At the very least, maybe you'll make a friend who ~gets you~ in a way your other besties don't.
(Trust the writer: I met my last three girlfriends and two of my closest queer friends on dating apps! I'm a big fan.) So, give yourself a pep-talk, blast some Hayley Kiyoko or Janelle Monáe, and download one of the best dating apps for lesbians and queer folks. Plus, she says, lesbian dating apps give queer folks a way to make other queer friends without having to jet off to cities with big queer community. (Related: What It's Really Like To Come Out, According To 4 Women) And that goes for the dating app as well. Since it launched in 2004, the dating site has remained free for anyone seeking a date online. OkCupid OkCupid has brought a lot of love and joy to people’s lives with two simple words: Forever free. “Online dating has given the queer community the opportunity to date and flirt, without the risks of having to come out to someone who’s potential dangerous,” says Sarah Sloane, a sex educator who's been coaching queer sex classes at Good Vibrations and Pleasure Chest since 2001. If you’re looking for a gay-friendly dating app, you should check out the following free options. That’s where queer and lesbian dating apps come in, and thankfully, there are more available to download than ever. But queer dating has the additional hurdles of having come out to someone (ugh) and decipher whether they play for your team ( double ugh). Finding ~a match~ isn't a walk in the park for anyone.
