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02-17-2018, 12:02 AM
Here are the best gay dating apps, since meeting people IRL is hell
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Dating. Whether you hate it a little or hate it a lot, it's a rite of passage for most of us.
It's also particularly challenging for members of the LGBTQ community, who've traditionally only had access to hetero-based sites and apps. When I was on the apps in the late aughts, queer women could barely be found. I met so many cis straight men who checked the "women seeking women" box so they could match with queer women (https://www.glamour.com/story/im-a-lesbian-so-why-do-straigh) who, they fantasized, would magically change their sexual orientation just for them. (Nope.)*
Some of that hasn't changed. But as the number of out LGBTQ people has grown, so too have their opportunities in online dating spaces. Queer-friendly dating apps and sites are multiplying, and there are even a few that are — wait for it — pretty damn good. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/16/best-gay-dating-apps/)
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Dating. Whether you hate it a little or hate it a lot, it's a rite of passage for most of us.
It's also particularly challenging for members of the LGBTQ community, who've traditionally only had access to hetero-based sites and apps. When I was on the apps in the late aughts, queer women could barely be found. I met so many cis straight men who checked the "women seeking women" box so they could match with queer women (https://www.glamour.com/story/im-a-lesbian-so-why-do-straigh) who, they fantasized, would magically change their sexual orientation just for them. (Nope.)*
Some of that hasn't changed. But as the number of out LGBTQ people has grown, so too have their opportunities in online dating spaces. Queer-friendly dating apps and sites are multiplying, and there are even a few that are — wait for it — pretty damn good. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/16/best-gay-dating-apps/)
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