Gay friends

With BFF mode, you can easily switch over to make friends without the pressure of romance. Whether you’re new to a city or looking to expand your social circle, Bumble For Friends is a fast-track way to create platonic connections and find new friends with similar hobbies and interests. Pushing yourself to explore different social settings helps expand your social network and increases the chances of forming new friendships.

Be Genuine and Approachable: Attract Authentic Friendships

Being genuine and approachable is essential for attracting authentic friendships.

Authenticity fosters trust and helps build strong, lasting relationships.

Utilize Therapy and Counseling: Overcome Social Anxiety

For individuals who struggle with social anxiety, seeking professional help through therapy and counseling can be incredibly beneficial. Whatever your reason may be, making any kind of new friends can be challenging, especially if you’re shy.

Below is a curated list of the 10 best apps to meet people, designed especially for the LGBTQ+ community, to find friends, make friends, and create powerful, affirming networks.

1. Whether you're into swipe-based platforms or long-form conversations, there's an app out there to help you find queer friends, grow your support system, and thrive as your full self.

Plus, you'll get to meet more LGBTQIA+ people and make new friends in the process.

Making more LGBTQ+ friends requires a combination of respect, curiosity, and authenticity. Social anxiety and internalized homophobia can create barriers to forming new relationships. Our users begged us to create a friendship-finding app—and we listened.

Whether it's a shared love for sports, art, music, or any other hobby, discovering mutual interests can enhance the friendship and make it more fulfilling. This approach not only strengthens friendships but also fosters a supportive environment, especially important for LGBTQ+ Youth seeking connections.

Fostering Inclusivity and Support

Open Communication: Building Trust and Understanding

One of the foundational elements of strong LGBT friendships is open communication.

This connects people through genuine conversations and deeper ways to make new friends, especially when navigating a new city.

Many users turn to Lex not only to find friends but to cultivate queer community through creative prompts, zine trades, or organizing art shows. If you’ve spent a long time suppressing this side of yourself, being reserved or lacking in confidence, it may take you a while to trust new people and open up, so just be honest about this struggle.

If you’re more of a shy and quiet person, this might sound like your worst nightmare, but don’t worry—we’ve got you covered too.