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[–][deleted] 42 insightful - 1 fun42 insightful - 0 fun43 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

They going to start banning lesbians for refusing dates with men now?

[–]ChunkeeguyTeam T*RF Fuck Yeah 22 insightful - 6 fun22 insightful - 5 fun23 insightful - 6 fun -  (7 children)

I imagine there will be legislation to enforce that soon from Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau.

[–][deleted] 24 insightful - 4 fun24 insightful - 3 fun25 insightful - 4 fun -  (6 children)

Probably include it under hate crimes. Would be absolutely awful to have police showing up to investigate your dating life because you told some incel in a dress no.

[–]wendyokoopa1 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Correction the original commentator meant incel not intel. That said I wouldn't put something like that past my spineless prime Minister. I really wouldn't. This reminds me of similar arguments my mom and I used to have because I wouldn't date middle eastern and Muslim men.

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 12 insightful - 8 fun12 insightful - 7 fun13 insightful - 8 fun -  (3 children)

Lol I can just imagine a sting with data surveillance from CSIS and the RCMP undercover as transwomen to catch a bigot being transphobic.

"Your Honour, I will now play the intercepted audio recording of the defendant clearly stating they had- quote, "No problem with trans women", yet indefinitely 'ghosting' the- if I may say so- stunningly dressed and completely passing Officer Davis in the worst discrimination offence I has seen in all my 2 years as Crown."

-Fuschia haired juror gasps-

[–]wendyokoopa1 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

So can I. I can also see dating across the board going underground.

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 13 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

I feel for Lesbians even having to hide like this just because guys rot their brain with porn and yuri.

[–]wendyokoopa1 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Not to mention lesbian porn on the hub. It's the same with yaoi and women. Oh sorry you said the porn. Sorry its late I'm tired

[–]ChunkeeguyTeam T*RF Fuck Yeah 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not unthinkable when you read this.

[–]Rosefield 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Probably

[–]Rosefield 32 insightful - 7 fun32 insightful - 6 fun33 insightful - 7 fun -  (1 child)

So HER is now a trans + trans chasers only app. I bet transbians are now going to screech that there are no lesbians on HER anymore.

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi. 8 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

I'd buy tickets to see that.

[–]julesburm1891 29 insightful - 6 fun29 insightful - 5 fun30 insightful - 6 fun -  (2 children)

There’s a certain hilarity to “transwomen can state they don’t want women” and “women who say they don’t want transwomen will be punished” being in the same announcement.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 14 insightful - 3 fun14 insightful - 2 fun15 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Yeeep. But T4T is such a farce anyway. I get so much interest on dating apps from trans women who are all about "T4T" on their profiles. And only a moron would ever confuse me for a trans woman. They're just hugboxing each other and trying to trick the general population into thinking they're a desirable commodity. Like girls in high school who make up boyfriends. Or transbians on r/AL with their totally real lesbian girlfriends.

I wonder if they would allow a "W4W" badge. Theoretically redundant on a lesbian dating app but it's not a lesbian dating app, so . . . .

[–]julesburm1891 11 insightful - 7 fun11 insightful - 6 fun12 insightful - 7 fun -  (0 children)

It’s like every whiney post we see here—“I’m t4t but it would be nice is cis people would want me.” T4t is the consolation prize to fantasies being shattered.

[–]IridescentAnacondastrictly dickly 19 insightful - 14 fun19 insightful - 13 fun20 insightful - 14 fun -  (5 children)

Can you get reported by saying "Friend of Joanne"?

[–]Rosefield 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Reported perhaps but you might still not get banned but who knows. Transphobic can mean anything.

[–]dramasexual 11 insightful - 3 fun11 insightful - 2 fun12 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I adore the idea of this as slang for lesbian like Friend of Dorothy lmfao

[–]MBMayfair 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I fucking LOVE this. I hope you don't mind if I use it?

[–]IridescentAnacondastrictly dickly 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Go for it, hope it helps!

[–]MBMayfair 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It will, thanks!

