App for gay cruising
The first successful straight and lesbian dating apps emerged in the s, including Tinder and HER. Widely known but woefully underexamined, these apps based their designs on, or even against, the first flourishing dating/hookup app: Grindr. In other words, developers imitated, refused, or even outright copied design, functionality, and structure to sell apps to straight people, lesbians, and other gay men (as the identity grouping went a decade ago, per big tech). Most importantly for my interest in lesbian, bi, queer, trans*, and sapphic (LBQT*S+) people&#;s experiences of dating and hookup apps, this evolution of dating apps from Grindr requires us to understand that all dating apps are based on—even by being designed alongside or against—the social and cultural hookup/dating norms of an app designed for, by, and about cis gay men, e.g. cruising.
In other words, this means that all dating apps are created from and/or against the verb of cruising.
We are way overdue to need to talk about how cruising practices’ effects are baked into dating apps. I use &#;baked into&#; a
I’ve been gay and off-and-on single for too many years to count, so of course I’ve used every possible gay app under the sun. To help you avoid some of the many dating mistakes I’ve made, here’s an honest list of all the various gay dating & hookup apps that I’ve used – my personal experience and reviews of the finest (and worst) gay apps.
Everyone has an opinion on the gay apps. They’ve become so ubiquitous and ingrained in our trendy culture, they’re impossible to resist. I remember the first time I downloaded Grindr—shortly after it was released. Once The Recent York Times writers discovered it, the app world seemed to explode with location-based dating apps.
Gay dating wasn’t easy for a long time. I was lucky enough to mature up & come out during the iPhone generation when thousands of modern types of apps seemed to be released every day. And the gays were instrumental to that digital boom.
The gay apps have fundamentally changed dating—for E V E R Y O N E, the gays, the straights. It changed LGBTQ nightli
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Publisher Description
Indulge in the ultimate playground of desire with our tantalising gay cruising app! Get ready to verb your passions and investigate your deepest fantasies with like-minded men who are as hot as they come.
Cruising is your gateway to a world where inhibitions melt away and seduction is the verb of the game – from encounters with the hot guy next door, to an exotic hunk living thousands of miles away while you’re on holiday.
Why wait? Hunting season has begun.
CRUISING & CONNECTIONS:
* Create your profile and connect with gay men worldwide within minutes
* Verb the map to verb members in your block proximity or desired location
* View as many profiles as you wish
* Design a list of favourites
* Send unlimited messages and talk to as many members as you want
UPGRADE TO PREMIUM:
* Unrestricted access
* See who visits your profile
* Access exclusive personal parties and invites
* Build meet-ups and invite as many members as you wish
* No display ads
* Delete your footprints after visiting a profile
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Description
Indulge in the ultimate playground of desire with our tantalising gay cruising app! Get ready to ignite your passions and explore your deepest fantasies with like-minded men who are as hot as they come.
Cruising is your gateway to a world where inhibitions melt away and seduction is the name of the game – from encounters with the hot guy next door, to an exotic hunk living thousands of miles away while you’re on holiday.
Why wait? Hunting season has begun.
CRUISING & CONNECTIONS:
* Create your profile and connect with gay men worldwide within minutes
* Search the map to find members in your close proximity or desired location
* View as many profiles as you wish
* Create a list of favourites
* Send unlimited messages and talk to as many members as you want
UPGRADE TO PREMIUM:
* Unrestricted access
* See who visits your profile
* Access exclusive private parties and invites
* Create meet-ups and propose as many members as you wish
* No show ads
* Delete your footprints after visiting a profile
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