Elliot Page has recently brought more visibility to the trans community when he came out as a trans man in . With go his public coming out announcement and his decision to not medically transition, his journey is helping to shed some much-needed light on the trans community.
Despite more visible people such as celebrities participating in education and activism, in the meantime there needs to be more safe spaces for trans people.
MyTransgenderCupid claims to be dedicated to trans people looking for relationships, but it has become infamous for being an epicenter for people specifically looking for and fetishizing trans people. Grindr – a dating app catering to gay men – tends to dismiss trans men and focuses more on cis-gender people.
Alternatives to Tinder
Even though more work needs to be done to create a true safe online dating space for trans people, what other options that are similar to Tinder are there? Continue reading There are many dating apps out there, but there has yet to be a truly safe one for trans people