Founded in 2014 by early Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, dating app Bumble’s claim to fame was that women « make the first move » – meaning that for straight couples, only women can message their matches first.
Eight years later, discussions around gender and sexuality look a lot different. Now, the app is changing its gender options and nonbinary experience in a partnership with LGBTQ rights organization GLAAD. For matches with at least one nonbinary person, either person can message first.More