New App Designed Specifically For Transgender Dating

He joined the online dating site OKCupid six years ago, about three years before he transitioned. He dates men and women, both transgender and cisgender a term for people who aren’t trans. While some have criticized OKCupid for showing people false or manipulated content as an experiment, the site’s failure to accommodate transgender users may be a larger and more long-standing ethical dilemma. In , an online petition asking OKCupid to accommodate trans and genderqueer people received more than 1, signatures.

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Mainstream apps like Tinder, Grindr and OkCupid have been slow to recognize the needs of their trans users. And even if you do find a match on an app, dating IRL can pose very real threats. Though roughly 1. And sadly, transphobia is on the rise ; was the deadliest year for transgender people, with at least 28 deaths tracked by the Human Rights Campaign. Christiana Rose , a year-old YouTuber from St. There have been a lot of off-putting experiences anyway.

Dawn Dismuke , a year-old YouTuber and aspiring model based in Los Angeles, California: Once men find out that the woman in the default picture is transgender, all respect flies out the window.