people will take nude photos. We know that many politicians have hired sex workers. Why is hooking up with another consensual adult such an issue?

Sigh.

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