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Online dating and getting your hands on the right dating apps can be frustrating. Finding users who have things in common with you can take time, and the interfaces and features of different dating apps and websites don’t always make this task easy. Add being a member of the LGBTQ community to the mix and things can get even more complicated — but they don’t have to be.

More of us are meeting our partners online than ever before, according to a 2020 survey by Pew Research, and when it comes to gay couples, this is even more common — in fact, 28% of those surveyed met their current squeeze online. Sadly, many LGBTQ online daters have horror stories to share of harassment or bullying online. Over half say they have received a sexually explicit image or message they didn’t ask for — compared to 32% of straight online daters — and 41% have experienced being called an offensive name on dating sites or apps. So when you’re hunting for a safe, inclusive space to date, how do you know which apps to choose?

There’s no need to worry, as we’ve selected some of the best LGBTQ dating apps for Android and iOS. Learning more about the different features of these apps will help you find an app that corresponds to the kind of online dating experience you would like to have.

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Lex

Ever find yourself longing for the uncomplicated days of Craigslist personals? Then opt for Lex, a no-frills app with a healthy dose of ’80s and ’90s nostalgia. Inspired by the personal ads in On Our Backs, the woman-run erotica mag, it takes a simple yet charming approach to dating in the modern age. There are no cheesy selfies, just the opportunity to write an engaging personal ad that will — hopefully — help you meet your match.

The app isn’t just for dating — members have used it to make friends, start a band, and even plan a protest, according to its founder. Give shallow selfie swiping a miss and make a real, meaningful connection, or post in the “Missed Connection” section and you might find yourself getting together with that guy you saw at the farmers market but were too shy to speak to.

The app’s design is minimalist and inclusive, allowing you to choose your pronouns and asking you to agree to its strict rules of conduct for new members before you get started. You can browse the personals or search by keyword — so finding somebody who loves pizza as much as you do is totally achievable — send private messages, and save people’s posts to reply later, when you have more time. All this, and it’s totally free to use.

Surge

Surge is, dare we say, the Tinder for gay dating. It functions similarly to Tinder, with a swipe right to like and left to reject style — there’s even a Power Message option that’s the equivalent of a Super Like. It’s quick to sign up and you can share photos from your camera roll, Facebook, or Instagram to your profile. It’s free too, and you can swipe through potential matches (a limited number each day) and start chatting without paying a penny.

We love that Surge is all about inclusivity, and their motto “No Labels” means that whoever you are, you can be yourself while searching for your ideal match.

If you decide to upgrade to Premium membership, you’ll enjoy access to features like Who Liked Me, as well as Private Mode, where you’re only visible to guys you’ve already liked, the aforementioned Power Message to get you noticed, After-Match Photos, which allows you to upload private photos only visible to your matches, and several other handy features. You can sign up for a one-, three-, or 12-month membership starting at $7 a month.

Tser

Tser claims to be “the best TS and trans dating app for crossdressers and transgender women and men.” A pretty bold claim — but judging by the app’s popularity, it may well be true. Everyone’s welcome on the app, and it’s a safe space to be yourself, whatever your gender identity. It’s free to use and there’s a clean community policy that means no pornography or nudity is allowed.

Getting started involves filling out a few personal details, adding a couple of sentences (or a few paragraphs, if you’ve more to say) about what you’re looking for from the app, and uploading a photo. If we had one criticism during signup, it’s that the photo uploading process is very slow, and sometimes causes the app to crash.

Once you’re in, you can browse profiles and search for transgender singles near you using the filters. You can message matches for free, or start a voice message chat if you prefer to hear their voice. There’s a premium subscription that gives you access to additional features and starts from $13 a month, or you can sign up for three months for $27 or six months for $46.

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It’s worth noting that the user base for Tser is still pretty small — but growing by the day — so unless you live in a major city, you may not find many matches near you.

