Hinge’s partnership with The Lesbian Bar Project is its latest initiative supporting LGBTQIA+ daters while fostering meaningful relationships both virtually and in person. Over half (60 percent) of Hinge lesbian daters are feeling anxious about dating right now, with 44 percent feeling more anxious now than before the pandemic.įorty percent of Hinge lesbian daters who feel anxious about dating are nervous about finding things to talk about with a date. The top reason (73 percent) why Hinge lesbian daters prefer lesbian bars is because those bars make them feel more comfortable. The majority (81 percent) of Hinge lesbian daters said it’s important to have access to a lesbian bar in their local area.Īlmost half (49 percent) of Hinge lesbian daters prefer to go to a lesbian bar on a first date. Hinge recently conducted a survey that uncovered the following (further proving the need for these spaces):
Now, with The Lesbian Bar Project’s latest fundraising campaign ending at the beginning of July, the dating app Hinge is stepping in to provide much-needed additional support - while furthering its mission of creating an inclusive world where everyone can find love.
In the midst of the pandemic, Lea DeLaria ( Orange is the New Black) launched The Lesbian Bar Project, a grassroots-fundraising-turned-documentary-film-project, to support and celebrate the 21 lesbian clubs that have survived. Discrimination that queer women (especially women of color) face absolutely plays a role, as does rising rents for commercial properties across the country. While growing acceptance of LGBTQ+ people may have reduced the need for queer spaces, the primary reason that queer and women owned bars are force to close revolve more around economics than disinterest in maintaining these critical social hubs.
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