LGBTQ
Get our favorite narratives and real life advice on dating online and otherwise in the LGBTQ community, from first dates to first relationships.
Dating
6 Inappropriate Questions You Don’t Realize Are Offending Bisexual People
Don’t ask if it’s just a phase. It’s not a phase.
Narratives
How Denying My Bisexuality Ended In A Lost Love
I kept telling myself that our relationship was platonic.
Narratives
How to Date A Gender Nonconforming Person
And date as a gender nonconforming person, too.
Narratives
How I’m Finally Becoming Comfortable With My Discomfort In My Bi Identity
Figuring yourself out is complicated.
Narratives
I’m Bi And I Use Tinder Differently With Men Than Women
More connections happen when you’re not limited to heteronormative dating scripts.
Tinder News
Please Join Us In Defending Your #RightToLove
There's no place for discrimination.
News
What Would You Do For Equality?
Stand up.
Video
What Bisexuality Is, According To 5 Bisexual People
"There aren't rules. It's all about you."
Narratives
I Hooked Up With Men For Five Years Before I Understood I Was Bi
You might not have that big “aha” moment.
Living
14 Queer Women On What Pride Means To Them
“Queer love and joy is our greatest power.”
Living
How To Be A Straight Accomplice This Pride Season
Know when to take a seat.
Tinder News
We Teamed Up With GLAAD To Give You More Ways To Express Your Sexual Orientation
Narratives
An Open Letter To Straight Men: My Bisexuality Is NOT A Fetish
I like girls, too. No, I don’t want to have a threesome.
Narratives
Putting “Bisexual” On My Dating Profile Changed Everything
When it comes to matches, quality far outweighs quantity.
Tinder News
5 Encouraging Facts About LGBTQ+ Dating Revealed By Tinder’s New Survey
Let's pause to celebrate the progress we've made.
Narratives
Can A Relationship Succeed When One Person Isn’t Out?
I lived a double life.
Narratives
The Unlikely Relationship That Started With A Tinder Date
We aren’t a couple.
Narratives
Don’t Ask Me For A Threesome To Make Your Boyfriend Happy
I’m not here to validate your role as the Cool Girlfriend™.
Narratives
Bi Girls Don’t Have To Pick A Side — But It’s Okay If They Do
Plus, it would be better if there were no sides at all.
Narratives
What It’s Like To Date While Grieving
Spoiler alert: It’s f*cking hard.
Narratives
Where Are All The Queer Women In My Hometown?
Trying to find a date in rural Oklahoma is like searching for an invisible woman.
Narratives
To My Missed Connection: I Met You At A Queer Brooklyn Party And Hope You Read This Open Letter
When I got home that at 4 a.m. that night, your lipstick was still on my face.
Narratives
Why PDA Means So Much To Me As A Queer Woman
Visibility is a privilege.
Dating Tips
A Straight Guy’s Guide To Dating Queer Women
It’s time to educate yourself.
Narratives
I’m Not “Gay Enough” For The Lesbians, So Where Do I Fit?
It’s time for us to have a talk, ladies.
Narratives
I’m Gay And No, That Doesn’t Mean I’m Down For An Open Relationship
It took me a while to figure it out.
Narratives
My Brief And Failed Attempt At Polyamory
Once a reluctant dater, always a reluctant dater.
Narratives
What It’s Like Explaining Sexuality And The Gender Of My Partners To My Parents
Frustrating AF!
Dating Stories
9 Queer Women Share Their Never-Fail Tinder Opening Message
There is no “hey” from here on out.
Dating
For Queer Women, Is There Truth To The U-Hauling Stereotype?
Do we attach more easily, according to science, or is it confirmation bias?
Living
Our Cities Are Destroying Our Love Lives
We are social animals, but we are not meant for this.
Narratives
Please Don’t Call It ‘Coming Out’
I wasn’t hiding anything.
Dating Tips
You’re Ready For Your First Queer Date. Now What?
Lessons from a decade of experience.
Narratives
How Internalized Biphobia Ruined My First Tinder Date
She deserved better.
Travel
Lessons I Learned Hooking Up Abroad in the New Age of HIV
Despite advances against HIV, casual sex while traveling can still be risky. I found out the hard way in Mexico City.
Dating
Do You Have Too Many Choices On Dating Apps — Or Is That Not A Thing?
There’s a difference between less likely to settle down and less likely to settle.
Narratives
3 LGBTQ Women Share What It’s Like To Come Out In Your Mid-20s And Later
Now they're comfortable in their sexual identity and navigating the dating world.
Dating Tips
What To Know About Dating Someone Who’s Openly Non-Monogamous
Most people who are dating online are actually already practicing some form of non-monogamy — they just aren’t communicating about it.