Chappy, the Bumble-backed datg app for gay men, ks partnership wh GLAAD | TechCnch

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• BT GAY DATG APPS FOR HOOKUPS, RELATNSHIPS, AND EVERYTHG BETWEEN
• 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
• CHAPPY, THE BUMBLE-BACKED DATG APP FOR GAY MEN, KS PARTNERSHIP WH GLAAD
• BUMBLE VTS GAY DATG APP CHAPPY
• GAY MOSW · CY GUI

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

LGBTQutieThe new app LGBTQutie was created bee the -founrs saw that most datg apps are signed for heterosexual relatnships, or if they are LGBTQ clive, they foc on gay men or lbian women.

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

Acrdg to s webse, “Thurst is veloped by queer black folk and queer people of lor, ” which is exactly why they don't tolerate any “racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, shamg, or harassment. 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.

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

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

BUMBLE VTS GAY DATG APP CHAPPY

To me, as a 37-year-old lbian, a nice 80-year-old married gay man who wants to play chs wh me is abysmal datg material but excellent iend material. " Even gays don't get an exemptn to make iends of the other -app genr. I [30M] jt started g Bumble BFF NYC, and I'm seeg that many of the other men on here seem to be gay, and I'm jt cur why that may be.

GAY MOSW · CY GUI

I'm also wonrg if maybe Bumble BFF is jt a place where gay men feel safe and fortable to meet other gay iends whout the sexual backdrop you fd on other apps.