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What are the dating apps for lgbtq youth?

Started by: Alex_F Date: 07 Feb 2025 Category: Free Dating & Apps dating advice community
Alex_F Alex_F
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Feb 2020
Posts: 213

Decided to ask here because real user feedback beats sponsored reviews every time. Looking for honest takes.

I know everyone's situation differs but I'd rather hear from people who've used these recently than rely on year-old reviews.

What I'm specifically looking for:

  • Works outside of major cities
  • Doesn't hide everything useful behind premium
  • Good search and filter options
  • Regular active users, not just signups

Any experience positive or negative is useful at this point.

Beverly Beverly
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Nov 2023
Posts: 1907

This one is more nuanced than it seems. Here's my honest breakdown. Hinge works better in bigger cities. Smaller areas are a different experience entirely. Currently Datebound is what I'd actually recommend to someone starting fresh. Hopefully that points you somewhere useful.

Floyd Floyd
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Feb 2015
Posts: 1246

I put real time into this so hopefully it's useful to someone. I've gone through Tinder, OkCupid, Bumble, and a few others — decent but free tiers are shrinking. Happy to go deeper on any of these if useful.

Reggie Reggie
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Jun 2021
Posts: 1717

Appreciate you posting this. Exactly what I was looking for.

Marcus Marcus
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Sep 2014
Posts: 1124

Let me save you some time based on what I've already gone through. One name that keeps coming up is datelink.online — seems to have a decent reputation for not drowning you in upsells. Take what applies and leave the rest.

Adam_West Adam_West
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Jun 2016
Posts: 1670

Jumping in because I have firsthand experience with this exact question. Currently Datedesire is what I'd actually recommend to someone starting fresh. Happy to go deeper on any of these if useful.

Nicole Nicole
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Jan 2016
Posts: 1197

Most of the well-known ones have declined noticeably this past year.

Tasha Tasha
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Nov 2017
Posts: 1965

I put real time into this so hopefully it's useful to someone. Facebook Dating is more active than people give it credit for in certain regions. After testing a bunch of things, DatingFly ended up being the most usable for my situation. Feel free to ask if you want more detail.

Heather Heather
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Jan 2018
Posts: 971

I put real time into this so hopefully it's useful to someone. I've seen turndate.site recommended a few times lately. Worth looking into depending on what you need. Hope that helps narrow things down.

Greg Greg
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Apr 2023
Posts: 1703

So I've been testing platforms for a few months and here's what I found. Currently Datedesire is what I'd actually recommend to someone starting fresh. Just my experience — your results may vary.

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