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Love is love: LGBTQ+ dating, privately
On MuteMate, love is love — every gender is welcome. For many LGBTQ+ people in India, privacy is not a preference, it is a necessity. This guide explains how sexuality works on MuteMate, how women can find women and men can find men with Premium, and, honestly, what the app does not do yet.
Love is love
MuteMate welcomes every gender and every sexuality. When you create your profile you choose your sexuality from Straight, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Pansexual, Asexual and Queer. It appears on your profile so the people you talk to know from the start.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual dating: the Premium filters
Your main feed shows people of a different gender to you. To choose who you see, use the search filters, which are part of Premium:
- “I like” lets you pick Men or Women. It shows people of that gender whose sexuality is not straight — people who are open to it. So women can find women, and men can find men.
- “Sexuality” narrows that to one sexuality, such as Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual.
Premium without paying
Same-gender search is a Premium filter, and you do not have to pay for Premium to use it. Invite friends with your invite link: when a friend joins and qualifies, you earn free Premium days, which unlock the same Premium features as a paid plan, and your friend gets a welcome reward too. Earned days are banked and start when you are not already on a plan.
What the app does not do yet
We would rather tell you now than have you find out after installing. Without Premium, the feed shows people of a different gender only, so same-gender search needs Premium. Mute Date and the Online Now list currently pair men and women only.
Privacy for people who are not out
- You sign in with Google, but your real name and email are never shown.
- Photos are optional. You can create a profile and start without one.
- Any profile photo stays blurred until someone chooses to look, and blurs again when they leave.
- Chat messages disappear on their own after a while, unless you both agree to keep the chat.
- Photos in chat are view-once and disappear about ten seconds after opening.
- On Android, screenshots and screen recordings are blocked inside the app.
- Distance is approximate. Nobody sees your location.
Safety
Reporting someone removes them from your feed and closes your chat straight away. If someone threatens to reveal your identity or sexuality, report them in the app and write to our Grievance Officer at support@mutemate.in. Meet new people in public places and let a friend know where you are.
Questions people ask
Can gay and lesbian users use MuteMate?
Yes. Love is love on MuteMate. You can show your sexuality on your profile, and with Premium search filters you can choose the gender you want to see, filtered to people who are not straight.
Is MuteMate a lesbian dating app in India?
MuteMate is a dating app for every gender, available in India on Android. With Premium, the “I like” filter set to Women shows women whose sexuality is not straight, and the Sexuality filter can narrow that to Lesbian or Bisexual.
Can I search for my own gender without Premium?
Not at the moment. Without Premium the main feed shows people of a different gender. Choosing a gender is a Premium search filter — and you can earn free Premium days by inviting friends.
Does Mute Date work for same-gender dates?
Not yet. Mute Date currently pairs men and women only.
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