Winkd is a dating app where LGBTQ people are **t an afterthought
 

Winkd is a dating app where LGBTQ people are **t an afterthought
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While dating apps have exploded in popularity, they're most often built with straight, cisgender men and women in mind.

Winkd is a soon-to-be launched dating app built for the LGBTQ community. Founded by Diana Kalkoul and Neda Robat-Meily, two 20-something Sydneysiders who both have backgrounds in tech**logy, the app aims to be LGBTQ-friendly from the start.

"We're two queer individuals ... that are kind of frustrated with the lack of inclusivity dating apps present people with," Kalkoul told Mashable.

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The pair looked at dating apps like OKCupid — traditional and a bit slow — and Tinder — the first to double-down on mobile — but found **ne were quite right. Read more...

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