Forty-nine percent say they’re just as likely to do this as they were before, and twenty-one percent say they’re less likely to date online. Of the 500+ LGBTQ individuals surveyed, thirty percent of LGBTQ+ adults say they’re now more likely to use online dating apps. 'LGBTQ+ folks use online dating at a higher rate than straight people many LGBTQ individuals use them exclusively,' says Men's Health board advisory member Justin Lehmiller, Ph.D.Ī recent 2021 survey of 2,000 American adults aged 18-45 conducted by the Kinsey Institute and Lovehoney found that there's been an increase in queer folks using dating and hookup apps since the pandemic began. That's why queer men have always used dating and hookup apps since their inception.
When you're a guy who's attracted to people of the same gender, there are simply fewer instances in which you can serendipitously meet somebody and experience that romantic spark.