[–]ChunkeeguyTeam T*RF Fuck Yeah 14 insightful - 16 fun14 insightful - 15 fun15 insightful - 16 fun -  (2 children)

Time once again for my favourite Larson cartoon

[–]Virginia_Plain 11 insightful - 14 fun11 insightful - 13 fun12 insightful - 14 fun -  (1 child)

I'll see your sheep Far Side and raise you a Popeye Far Side: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bf/83/71/bf8371afe398e1f662c4e8db00403819.jpg

[–]ChunkeeguyTeam T*RF Fuck Yeah 8 insightful - 5 fun8 insightful - 4 fun9 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

I imagine he's apologised for his terrible transphobia by now

[–]Virginia_Plain 13 insightful - 4 fun13 insightful - 3 fun14 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

Note the T4T badge.

[–]Rosefield 11 insightful - 4 fun11 insightful - 3 fun12 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

They should encourage t4t way more...but transbians rarely date other transbians because that would be gay.

[–]HelloMomo 13 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

My first ever date was with a girl from Her. That was only a few years ago. A year before covid hit, I think?

Her opening line (and to this day, the best pickup line I've ever heard) was something along the lines of "for a second I thought I'd matched with Luna Lovegood" (I have long blond hair, and my profile pick was a good hair photo). This was back before motioning Harry Potter was a hot button issue.

Things sure change fast.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 9 insightful - 5 fun9 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

This was back before motioning Harry Potter was a hot button issue.

They actually still love Harry Potter. They just make sure to say 5 "Fuck JK Rowling" prayers every time they mention it, lest anyone think they're an unprincipled TERF and not a principled Harry Potter lover + JK Rowling hater.

[–]MyLongestJourney 13 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

If you say no to our girlcock,we will ban you.

Enjoy your sausage fest then.

[–]Rosefield 11 insightful - 9 fun11 insightful - 8 fun12 insightful - 9 fun -  (2 children)

Later: REEEE! Why are only men here?? Those transphobic lesbians excluded us again by going away!!! 😢 We demand they come back & date us!! If they don't come back we will ban them from HER and...

...wait...

[–]MyLongestJourney 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

And go after their new websites unfortunately.Giggle is currently investigated by the Australian Human Rights Commission for refusing to admit men who ID as women.After a man who IDs as a woman,named (I kid you not) Roxanne Tickle filed a gender discrimination complain against Sal Grover and her website.

Ironically Giggle at first allowed transwomern to join,but backtracked when those brave and stunning individuals made KILL TERFS profiles.

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi. 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Someone needs to send Grover ALL the receipts of what TRAs do, so she can present that endless stream of toxic sludge in court.

[–]wendyokoopa1 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Another app meant for biological women has gone to the whole birther ideology is peanut. Sorry but if you're capable of giving birth you don't get the male label just like if you produce natural testosterone you don't get the female label.

[–]CleverFoolOfEarth 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I understand the sentiment, but speaking as a biology student, women do produce natural testosterone, just a lot less of it than men. It has a role in mood regulation as well as being one of the hormones that fluctuates throughout the menstrual cycle.

[–]wendyokoopa1 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well they must possess natural uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I thought the creator of Her was fairly unequivocal in her assertions that the app was only for women? Am I thinking of a different app? When did she drink the FlavorAid™?

[–]EventideSky 23 insightful - 1 fun23 insightful - 0 fun24 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

The female only app is Giggle by Sall Grover

[–]MyLongestJourney 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The female only app is Giggle by Sally Grover.

Are we certain is female only? I read a comment in it's reviews where the developers state that "transgender women are welcome".

I stand corrected,this was only at first,before TRAs make the developers deeply regret their generosity.

[–]EventideSky 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Idk, I don't use it. But from reading her Twitter timeline, she says it's female only, but that includes trans identified females. Honestly, I'd be worried about handmaids using it to dox the users.

[–]MyLongestJourney 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I read further on Giggle's history and apparently "trans women" were allowed at first,but they were later banned from the website because they made KILL TERFs profiles when they joined. They really are their own worst enemy.

