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1 in 5 LGBTQ+ people come out on the internet first, says Tinder Study


Members of the LGBTQ+ community are more likely to first come out online before formally coming out to friends and family members, according to a recent study.

The research study, conducted by dating app Tinder, found that 1 in 5 LGBTQ+ people are coming out online, whether that’s in a video on YouTube or a post on Twitter. Ahead of Pride Month in June, Tinder surveyed 1,000 members of the LGBTQ community who use the dating app and asked them about their experiences coming out, being out and having queer relationships.

The results of the study show just how integral of a role social media plays for those in the LGBTQ+ community. While coming out in person can be nerve-wracking when you’re unsure how friends and family will react, coming out online offers a place to trial-run the conversation.

For Gen Z, a generation that identifies more as LGBTQ+ than any other previous age group, social media can be a way to spread word of an LGBTQ+ identity and avoid having to have that scary coming out conversation over and over again. An overwhelming amount of Gen Z respondents in Tinder’s survey — 75% — came out on an online platform or closed group first before coming out to their friends or family.





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