: An inclusive LGBTQ+ social and dating app that focuses on community connection and provides a safe space for users to share photos and stories within a moderated environment.

Several times in the 2010s, small but vocal groups (often cisgender gay men and lesbians) argued that transgender issues were “different” from sexual orientation issues. They claimed the “T” diluted the message or that trans rights would jeopardize hard-won gay rights. These efforts failed, but they revealed a painful truth: not all cisgender queer people are allies to trans people.

No feature of LGBTQ culture is more visibly shaped by trans and gender-nonconforming people than . Originating in 1920s-60s Harlem, ballroom was a refuge for Black and Latinx queer and trans people excluded from white gay bars.