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Online dating needs to be friendlier for trans and GNC folks
February 15, 2021by Ciara Reid, SFU Student Not long after hitting download on both Bumble and Tinder, I was faced with a problem I had not encountered in my last downloading spree, not being fully out to myself or others at the time. After taking the extra step of setting my gender to “non-binary,” I was confronted with a choice: do I want to be found when people search for men, or women? It was a slap in the face, but it was only one of the multiple issues I encountered as a queer person navigating dating apps designed for cis-heterosexual people.…
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In-person dating horror stories
September 26, 2020By: Serena Bains, Shangrila Plaza, and Paige Riding Horror movie binge (by Serena) When you live in Surrey, in-person dating means that going anywhere else is a date. It also means that overrated events like Fright Night at the PNE…
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Virtual Cupid: Dating in the Internet Age
May 21, 2012By Esther Tung I’m not a middle-aged man crawling out of a painful divorce. I shower and floss every day, and the very nature of my job has me in intimate contact with strangers on a weekly basis. I don’t…
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