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• BUBBLE - GAY CHAT SOCIAL NET FOR ANDROID
• BUMBLE INVTS IN NEW GAY DATG APPTHE CREATORS OF CHAPPY SAY THEIR APP IS LIKE THE "ANTI-GRDR."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY NI LANGDECEMBER 18, 2016/11:54 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}KRISTEN KILPATRICK KRISTEN KILPATRICK PHOTOGRAPHY, BUMBLE, WHNEY WOLFE, CHAPPY, AT TEXAS, DATG APP, KRISTEN KILPATRICKBY NI LANGDECEMBER 18, 2016 / 11:54 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"BUMBLE INVTS IN NEW GAY DATG APP","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-12-18T16:54:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-12-18T16:54:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"NI LANG","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUMBLE, THE DATG APP THAT ALLOWS WOMEN TO MAKE THE FIRST MOVE, ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT 'S VTG CHAPPY, A NEW APP FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN WHO WANT AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE GRDR MEAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BASED THE U.K., THE SERVICE ALLOWS MEN TO FE WHAT THEY’RE LOOKG FOR: “MR. RIGHT” OR “MR. RIGHT NOW.” NOT SURE IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR A HOOKUP OR A SOULMATE? YOU N SET YOUR FLT TO “MR. WHO KNOWS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE'RE MORE FOCED ON MEANGFUL NNECTNS,” OLLIE LOCKE, THE -FOUNR OF CHAPPY, TELLS INC.DAVE BET/GETTYLONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: OLLIE LOCKE ATTENDS THE EMPOR ARMANI DIAMONDS FRAGRANCE LNCH AT THE ACE HOTEL ON JUNE 30, 2015 LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/GETTY IMAG FOR EMPOR ARMANI){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOCKE, A ST MEMBER ON THE UK REALY SERI MA CHELSEA WHO ME OUT AS GAY THIS YEAR, ARGU THAT APPS LIKE GRDR TURN GAY MEN TO “OBJECTS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COFOUNR JACK ROGERS AGRE, ADDG HIS EXPERIENCE ON THE SE PELLED HIM TO “STAY THE CLOSET.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE MOST STRIKG THG ABOUT GRDR IS THAT 'S ALL SO NEGATIVE,” SAYS ROGERS, WHO PREVLY WORKED FOR THE LIFTYLE APP GRABBLE. “I DOWNLOAD ONCE, AND WH ABOUT AN HOUR I HAD D*CK PICS G THROUGH.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TWO HOPE TO CHALLENGE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WH GAY DATG BY GIVG MEN A BETTER PLATFORM TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUMBLE IS WELL-POSNED TO HELP THEM MEET THAT GOAL: THE PANY WAS CREATED BY TR -FOUNR WHNEY WOLFE AS A RPONSE TO THE WISPREAD HARASSMENT THAT WOMEN REPORTED WHEN G DATG APPS. HER SERVICE BATS THAT PROBLEM BY PREVENTG MEN OM MUNITG WH FEMALE MATCH, UNLS THE WOMAN HAS NTACTED THEM FIRST. (WOMEN HAVE 24 HOURS AFTER MATCHG WH A POTENTIAL SUOR TO GET TOUCH, OR THE NNECTN IS GONE.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUMBLE HAS, HOWEVER, STGGLED TO TEGRATE SAME-SEX DATG TO S TERFACE. (AFTERELLEN LLED THE APP “IRRELEVANT” FOR LGBT DATERS.)NOAM GALAI/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - MAY 11: CO-FOUNR AND CEO OF BUMBLE WHNEY WOLFE SPEAKS ONSTAGE DURG TECHCNCH DISPT NY 2016 AT BROOKLYN CISE TERMAL ON MAY 11, 2016 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY NOAM GALAI/GETTY IMAG FOR TECHCNCH){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WOLFE SAID THAT WHILE HER GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO CHALLENGE HETERONORMATIVY, WHICH SHE SAID “IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL,” SHE REALIZ THAT BUMBLE — AND OTHER DATG APPS — HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO WHEN TO CLN. TR RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT WOULD BE GIVG TRANS MUNY 37 DIFFERENT GENR OPTNS ON THE APP, AN UPDATE THAT ME AFTER REPORTS THAT TRANSGENR PEOPLE WERE MONLY BLOCKED OM THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL NOW, THANK GOD,” WOLFE TOLD INC., “AND I THK THE DATG LANDSPE HAS NOT PROVID THAT SAME TYPE OF ACCEPTANCE.” SHE SAYS SHE'S EXCED TO BRG SILIN VALLEY TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“BUMBLE IS PASSNATE ABOUT HELPG PEOPLE NNECT NFINTLY, SAFELY AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY FEEL EMPOWERED,” A PANY REP TOLD TECHCNCH. “CHAPPY SHAR THIS SAME VALU AND HAS CREATED A PRODUCT FOR AN DIENCE THAT WEEK FEEL IS VERY UNRSERVED. BUMBLE HAS MA GREAT STRIS FOR WOMEN THE DATG SPACE, AND WE BELIEVE CHAPPY WILL DO THE SAME FOR GAY MEN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHAPPY HAS YET TO ANNOUNCE A LNCH DATE, BUT THE PANY IS ALLOWG ERS TO SIGN UP FOR THE SERVICE EARLY THROUGH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• BT GAY DATG APPS FOR HOOKUPS, RELATNSHIPS, AND EVERYTHG BETWEEN
• CHAPPY, THE BUMBLE-BACKED DATG APP FOR GAY MEN, KS PARTNERSHIP WH GLAAD
• BUMBLE VTS GAY DATG APP CHAPPY
• JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY

BUBBLE - GAY CHAT SOCIAL NET FOR ANDROID

A full versn app for Android, by BLUECITY HOLDINGS HONG KONG is India’s first ee onle gay app, signed to brg the gay muny together a safe, secure, and fortable environment.

BUMBLE INVTS IN NEW GAY DATG APPTHE CREATORS OF CHAPPY SAY THEIR APP IS LIKE THE "ANTI-GRDR."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY NI LANGDECEMBER 18, 2016/11:54 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}KRISTEN KILPATRICK KRISTEN KILPATRICK PHOTOGRAPHY, BUMBLE, WHNEY WOLFE, CHAPPY, AT TEXAS, DATG APP, KRISTEN KILPATRICKBY NI LANGDECEMBER 18, 2016 / 11:54 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"BUMBLE INVTS IN NEW GAY DATG APP","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-12-18T16:54:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-12-18T16:54:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"NI LANG","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUMBLE, THE DATG APP THAT ALLOWS WOMEN TO MAKE THE FIRST MOVE, ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT 'S VTG CHAPPY, A NEW APP FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN WHO WANT AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE GRDR MEAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BASED THE U.K., THE SERVICE ALLOWS MEN TO FE WHAT THEY’RE LOOKG FOR: “MR. RIGHT” OR “MR. RIGHT NOW.” NOT SURE IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR A HOOKUP OR A SOULMATE? YOU N SET YOUR FLT TO “MR. WHO KNOWS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE'RE MORE FOCED ON MEANGFUL NNECTNS,” OLLIE LOCKE, THE -FOUNR OF CHAPPY, TELLS INC.DAVE BET/GETTYLONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: OLLIE LOCKE ATTENDS THE EMPOR ARMANI DIAMONDS FRAGRANCE LNCH AT THE ACE HOTEL ON JUNE 30, 2015 LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/GETTY IMAG FOR EMPOR ARMANI){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOCKE, A ST MEMBER ON THE UK REALY SERI MA CHELSEA WHO ME OUT AS GAY THIS YEAR, ARGU THAT APPS LIKE GRDR TURN GAY MEN TO “OBJECTS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COFOUNR JACK ROGERS AGRE, ADDG HIS EXPERIENCE ON THE SE PELLED HIM TO “STAY THE CLOSET.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE MOST STRIKG THG ABOUT GRDR IS THAT 'S ALL SO NEGATIVE,” SAYS ROGERS, WHO PREVLY WORKED FOR THE LIFTYLE APP GRABBLE. “I DOWNLOAD ONCE, AND WH ABOUT AN HOUR I HAD D*CK PICS G THROUGH.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TWO HOPE TO CHALLENGE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WH GAY DATG BY GIVG MEN A BETTER PLATFORM TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUMBLE IS WELL-POSNED TO HELP THEM MEET THAT GOAL: THE PANY WAS CREATED BY TR -FOUNR WHNEY WOLFE AS A RPONSE TO THE WISPREAD HARASSMENT THAT WOMEN REPORTED WHEN G DATG APPS. HER SERVICE BATS THAT PROBLEM BY PREVENTG MEN OM MUNITG WH FEMALE MATCH, UNLS THE WOMAN HAS NTACTED THEM FIRST. (WOMEN HAVE 24 HOURS AFTER MATCHG WH A POTENTIAL SUOR TO GET TOUCH, OR THE NNECTN IS GONE.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUMBLE HAS, HOWEVER, STGGLED TO TEGRATE SAME-SEX DATG TO S TERFACE. (AFTERELLEN LLED THE APP “IRRELEVANT” FOR LGBT DATERS.)NOAM GALAI/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - MAY 11: CO-FOUNR AND CEO OF BUMBLE WHNEY WOLFE SPEAKS ONSTAGE DURG TECHCNCH DISPT NY 2016 AT BROOKLYN CISE TERMAL ON MAY 11, 2016 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY NOAM GALAI/GETTY IMAG FOR TECHCNCH){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WOLFE SAID THAT WHILE HER GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO CHALLENGE HETERONORMATIVY, WHICH SHE SAID “IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL,” SHE REALIZ THAT BUMBLE — AND OTHER DATG APPS — HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO WHEN TO CLN. TR RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT WOULD BE GIVG TRANS MUNY 37 DIFFERENT GENR OPTNS ON THE APP, AN UPDATE THAT ME AFTER REPORTS THAT TRANSGENR PEOPLE WERE MONLY BLOCKED OM THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL NOW, THANK GOD,” WOLFE TOLD INC., “AND I THK THE DATG LANDSPE HAS NOT PROVID THAT SAME TYPE OF ACCEPTANCE.” SHE SAYS SHE'S EXCED TO BRG SILIN VALLEY TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“BUMBLE IS PASSNATE ABOUT HELPG PEOPLE NNECT NFINTLY, SAFELY AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY FEEL EMPOWERED,” A PANY REP TOLD TECHCNCH. “CHAPPY SHAR THIS SAME VALU AND HAS CREATED A PRODUCT FOR AN DIENCE THAT WEEK FEEL IS VERY UNRSERVED. BUMBLE HAS MA GREAT STRIS FOR WOMEN THE DATG SPACE, AND WE BELIEVE CHAPPY WILL DO THE SAME FOR GAY MEN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHAPPY HAS YET TO ANNOUNCE A LNCH DATE, BUT THE PANY IS ALLOWG ERS TO SIGN UP FOR THE SERVICE EARLY THROUGH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Bumble, the datg app that allows women to make the first move, announced this week that 's vtg Chappy, a new app for gay and bisexual men who want an alternative to the Grdr meat the U.