Bumble

Fans of Chappy, the gay dating site that shut down just as it was starting to peak in popularity will be pleased to hear that the app joined forces with Bumble. Bumble is committed to fighting inequality and creating a space for healthy, safe connections across the LGBTQ+ spectrum, so where better to find your match? Traditionally Bumble asked women to make the first move on their app — but when it comes to same-sex matches, either party can make the first move, and the other party has 24 hours to respond and start a chat.

When you first open the app you’re presented with the option to log in with your Facebook account or use a mobile number. You’ll set up your profile, which includes a startling amount of information, including what you’re looking for, what pets you have, and a wide range of sexual orientation and gender identity options. You also get to choose whether to display your gender identity to matches.

A new section called COVID Dating lets you set preferences for dating during the pandemic — for example, whether you’re okay with IRL dating or prefer to date virtually for now, and whether indoors or outdoors dates are your ideal. This will only be displayed to your matches, but it’s definitely a helpful way of gauging what people are open to, without having to ask. You can also connect your Instagram and Spotify to share even more about yourself with potential matches.

Bumble has a huge user base, making it easier to find matches in your area, and it’s free to use — plus the 24-hour time limit to make a connection means you’re less likely to let matches languish and be reshuffled into the deck. The recent addition of in-app voice and video chat functions, as well as the option to send audio notes, gives you plenty of ways to communicate if typing lengthy messages isn’t your thing. You can subscribe to Bumble Boost or Premium from $9 a month to access all of Bumble’s additional features.

Scruff

Scruff allows you to browse through over 15 million profiles from nearby and around the world. Targeted toward men who have, or like, a little scruff, the app gives you options to search for different types of guys. The developers at Scruff have taken lots of steps to make the app more inclusive to everyone in the LGBTQ community, from being the first to include an option for the transgender community to removing the requirement to list an ethnicity when setting up a profile. It’s pretty easy to get started — just create your profile, entering your date of birth and uploading a photo to start matching. Profiles are pretty detailed, but you don’t have to fill everything out upfront. The app operates on a familiar swipe left or right format — but we love that if you can’t decide right now, you can choose “Ask Later” to be shown the guy again tomorrow.

There are loads of cool features to help you connect, like the quiz show, where you can meet new guys and compete for a cash prize, a social calendar of LGBTQ events in your area or worldwide, and Venture, your travel companion that lets you connect with guys in your destination city before you arrive.

Scruff is a free app, but if you want access to more advanced search features, user videos, and message histories, you’ll need to pay $20 a month for Scruff Pro.

Grindr

If you’re tired of dating apps that don’t include the trans and queer communities, Grindr is a perfect solution. As the largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people, you won’t be short of choices when looking for a date. The app uses your phone’s location to find other members nearby and sign up is quick and easy – just fill out the form or sign up with your Facebook account.

The app will show you who’s in your area, with large, high-quality pictures, so there are no surprises. Don’t want to message someone right now? Just favorite them to speak to them later. You can even browse other locations, so if you’re moving to a new city or heading away for the weekend, you can meet people before you arrive. If something goes wrong, you can easily report or block accounts – but it’s worth noting free users get a limited number of blocks; a bit of a turnoff.

Grindr is free to use, with limits. With a free account, you can only see 100 profiles in your area – and there are other limits too. To lift them, you can subscribe to Grindr XTRA or Unlimited. XTRA lets you see up to 600 profiles, remove ads, and view who’s online now, plus a range of other upgrades – and it costs $20 per month. For the top-notch experience, Unlimited lets you view unlimited profiles, browse in Incognito mode, and see who’s viewed your profile. It also unlocks expiring photo mode, where images sent expire after 10 seconds – and the handy chat translate feature that lets you communicate with those who don’t speak your language. It’s a pretty hefty investment though at $25 a month.

Tinder

Tinder is not just for straight folks — it lets you swipe right on people across the LGBTQ spectrum. Tinder has also added several new features to make it welcoming to trans and queer users. The More Genders feature gives users a wide variety of gender identity options, while the Traveler Alert feature warns users who have identified themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer when they enter a country that criminalizes this. This feature ensures your profile won’t be automatically shown when you’re traveling to one of these locations.

