Lex: Queer & LGBTQ+ Friends 17+

every queer person looking for community needs this app

i’m not too sure how lex is for dating, but for making local queer friends and finding a community, it’s amazing. my medium sized english town that i thought was totally queer unfriendly now has a lex group chat of over 30+ members and we’ve done multiple meet-ups. they’re all brilliant! thank you to the group chat feature.

my only issue with the app is the post limit. i understand why it’s there, to avoid spam, but 6 posts per month is too few. spam is uncommon and all that seems to happen is people join the app, get really excited, use up their limit and leave the app within a week or two. similarly, i’ve seen people join the app and immediately complain that they might only see one post a day.

i’ve noticed a handful of users, myself included, get excited that lex could be a queer twitter, especially now that twitter is such a hostile space towards queer people, only to be disappointed that it’s not really possible. i understand if the devs don’t want to take the app in that direction, but i think increasing the post limit at least slightly would benefit everyone!

P.S. please fix how links function! at least include a button to open them in an external browser.

Developer Response ,

Thank you SO much for this detailed review, it's incredible to hear how you've built community in your small town! That's a dream come true. This is all excellent feedback, I'll bring it to the team. Thank you again for taking the time to share this 💚🌈

Sooo much better than swiping

Regular dating apps were NOT working for this reviewer and I was convinced my dating pool was actually a salt flat, so I was astonished at the amount of positive interaction I got off my first Lex post. I’ve yet to have a negative interaction on here really (I’m not counting dull cis guys popping up in my DMs since I’m not obligated to respond to them lol and it’s not an ‘interaction’) and I’ve met some super cool people through Lex. Setting wild posting limitations on people and throwing sexy personals in a chaotic timeline with sewing bees and book groups shouldn’t work, but it does! It is a distinctly queer success.

Developer Response ,

This is such an excellent review, thank you 🌈✨ Thrilled to hear Lex has been working well for you.

So different and cool

Lex is so different from the many heteronormative mainstream dating apps out there. The text only format gives you total freedom to define who you are and what you’re looking for, and means you really have to put some effort into making your personality shine through, the lack of cis men makes it a safe space for all sorts of people who don’t feel comfortable using mainstream dating apps and the design is slick, minimal and refreshingly simple. It feels like a hugely important thing for the queer community and I really hope it continues to grow.