Is This The Dating App Queer Women Have Been Waiting For?

“Travel enthusiast @renegadepilgrim (aka Heather Knight) was initially quite confused when she checked her Instagram account in August 2018 and found dozens of new followers and message requests. The Portland local soon realised why when she saw that her submission to the cult queer Instagram account @_personals_ had finally been posted. Inspired by the personal ads found at the back of On Our Backs, a queer women’s magazine published between 1984 and 2006 in San Francisco, @_personals_ was founded by New York-based photo editor Kell Rakowski. Kell also runs popular queer history account @h_e_r_s_t_o_r_y, and came up with the idea of @_personals_ when she posted some of these vintage personal ads on the account.”

This Refinery 29 article by Rosie Hewitson details the conception and rise of what could be the next big lesbian dating app. Find the full article here.