You don’t need a Facebook account to sign up for Tinder – but you do have to be older than 18. It’s quick to get started – just write a 500 character bio and add up to six images. There’s the option to link Tinder to your Instagram account too. Adjust your Discovery settings for who can find your profile, from distance and proximity to age range and gender identity.

Tinder operates on the now-familiar swipe right mechanism. You’ll only see a photo, name, and age for each prospective date. Tap on the photo to see some additional information – then swipe right to like them or left to pass. If you’ve fallen instantly in love, you can use a “super like” which the other person will receive instantly. If you both swipe right on each other, you’ll see a screen telling you you’ve matched and inviting you to chat. Tinder also recently adding video chat, great for getting to know each other better before meeting up, or dating during lockdown.

Tinder is free but you get limited swipes each day. To enjoy unlimited swipes and a whole host of other features, you can sign up for Tinder Plus or Tinder Gold. But the best thing about Tinder? It’s one of the most popular dating apps, so you’re more likely to meet someone you like who lives near you than on some of the other apps – and most people on the app actually want to meet up in real-life, whether for a hookup or something more.

Hornet

Boasting over 30 million registered users, Hornet is one of the world’s largest dating apps designed by the gay community for the gay community. Founded in 2011, it’s as much a social network as a dating app, enabling you to create your own news feeds, join groups, and generally immerse yourself in online gay communities. Follow those you’re interested in and see their posts, videos, and photos — and share your own in the news feed. Use the virtual travel feature to explore the world, and engage in interesting conversations about every topic under the sun in curated discussions.

Hornet makes it easy to connect with others for friendship, hookups, and relationships — just use the filters to find the right person, comment on or like their posts, or send a heartstring to make a quick intro. The app takes privacy seriously, and there’s free 24/7 support if you need it.

It’s free to use, although you can subscribe to Premium to enjoy additional features — there’s a fixed period subscription or a rolling monthly one, starting from $10 per month.

HER

With over five million users, HER is one of the most popular apps for LGBTQ women in the world, with over 5 million users. Its basic functionality revolves around the tried-and-tested “swipe right” formula of other popular apps, but it also aims to create a wider social and communal network around its core dating. As such, it covers LGBTQ+ news and shares details on relevant events taking place in your area, while it also periodically hosts parties and events in 15 cities around the world, including London, L.A., and New York. It also includes a group chat function for those who want more than just dating.

You’ll need an Instagram or Facebook account to sign up, and it’s free to use the app’s core features. Advanced features — such as the ability to see who’s online now or filter searches based on gender identity and sexuality — will require a subscription to HER Premium, which starts at $15 per month.

GROWLr

Targeted toward bears and their admirers, or “bear chasers”, GROWLr boasts over 10 million members worldwide. With GROWLr, it’s easy to chat, send photos and videos, enjoy a video call, or even send a shout-out to your town. There’s an Events section to see what’s happening in your areas, as well as handy Bear Bar and Bear Run listings — so you’ll never be short of places to meet bears near you or around the world. There are some cool social media-like features too, like Check-in, which lets you check-in at various venues and let other app members know you’re here.

GROWLr is a free download but offers a Pro membership from $10 a month — or pay for a year’s membership for $72. With Pro, you can enjoy searching in incognito mode, ad-free browsing, and a whole host of other features. If we had anything negative to say, it’s that the app only gives you a limited number of blocks, even for Pro members — 200 at the last count — which is frustrating. Users have also recently reported the app is buggy and crashes frequently, often while sending messages.

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Most of us grew up with simplistic understandings of sex and gender. Mainly that there are only two sexes, male and female, and only two genders, man and woman. But unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ll know that it’s much more complicated than that, and you’ll know about the liberation that this diversity brings.

Gender is a whole spectrum, it’s not an either/ or scenario. For trans or gender non-conforming people, the sex that they were assigned with at birth may not align with the gender that they know they are.

Because most of our society is prejudiced and has socially constructed ideas about gender and sex, it’s very difficult for transgender individuals to come out of the closet and show their true colors. This makes dating even harder for them than it is for cisgender people.

