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Why do you say that? The app was founded in LA where I wouldn't describe the gay scene as vulnerable. Is the situation in Normay different?

martin_a 6y ago
Being gay can still get you arrested or killed in some countries of the world. Even if not, discrimination of gay people surely is a thing all over the world. Besides that, dating apps of any kind should be held to very high data protection standards for the sometimes very delicate matters.
- neilsense 6y ago
  Being Hindu can get you killed in some countries too, that doesn't make me, a Hindu, in the UK, vulnerable. Has everyone just decided that words have no meaning anymore?
  - tluyben2 6y ago
    > Has everyone just decided that words have no meaning anymore? Yes. It seems a lovely social media trend. And on instagram many (most?) people don't seem to actually be able to use words, only emoji's. Not sure if that's worse or better.
  - ChrisRR 6y ago
    That doesn't mean you speak on behalf of all hindus. Just because you don't feel threatened and free to be a proud hindu What if a person lives near racists, people who keep directing hate at hindus because of their (unjustified) hate against muslims? They may feel unsafe if people knew they were hindu no matter the area of the world It's good that you don't feel threatened, but unfortunately not everyone is so lucky. And we should respect people who want to keep any aspect of their lives private.
  - giantDinosaur 6y ago
    Being gay means that simply holding hands with one's partner puts one at direct risk of being attacked. This is certainly still true in places like the UK. Are you saying you're at as much of a risk of being attacked like that in the UK for being Hindu? If so, it sounds like the UK has some major safety issues.
  - tallanvor 6y ago
    Most likely as a Hindu you never had to fear the response you would receive by telling your parents or other family members that you are a Hindu. As long as people have to fear getting kicked out, disowned, subject to slurs, or otherwise being ostracized by their family, friends, or community for being gay, lesbian, bi, or trans, then yes, the LGBT community remains vulnerable. And once you've been vulnerable like that, it never goes away. There will ALWAYS be a part of you that remembers it and it will affect you for the rest of your life. That alone is enough vulnerability. The fact that the LGBT community still deals with a lot of verbal and physical assaults as well just makes things worse. And yes, this is still an issue in the UK, in Norway, the US, and other western countries.
  - lukebitts 6y ago
    Why is the country relevant? The app is used globally
  - rorykoehler 6y ago
    I live in Berlin. It's one of the freest places for gays in the world and you still hear of attacks for no reason on gay couples.
- moritonal 6y ago
  Totally agree. All dating apps should be held as critically personal information. I was genuinely just curious what the situation was like in Norway.
ChrisRR 6y ago
And why would you say LA is 100% gay friendly? There's absolutely no hate crime? Absolutely every gay or LGBT person is perfectly happy with the intimate details of their sex life being shared? Every person who isn't openly gay is happy with their identity being shared?

martin_a 6y ago

Being gay can still get you arrested or killed in some countries of the world. Even if not, discrimination of gay people surely is a thing all over the world. Besides that, dating apps of any kind should be held to very high data protection standards for the sometimes very delicate matters.

neilsense 6y ago
Being Hindu can get you killed in some countries too, that doesn't make me, a Hindu, in the UK, vulnerable. Has everyone just decided that words have no meaning anymore?
- tluyben2 6y ago
  > Has everyone just decided that words have no meaning anymore? Yes. It seems a lovely social media trend. And on instagram many (most?) people don't seem to actually be able to use words, only emoji's. Not sure if that's worse or better.
- ChrisRR 6y ago
  That doesn't mean you speak on behalf of all hindus. Just because you don't feel threatened and free to be a proud hindu What if a person lives near racists, people who keep directing hate at hindus because of their (unjustified) hate against muslims? They may feel unsafe if people knew they were hindu no matter the area of the world It's good that you don't feel threatened, but unfortunately not everyone is so lucky. And we should respect people who want to keep any aspect of their lives private.
- giantDinosaur 6y ago
  Being gay means that simply holding hands with one's partner puts one at direct risk of being attacked. This is certainly still true in places like the UK. Are you saying you're at as much of a risk of being attacked like that in the UK for being Hindu? If so, it sounds like the UK has some major safety issues.
- tallanvor 6y ago
  Most likely as a Hindu you never had to fear the response you would receive by telling your parents or other family members that you are a Hindu. As long as people have to fear getting kicked out, disowned, subject to slurs, or otherwise being ostracized by their family, friends, or community for being gay, lesbian, bi, or trans, then yes, the LGBT community remains vulnerable. And once you've been vulnerable like that, it never goes away. There will ALWAYS be a part of you that remembers it and it will affect you for the rest of your life. That alone is enough vulnerability. The fact that the LGBT community still deals with a lot of verbal and physical assaults as well just makes things worse. And yes, this is still an issue in the UK, in Norway, the US, and other western countries.
- lukebitts 6y ago
  Why is the country relevant? The app is used globally
- rorykoehler 6y ago
  I live in Berlin. It's one of the freest places for gays in the world and you still hear of attacks for no reason on gay couples.
moritonal 6y ago
Totally agree. All dating apps should be held as critically personal information. I was genuinely just curious what the situation was like in Norway.

ChrisRR 6y ago

And why would you say LA is 100% gay friendly? There's absolutely no hate crime? Absolutely every gay or LGBT person is perfectly happy with the intimate details of their sex life being shared? Every person who isn't openly gay is happy with their identity being shared?