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A Trans Guy’s Guide to Grindr

You don’t have to preemptively feel shame about your body parts. Do you know how many cis gay men hate their bodies? Why do you think Equinox exists?

Gabe Dunn —

Dec 6, 2023

apps

ghosts

A hand holds a phone up against a blurry screen

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

I Used an App To Communicate With the Ghost in My House

The ghost immediately got weird about “the gays.”

Nico —

Jan 23, 2023

apps

disability

A person with long brown hair in a white shirt is in a bed with white sheets. They hold a black phone and look concerned.

first person

Asshole, Autistic and Other A-Words of My Love Life

Something was deeply wrong with me, something shameful. Turns out, the truth is more complicated.

Amy Lee Lillard —

Oct 18, 2021

apps

dating download

A hand of a white person with short, red-painted nails is holding a smartphone out in front of them; a whimsically illustrated pink menu that asks "Who are you interested in? Women/Men/Nonbinary and more"

love + sex

Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try the XO Dating App So You Don’t Have to

Dating Download is a new ongoing series where Shelli, Dani and Drew try out the latest or most overlooked of dating apps so you don’t have to. Today they’re giving…

the team —

Oct 7, 2020

apps

transgender

geekery

How Solace, the Transition App Designed by a Trans Woman, Will Lifehack Your Gender Transition

Evergreen State tech entrepreneur Robbi Katherine Anthony is one of the people hoping to solve the struggles that exist for transgender individuals in the 21st century. Billed as the gender…

Winter Breedlove —

Apr 3, 2020

apps

online dating

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

We Ruined Our Days and Our Relationships With New Astrology App “The Pattern!” and You Can Too

If you’ve enjoyed the way Co-Star describes hypothetical or even existing relationships between yourself and your friends, but you don’t feel like you’ve emotionally devastated yourself enough lately, you’re going…

Stef —

Oct 16, 2018

apps

body positivity

politics + activism

Rebecca Alexander Is the Queer Fat Woman Behind AllGo, an App That Will Change the World for People of Size

AllGo is a review platform created by a queer fat woman where people of size can give and receive information about the comfort and accessibility of public spaces.

Vanessa —

Mar 20, 2018

apps

christianity

identity

Our Bible App Wants to Let LGBT Christians Be Their Whole Selves

“There is one thing that everyone has, even in rural Africa, and that’s a phone,” she said, recalling what she saw when she visited Kenya. “I created this so we…

Adrian —

Mar 24, 2017

apps

iphone

geekery

All I Am Saying Is Give Peach a Chance

Here’s a review of Peach; in short, I’m enamored with its magic word capability and think you should try it and screw it if people say it’s already dead.

A.E. Osworth —

Jan 23, 2016

apps

feminism

lesbian dating apps

FlirtyQWERTY is the Inclusive, Sexy Emoji App You’ve Been Waiting For

I did a quick interview with the founder of FlirtyQWERTY, a free and feminist emoji app, about desegregating tech, bringing people together, and flipping people off.

Carmen —

Oct 24, 2015

apps

mental health

geekery

8 Apps to Help You Conquer Your ADD

From task management to mind mapping to white noise, these are the apps you need to help you take over the world! Or, you know, just meet your deadlines and…

Heather Hogan —

Oct 3, 2015

apps

online dating

first person

I Don’t Know How To Make Friends: The Tinder Blues

Tinder is not a very good place for making friends.

Kate —

Sep 17, 2015