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A Swipe in the Right Direction: Tinder Going Trans-Inclusive

Tinder is working with leading LGBT experts and organizations, including GLAAD, to better address these needs, as Rad said in a statement:

“One challenge we face at Tinder is making sure our tens of millions of users around the world have the same user experience. No matter who you are, no matter what you’re looking for, you should get quality matches through the Tinder experience. There’s an important transgender (and gender nonconforming) community on Tinder who haven’t had that experience… yet. We haven’t delivered for them, so we’re working with LGBTQ advisors, including transgender activist Andrea James and GLAAD to help us address this important demographic. This is not only the right thing to do for our users, it’s the right thing to do, period.”

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http://www.out.com/popnography/2016/6/02/swipe-right-direction-tinder-going-trans-inclusive

Tinder will soon be more trans-friendly, says CEO Sean Rad

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Speaking at the Code Conference, Rad said the change to Tinder’s gender binary would come within the next two months.

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https://news.fastcompany.com/tinder-will-soon-be-more-trans-friendly-says-ceo-sean-rad-4009172

Tinder changes gender options to improve experience for trans users

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Dating while trans is about to get a little bit easier.

Tinder CEO Sean Rad announced on Thursday that the popular dating app would soon expand its gender options to let people identify as transgender.

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http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/tinder-transgender-option-sean-rad-codecon/

Tinder is launching new transgender options

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Tinder is making itself more welcoming to the transgender community.

Currently, the dating app only lets people identify themselves as male or female, leaving no other options for people who identify differently. Tinder, however, is adding new features within the next month that will let users identify as transgender.

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*http://digiday.com/platforms/tinder-launching-new-transgender-options/

Tinder is launching new transgender options

Tinder's CEO says the company is working to make the dating service better for transgender users

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Tinder CEO Sean Rad said Thursday he is working to make the dating service more useful to those whose gender is more complex than just male or female.

At the moment, users are limited to expressing themselves (and people they are interested in dating) as male or female. That, Rad said, makes it tough for transgender people.

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http://www.recode.net/2016/6/2/11841594/tinder-improving-transgender-experience

Tinder set to roll out changes for transgender people

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Tinder CEO Sean Rad has confirmed the hook-up app will roll out changes so that people won’t have to identify as only ‘male’ or ‘female’.

Trans people have previously reported negative experiences on the app – with trans groups warning last year that people are frequently banned from the app or barraged with abuse, after being matched with people who took exception to them.

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http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/06/02/tinder-set-to-roll-out-changes-for-transgender-people/

Tinder is launching new features for transgender users in the next few months

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Right now, people signing up for Tinder can only designate themselves as “male” or “female” and list which of those options they want to connect with.

But soon, Tinder will launch more identification choices as well as new ways for users to list what they’re looking for.

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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tinder-launching-features-transgender-users-170845750.html

Tinder will soon be a lot friendlier to the transgender community

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June 2, 2016

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“There’s a transgender community on Tinder and we haven’t done enough to give them a good experience,” Rad said on Thursday at Recode’s Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Tinder’s increased support of the transgender community comes amid a wider debate over the rights of transgender people, specifically whether they are able to use the bathroom of their choosing.

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http://www.cnet.com/news/tinder-will-soon-be-a-lot-friendlier-to-the-transgender-community/

Tinder to open up to Transgender dates

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1:46 p.m. EDT June 2, 2016

Changes are coming to the Tinder algorithm in a “month or two” that will offer “more designations beyond male or female,” said Rad.

“The feature will really improve the experience for the transgender community.”

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/06/02/tinder-open-up-transgender-dates/85299244/

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AsiaSF dancers kick off season two on ‘Transcendent’

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By on June 1, 2016

Taking their moments in the spotlight is nothing new for the transgender women who perform at AsiaSF.

Season two of their reality show “Transcendent” begins at 11:30 p.m. June 8 on the cable network Fuse, and they’ve also been named celebrity grand marshals of San Francisco’s Pride 2016 parade on June 26.

“Transcendent” goes behind the scenes of the lives of the colorful trans women who work at AsiaSF.

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http://www.sfexaminer.com/asiasf-dancers-kick-off-season-two-transcendent/