There are also many misconceptions about the connection between sexual orientation and gender. You should know – they’re not connected. Many believe that trans people transition so that they could have more socially-accepted, heterosexual relationships, but this is far from the truth. Only 15% of transgenders identify as straight.

Which brings us back around to the difficulty of dating. Finding a partner can, unfortunately, be more complicated than it typically is. It can be scary coming out to the whole world and depending on your surroundings and your community, it can be dangerous as well.

Which is why many transgender/transsexual people turn to dating websites and dating apps. People feel free to express themselves and their desires on sites and apps because they offer anonymity and security. Not all dating sites include options for transgenders, but there are many who do, so have a look:

1. TS Dates

TS Dates is an international dating website perfect for transgender singles. It also welcomes straight men and women, gays, lesbians, and even groups. It has more than 88 million members worldwide and really stands out from the crowd.

Signing up is as easy as with any other website, they ask for some mandatory basic information, and you can choose the transsexual / transvestite / transgender option.

The website is quite expansive and can be confusing at first. It has many features, including chat rooms, messages, blogs, a magazine, ongoing contests, webcams, and much more, but thankfully they do offer a tour once you’ve signed up.

You have the standard method of searching for matches based on age, gender, location, etc., but you can also filter your search based on your specific interests or fetishes, for example.

You can access many of the website’s features without being a paying member, but you do have a lot of limitations. One of its biggest drawbacks for free members is the option to see other users’ profiles, or better said– not see their profiles. You do get the profile preview, but you’re not allowed access to their full information. If a member “flirts” with you, you get more information, but you still can’t see all their pictures, for example.

The price is pretty high compared to other dating websites, with $20 a month for a standard one-month subscription, and the Gold Membership with a price tag of $240 a year. The gold membership does unlock all the features of the website and gives you immediate priority customer service. However, you can only communicate with other Gold members, those with a Standard subscription may not contact you.

2. Yumi

Yumi is the best hookup app there is. It’s very straightforward, you find a match, and get lucky. It’s inclusive, anonymous, and perfect for transgenders. Yumi also supports all kinds of sexual orientation, so no matter how you identify yourself and what preferences you have, you can find a good match in no time and explore your own sexuality.

The app doesn’t ask for any of your personal info, you don’t need to enter your phone number, email, or connect it with your Facebook account unless you want to do all that. You don’t even need a bio, everyone’s on here for the same reason – to hookup, so you don’t need to give your explanations as to why. All you need is a picture, and you’re ready to go.

And since a picture is all you need, you better make it count. Your picture will be the reason someone flip you, so you want to have a picture that stands out and lets your personality shine through. You can use a selfie, or any picture that showcases your interests and hobbies, be it bungee jumping, clubbing, playing video games, or anything in between.

Now when it comes to using this app, it’s all pretty easy. Choose 1 of 4 default “Cards” on your screen, and click it to flip it over. There’s a 50% chance of finding your next casual encounter with each round. You get 24 hours to initiate a chat with them, or else the conversation is expired.

The reason behind this being that this is an instant hookup app. It’s not for dating and romance, it’s just for your animalistic, erotic desires. Everyone wants some nice, casual, consensual sex here, and everyone wants it now, so Yumi wants to provide that for you.

You can send text messages, or pictures and audio files, and you can even have a video chat. This app is your go-to option for casual sex.

You can download the Yumi app for free, or choose to subscribe to the Yumi Plus, starting as low as 19.99$ a month.

3. TG Personals

Launched in 1999, TG Personals is a safe website where transgender individuals can meet and get to know each other. All features on the website are 100% free to use, and it’s most commonly used for finding casual sexual encounters.

While the website was created specifically as a safe place for transgenders and gays, it has since evolved. It now includes straight men and women looking for fellow straight users, and there are many couples trying to find a good match for a threesome.

Since members are mostly looking for sexual encounters only, this is usually very obviously shown in their profiles, alongside their gender, and the sexual orientation of the person they want to hook up with.

This straightforward approach allows everyone to be on the same page about the expectations of their eventual encounters. There’s no discrimination on this website, and members are very open-minded and accepting.