”"We're more foced on meangful nnectns, ” Ollie Locke, the -founr of Chappy, tells, a st member on the UK realy seri Ma Chelsea who me out as gay this year, argu that apps like Grdr turn gay men to “objects. ”The two hope to challenge the stigma associated wh gay datg by givg men a better platform to is well-posned to help them meet that goal: The pany was created by Tr -founr Whney Wolfe as a rponse to the wispread harassment that women reported when g datg apps.

“Gay marriage is legal now, thank God, ” Wolfe told Inc., “and I thk the datg landspe has not provid that same type of acceptance.

BT GAY DATG APPS FOR HOOKUPS, RELATNSHIPS, AND EVERYTHG BETWEEN

Bumble has ma great stris for women the datg space, and we believe Chappy will do the same for gay men. Bt datg app for gay men.

CHAPPY, THE BUMBLE-BACKED DATG APP FOR GAY MEN, KS PARTNERSHIP WH GLAAD

On top of the classic awkward Hge date anecdot and screenshots of a rny b seepg wh sendhand embarrassment, gay sgl al wh all sorts of alienatg teractns. Still, datg apps have bee ccial means of troductn for gay folks lookg to settle down.

Upl to nnect — pecially for gay upl, of which 28 percent met their current partner onle (vers 11 percent of straight upl) the Pew survey also dredged up those ugly experienc wh harassment. This uld be where specific gay datg apps, like HER and Grdr, e .

Their perfectly-tailored environments are so well-known the gay muny that they're sentially a league of their Grdr the only optn for gay datg apps?

BUMBLE VTS GAY DATG APP CHAPPY

Chappy was a promisg app for gay men that shut down jt as was gag ser tractn. And at the end of the day, sometim gog for a popular datg app n be your bt bet for a gay datg app, sce that's where queer ers actually are. How to choose the bt gay datg appIf you're part of the LGBTQ muny and lookg for love onle, the days you'll fd you have some pretty cent optns.

Here are the bt gay datg apps and s for somethg ser, a hookup, somethg that stays strictly onle, and everythg between. Who 's for:You know s name: Grdr brands self as the world's largt datg app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people, but 's particularly the ial gay paradise for men tired of Tr and lookg for experienced partners. FWIW, men small towns wh a meager queer populatn are likelier to fd a nnectn here than on Tr or we picked this:Grdr is the gay datg app for men, but the pany is also an advote for the LGBTQ+ muny.

Who 's for:OkCupid's slogan is "Datg serv better, " and they're damn right — pecially for the gays and the theys.

JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY

Though 's open to gay and straight people, the veteran datg se has shed the heteronormativy that still somewhat plagu eharmony and Match. Bt datg app for gay women. ) However, if you've exhsted your chanc wh all of the queer people you know real life, this is probably where you n fd the hight number of gay lols — pecially smaller is a more heteronormative app, so markg that you only want to see men or only want to see women don't guarantee that a straight person won't slip through the cracks of your feed.

Chappy, the datg app for gay men, has today announced a partnership wh GLAAD. Chappy lnched 2017 to give gay men an thentic, discrimatn-ee way to nnect wh one another.