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Contents:

• WISNS MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATUR 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' LIBRARY, STIRRG ONLE OUTRAGE
• ABOUT HALF OF LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL ADULTS HAVE ED ONLE DATG
• GAY HOOKUP : 10+ BT GAY HOOKUP S AND APPS
• THE TOP LGBTQ+ DATG S AND APPS: 14 BT GAY DATG S
• GAY DATG COLUMB
• GAY DATG UNED KGDOM

WISNS MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATUR 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' LIBRARY, STIRRG ONLE OUTRAGE

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

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. 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.

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GAY HOOKUP : 10+ BT GAY HOOKUP S AND APPS

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.

THE TOP LGBTQ+ DATG S AND APPS: 14 BT GAY DATG S

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.

GAY DATG COLUMB

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.

GAY DATG UNED KGDOM

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. Some lbian, gay and bisexual onle datg ers also enunter negative behavrs.