[–]TransspeciesUnicornI sexually identify as a mythical sparkly equine 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, I had heard something along those lines too. The woman who created it wanted to be all inclusive and welcoming at first, but then she peaked quickly when she saw what transwomen are really like.

[–]dilsencySame-sex community 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Dumb question, but are trans users more lucrative for them or something? With this post and the other one, they seem quite hostile to their lesbian userbase. Is there an economic reason that they're alienating their larger demographic, instead of avoiding to comment and taking on an "everyone is welcome" approach?

[–]fuck_reddit 12 insightful - 7 fun12 insightful - 6 fun13 insightful - 7 fun -  (0 children)

Larger demographic that will never find love, ergo, they never delete the app. That’s what I’d assume.

[–]JulienMayfair 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't claim to understand their funding, but some of these tech companies are vulnerable to pressure from TRAs, who, as we know, are massively over-represented in tech. There's no doubt that TRAs are purity-testing all these companies and probably threaten to cause trouble for them if they fail to comply with their demands. Just look at how Stonewall in the UK was behaving. They were practically running a racket where if your company's policies didn't please them, they would put you on their "Bad" list.

[–]MyLongestJourney 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I do not think it is an economic reason. They are just ideologically captured.Take a look at American film (and gaming) industry, which keeps producing woke after woke film/game even though said products are financial and critical failures.

[–]censorshipment 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Is it possible to select which races/ethnicities you prefer on HER? As I've been saying since 2019, to weed out 99.9% of men identifying as women... don't select white/caucasian as a preference lol I've never seen any men identifying as women on dating apps because white is not my preference.

[–]spanishprofanity 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I saw once that filtering by height filters out a lot of transbians since they're massive units (same for gay men filtering out the tiny women on testosterone). Sucks for tall women and short men though.

[–]Virginia_Plain 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think short guys can be really hot. My profile basically says something like "good luck on your journey discovering your gender! Unfortunately, I don't think we'll be a good match!"

It sounds bitchy and passive aggressive, but I'm not gonna begrudge that transmasc who finds the love of her life on the app....it's just not gonna be me. So far no trouble. Don't know if it's a coincidence, but I've been getting a better caliber of response since I made it clear I wasn't interested in meth users or closeted married men AT ALL, and gave a much more passive "no trans" message toward the end. Wish me luck. There is now a very concerted effort on getting gay men and lesbians to accept trans people sexually, and it's breaking out into the mainstream. What's so funny is this shit from HER comes not long after people became furious at the BBC publishing the article on lesbians being pressured by trans women. Hoping the wind eventually blows in our favor.

I'm sorry that its come to tech companies and glib, corporate LGBTQIAPP2S+ non profits dictating the terms of gay men and lesbian women's social and romantic lives. People kvetch about PinkNews on here a lot, but it's not like out and the Advocate are all that different, they preach the same stuff. Any UK users know what happened with Boyz magazine? There was a brief attempt to do some sort of takeover after the owner supported the LGB Alliance, but from what I heard it fizzled. Is that true.

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi. 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

eople became furious at the BBC publishing the article on lesbians being pressured

There were substantially more people in support of lesbians who responded to that article than there were people who didn't like the truth being told, so keep your fingers crossed.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What's interesting is that on most apps people who you have filtered out based on your own preferences (and therefore are never shown in your own queue) are still shown your profile and given the chance to like your profile. I know this because when I use apps, I rarely swipe through my own queue, but go straight to the profiles of people who have already liked me and swipe from there. And I see plenty of people whose profiles clearly state biodata outside of my stated preferences. It gives credence to the people who say that the algorithms on dating apps are purposely set up for failure to keep people using the apps.

For reference, I see the least shenanigans on Hinge. Tinder is a cesspool but Bumble seems to be doing its darndest to get there, and funny enough I've gotten better results from Tinder than from Bumble. Coffee Meets Bagel is a dud, and has been the worst in my experience. Straight people rave about it, but it has built-in in flaws for lesbians including nowhere to display sexual orientation, barely anyone on it, and no one who is is attractive.

[–]MBMayfair 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Are you saying that black men don't "identify" as women? Because wow, do I have news for you.

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