To sign up, you do need to put in some basic information, your display name, username, email address, age, gender, and location. You could add the sexual orientation of the person you’re looking for, and state whether you’re looking for sex, friendship, love, or something else.

There’s also an “about me” section where you can introduce yourself, and there’s no limited number of characters there, so you can get creative.

You make a match based on your own personal preference, and you can add friends to your list, interesting users to your crush list, use different search filters, and more.

Everything is free of charge, so you can easily send messages, and they even offer a blog where users can post their own content, as long as it doesn’t violate the terms and conditions.

4. OkCupid

OkCupid is another free dating site that supports the LGBTQ community and has shown it multiple times. They are huge supporters of the ACLU (the American Civil Liberties Union) and have shown their pride with the New York City Pride Parade in 2018.

OkCupid has expanded its identity and orientation list, and it now includes 22 genders and 13 sexual orientations, but it still allows for anonymity if you’re not comfortable sharing your identity with the world just yet.

This site is focused more on dating and love than on hookups, but at the end of the day, it’s all about what you want.

To find you the perfect match, they offer thousands of questions for you to answer. The questions are there to help you express yourself and your beliefs on lifestyle, politics, social views, and more. But they’re also used so that they can match you with like-minded people who share your world views.

You can also create profile essays that better explain who you are as a person. You can talk about your interests, hobbies, experiences, anything you want. On OKCupid, they give you enough space to talk about yourself and let people know the real you.
They’ve also added a new feature that allows you to privately comment on people’s photos, and start your conversation more smoothly.

Your best bet on OkCupid is to upload a variety of photos to show others who you are and what you like doing and add captions to them. Captions make it easier for others to understand you better and connect with you. It’s also best to make use of the space you have for your profile essays.

Judging by photos alone is not enough for people to get to know each other, so the more information you give, the easier it will be to find a perfect match for yourself, whether you’re looking for casual encounters or meaningful romance.

5. TS Scene

TS Scene is another trans-friendly dating website whose basic services you can use for free. It’s used by thousands of transgender singles around the world, so you can take your pick. TS Scene takes all the guesswork, fear and anxiety from the dating world, and gives you a perfect place to meet transgender men and women.

You can specify exactly what kind of date you’re looking for, and find the perfect one for you out of the whole database of personal profiles.

You can send instant messages and flirts to anyone you see and add or remove members from “your favorites”.

TS Scene also has an interesting “Rapid Match” feature. It is a free feature that displays its members in your area. You can “like” or “pass” the members, and get a notification if someone “likes” you. Of course, if you’re not interested in this feature, you can easily turn it off in your visibility settings.

You also have the option of blocking certain TS Scene users from sending you emails or messages in chat rooms and reporting their profiles.

If you want, there is an option for you to receive newsletters and email alerts, but you can opt out of that as well.

When it comes to TS Scene site, it is an easy to use website, its features and options are adequate enough, and it is available in a lot of countries, however, it’s very rudimentary. The user interface is old-fashioned and cramped, so if this is something that you find annoying, it might not be the best website for you.

6. Trans App

The last app on our plate today is Trans, available both on Google Play, and iPhone’s App Store. You can connect with trans men and women locally, or around the world, and it’s a nice and safe place for you to find likeminded singles, and find friendships, hookups, and more.

It has a lot of features, but if you’re a free member, many of them would be unavailable to you. You get a small number of “swipes” per day, your messaging options are limited, etc.

As a paying member, however, you do get some advantages. You can customize your filter criteria, send messages and winks to the profiles that you like, and more.

It is a pricier service, however, with a price tag of $15.99 for a one-month subscription, $35.99 for 3 months, and $54.99 for 6 months.

All in all, while transgender singles have unique problems in the dating world, there are many apps that allow you to freely express yourself and feel accepted and unjudged.

All of the listed dating apps and sites have their pros and cons, and all have unique purposes, whether it’s helping you find a date, a hookup, a friendship, or love.

So, depending on your preferences and desires, choose the app that works for you and that is the most likely to get you what you want. Happy dating!

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