Lex Overview
What is Lex?
Lex is a social and dating app designed for lesbian, bisexual, queer women, trans & nonbinary folks to make lasting connections. It is a free text-centered app that encourages LGBTQ+ connections that go beyond swiping on selfies. The app has over 8 million messages sent and people in over 200 countries, making it a digital hub for queer folks to chat, date, and make friends worldwide. Lex is queer owned and operated, and it is designed to meet the unique needs of the LGBTQ+ community.
Features
- Filter posts and missed connections by location, age, and keyword
- Chat with queers in your neighborhood or around the world
- Build your profile: choose a username, add your pronouns, write a bio, link to Instagram (if you want to)
- React to people’s posts or save them for a later date
- Block or report any unwanted users
- Free to use, 18+
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Product Details and Description of
this app is the free text-centered social and dating app by and for lesbian, bisexual, queer women, trans & nonbinary folks to make lasting connections. Inspired by old-school newspaper personal ads, this app encourages LGBTQ+ connections that go beyond swiping on selfies. With over 8 million messages sent and people in over 200 countries, this app is the digital hub for queer folks to chat, date, and make friends worldwide. About this app: this app is queer owned and operated – we're the social app that centers queer community. Mainstream dating and social platforms see LGBTQ+ people as an afterthought. this app was created specifically for queer-identifying individuals and is designed to meet the unique needs of our community. Words First, Selfies Second: Inspired by old-school newspaper personal ads, this app encourages connections that are more meaningful than swiping on selfies. Personals are short chunks of text where people describe their wants and needs. Write a post describing who you are and what you’re looking for— a steamy date, a book club, or gardening tips and prepare for your inbox to be flooded with interested queer people from your area, or from all over the world. Or write a missed connection— a type of post that gives you a second chance at connecting with someone you previously met or saw in public. Someone might post a missed connection about a cutie who smiled at them in line at the farmer's market last weekend but was too shy to say hello. Features: - Filter posts and missed connections by location, age, and keyword - Chat with queers in your neighborhood or around the world - Build your profile: choose a username, add your pronouns, write a bio, link to Instagram (if you want to) - React to people’s posts or save them for a later date - Is there a creep bumming you out? You can block or report them - Free to use, 18+ Press: "this app is one of the first apps that seems to embrace the queer community’s complexity, not attempt to flatten it." — Vogue "this app is a truly vital platform that provides not just for queers looking for a partner, but friendship, community and love in all its diverse forms." — Refinery29 "Often, you see someone differently once you get to know them, and this app offers the ability to do that without the pressure of curating a certain aesthetic first." — Them Privacy: We’re proud to give our users a secure space to meet a friendly and diverse community. We’re dedicated to protecting our members’ data and improving user experience, so you won’t see targeted ads and we won’t sell your data to 3rd party companies.
Top Reviews
By TurkeyLurky115
Awesome!
I really do love this app. The anonymity is empowering and makes it easier to put yourself out there. I can think of a couple things that could improve the app, but it’s kinda great in its simplicity. I’m gonna list a couple things, but honestly even as is I am pleased with the app. My biggest wish is that they’d give you more characters for your ad (and a character counter would be helpful too, though not necessary!) Obviously you don’t want like whole essays for an ad, but just a couple extra sentences worth maybe? I’d also love to see an area on your profile for like a mini bio, but I wouldn’t mark down for that bc I understand the app is based on old school newspaper personals and the idea is not to have those. But maybe just a spot for your orientation too, or what kind of relationship you’re in/want? As a queer ace that’d be cool so people could see right off the bat that I’m not interested in sex (bc there’s not always room to include it in my ads :’( Okay wait, I did just think of another thing—it’s a little hard to find your messages at first, I didn’t even know how to check them for like two days... 🤦♀️ But again! This is constructive criticism bc I still do love the app! Thanks devs! ❤️
By ana1234yf
An app that’s actually free of straight male chasers
This app isn’t treated as a game unlike other apps. It’s a very slow burn and I love taking the time to think about what I want to post in an add. I don’t feel rushed to match or go out with anyone. I feel like I can take the time to like someone over a long period of time just through the adds they post. Hopefully they like the romantic things I dream about too. I also have the freedom to develop a relationship with someone far away. It’s also from what I’ve experienced free of chasers who tend to harass folks like me. Instead I can seek out someone I could connect with who is also wlw.
By stovebuscemi
Safe and Welcoming — Comment/thread Feature please!
This is the first queer social/dating app ive ever felt comfortable using !! I adore the idea of missed connections and texted based posts for this community. I also love the ability to link instagrams and edit pronouns however we want (she/they for me). My one suggestion would be to enable a comment or thread feature. I think this would be particularly helpful for when someone posts a question asking for help in terms of coming out or safe bars etc. This way many different people can answer and others can see the responses and learn the information for themselves. For example, someone just posted about National Coming Out day and how we can support each other. This post would be even more powerful if people could read each others responses and interact, forming an even closer community. Thank you for this app and for considering improvements !!
