Onle datg among lbian, gay and bisexual Amerins | Pew Rearch Center

Contents:

• ABOUT HALF OF LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL ADULTS HAVE ED ONLE DATG
• GAY PARTI & EVENTS
• GAY MOSW · CY GUI
• MEET GAY MEN SEEKG MEN SPRGFIELD, MISSOURI
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
• THE GAY MAN'S GUI TO DATG AFTER 50

ABOUT HALF OF LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL ADULTS HAVE ED ONLE DATG

The ter has often provid a place for lbian, gay and bisexual people to nnect wh one another when -person venu are unavailable or unwelg.

GAY PARTI & EVENTS

Lbian, gay and bisexual Amerins are far more likely than those who are straight to say they have ever ed a datg se or app (51% vs.

That clus 13% of lbian, gay and bisexual adults who say they are currently g an onle datg platform, 11% who have ed one the past year and 27% who have done so more than a year ago at the time of the survey.

GAY MOSW · CY GUI

Pew Rearch Center nducted this study to better unrstand lbian, gay and bisexual adults’ experienc wh onle datg. The survey also clud an oversample of 1, 038 rponnts om Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel who dited that they are lbian, gay or bisexual, wh oversampled groups weighted back to reflect proportns the populatn. Rpons for lbian, gay and bisexual adults are bed bee of small sample siz.

As Pri month ends, this analysis looks at how experienc wh onle datg differ by age and genr wh the lbian, gay and bisexual populatn. Younger lbian, gay and bisexual adults are more likely than their olr unterparts to have tried onle datg. Among lbian, gay and bisexual adults, 54% of those ag 18 to 49 have ever ed a datg se or app.

However, lbian, gay and bisexual adults the age groups unr 65 are all equally as likely to say they are currently g a datg se or app. Among lbian, gay and bisexual adults, men are more likely than women to have ever ed an onle datg platform (57% vs. When to fdg a mted relatnship, 24% of lbian, gay and bisexual adults who are partnered – that is, married, livg wh a partner or a mted romantic relatnship – say they met their signifint other through onle datg.

MEET GAY MEN SEEKG MEN SPRGFIELD, MISSOURI

Lbian, gay and bisexual men and women who date onle also e specific apps and s at different rat. Lbian, gay and bisexual women ers are more likely than their male unterparts to have ever ed HER, a datg app for queer women and genr-diverse people.

However, Tr is the most mon app among lbian, gay and bisexual women ers – six--ten say they’ve ed . While Tr is also popular among lbian, gay and bisexual men, they are most likely to have ed Grdr, a datg app for gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people. About six--ten lbian, gay and bisexual men who have dated onle (62%) say they have ed Grdr.

About equal shar of lbian, gay and bisexual men and women who have ed an onle datg platform have tried OkCupid, Match, Hge or eharmony. In terms of personal experienc on onle datg platforms, lbian, gay and bisexual adults have mixed reviews. But most lbian, gay and bisexual adults who have ed the platforms the past year report feelg exced (85%) and report feelg disappoted (84%) about the people they enunter there.

GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

Some lbian, gay and bisexual onle datg ers also enunter negative behavrs. Among lbian, gay and bisexual ers, the shar who say they have experienced each of the are not statistilly different between men and women.

THE GAY MAN'S GUI TO DATG AFTER 50

Half of lbian, gay and bisexual onle datg ers also say they’ve enuntered someone they thk was tryg to sm them on the platforms, though this experience is signifintly more mon among lbian, gay and bisexual men than women (60% vs. Lbian, gay and bisexual adults also have mixed feelgs about onle datg general, outsi of their own personal experience. Still, when asked what type of effect the s have had on datg and relatnships, roughly equal shar of lbian, gay and bisexual adults say they have had a mostly posive (20%) or mostly negative (19%) effect.