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there are days. days that I don’t wanna get out of bed. days that I don’t want to talk. days that I just want to… drift by. it’s a weird feeling to constantly look at everyone’s lives, seeing them do things and feel a particular type of envy. like, you’re happy for them and all but also wish you were able to do them as well, or be chosen first or be just… there. it’s an ever-consuming feeling, fleeting yet also so crushing. I’ve been reminiscing about some of the stuff I’ve been through these past few months.. a legal issue. sure I won in the end, but it also destroyed me mentally. I became this.. unrelying, isolated version of myself, like I threw myself down a deep well and just stare at a hateful mirror that desires to be looked at.. it’s something let me tell you. it’s gonna be okay, I know that. but I don’t want to deal with this feeling of isolation and adoring jealousy. I don’t want to be someone’s backburner choice, or last resort. selfish, I know; but I’m just tired of it. anyways, thanks for reading it this far. and apologies for the eyesore.
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we are truly lucky to be born queer, thank you for being here with me for another Pride month 🫶🏻✊🏻
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Halfway through my lease with no issues so a refresh is here in the coming days.
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Nonchalant men used to come off as mysterious to me but now i just kind of find them dimwitted..like you actually just don’t have enough emotional intelligence or social skills to express yourself…
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Happy pride month collective!! I hope you all get to live your life unapologetically and authentically you.
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There are a lot of reasons I’ve been a loner. Being a SAHP is one of them. Most people I’ve been friends with didn’t have kids, and over stepped many boundaries. I’ve gone many years with untreated ADHD, as well as PTSD from a DV situation. I’ve been in therapy now for 3 years, but just over a year ago my bestfriend passed away. He was also queer, and we were bestfriends for almost 20 years. I’ve been hiding more than ever, refusing to even attempt to talk to people. I’ve lost more friends in that isolation. I know this isn’t a life decision he would’ve wanted me to make. He was an extremely outgoing person. I have to live life for him, and find some happiness while I still can. I’m taking a chance here to talk to like minded individuals as myself, and hopefully meet a few good people that I know still exist out there. Feel free to come say hi. 🖤
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Avoiding the Pride Tax: How to celebrate Pride 2026 on a budget The Pride Tax is the inevitable financial weight that accompanies the June season. Between travel, event tickets, and the pressure to look special for each party, the costs can feel like a mandatory fee to celebrate. However, navigating Pride should not require a massive bank balance. One of the most effective ways to save is through community resource sharing. Collective members can use the Trips feature to find roommates or carpool partners to split the costs of travel. And, when it comes to looking good, closet swapping with other Collective members is a brilliant way to refresh a wardrobe without the retail cost. Beyond big commercial events, members can organize their own DIY festivals and private park parties. Volunteering for local LGBTQ+ organizations and their Pride events is another great tip to see shows and artists for free while giving back. Collective is free to join, so lean on us for your Pride organizing. By focusing on connection over consumption, the community can bypass the Pride Tax and focus on what matters.
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Im fine with being single, but I do like a cute romantic simplistic date.
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falling out of love just as quickly as i feel into it.
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What I am going to do next week interests no one.
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Remember Call Me by Your Name? Elio’s father tells him in the end „You had a beautiful friendship. Maybe more than a friendship… Our hearts and our bodies are given to us only once.”- its such a beautiful dialogue 🥹 We live as if both had more time than they do. As if we could keep postponing presence, feeling, honesty, and still arrive untouched. But the heart does tire. The body changes. And a life spent trying to feel less, just to stay safe, can quietly become a life only half-lived. Maybe the point is not to protect ourselves from every wound. Maybe it is to not waste what is still here: the body that carries us, the heart that still responds, the time that is still ours to use. Not to harden too early. Not to disappear from our own lives before they are even over. Let’s be here while we’re here ❤️
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Odio despertar temprano y elegi cursar materias en la mañana
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So i was playing with chord progressions for a song I am writing and my electronic piano just started hissing at me with static unprompted
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I love the cute little things human don’t have to do but still do like “bless you” after sneeezes or holding the door for others✨
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Name a speedo/briefs brands you love 🩲✨ - it’s a important research 👇👇
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The queer award at Cannes is causing a stir? The Cannes Film Festival is a peak of global cinema, but its most openly queer moment happens entirely off the official books. The Queer Palm is an independently sponsored, unofficial award. Since 2010, it has been crashing the festival to recognize films with LGBTQ+ themes. While it provides a vital pedestal for our stories, it also sparks a fiery debate in the creative world: does a separate award celebrate queer art or just ghettoize it? As the 2026 festival closes, more queer-centered films are competing for the main honor of the Palme d’Or. This shift raises the question: is a specific prize still a necessary spotlight or just an invisible cage? For the writers, artists and designers in our Collective community, this is a conversation about whether our art should be viewed as universal or kept in curated corners. The unofficial status of the Queer Palm reflects a resilient history of making our own space when the establishment refused to build one. Is a separate award progress, or is it a barrier to being seen as world-class cinema?
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What do you do during the pride parade?🏳️‍🌈
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Dreaming is free. And I am dreaming of a Debbie Harry | Harry Styles collab. Called “Debbie Styles Harry”.
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What’s on your June/July music playlist?
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I didn’t take any cute pics at Primavera this year… omg
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Any recommendations in Prague?
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were i nothing, i’d be at peace with the weight of the world, but i am something.
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It’s been difficult out here in these:
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Why do people act super interested over text and then completely different in real life? Is it nerves, boredom, or are they just keeping options open?
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Where is Beyonce’s act III 😭
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Im looking at getting a bidet (I don’t have an outlet next to my toilet) any suggestions??
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Barbecue season is upon is
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What would be a good concert to watch together?
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I’ve always been kind of bad at socializing. Not in a dramatic way. I just never really learned how people naturally make friends or stay connected with each other. Even social media feels foreign to me. I rarely have the desire to post, appear online, or remind people that I exist. So over time I got used to being alone. Nature, long walks, silence, random thoughts became my normal life. And most days I’m okay with it. But sometimes I wonder if I got too comfortable in isolation. I’m not getting younger, and I honestly don’t know if this is simply who I am now or if connection is something you can still learn later in life?
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In need of creative friends. I love the friends I have, don’t get me wrong. They’re irreplaceable, but, not having other friends that get the creative lifestyle and trying to expand and collaborate with other artists can be tough when your circle isn’t in that crowd. That’s why I downloaded this app. If there’s one thing I know about the gays is that we invented creativity, and I’m hoping that i find my people through it :) This is an invitation hahahah
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any recommendations for Stockholm ? 🇸🇪✨
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just binged all of Calabasas confidential omg
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Watch obsession with a man and if he thinks she’s the problem you know he’s a red flag! 🚩
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Insane how as soon as pride month hits I’m feral asf
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Just in case u didn’t heard that: you’re doing great. Drink water.
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Following the “Obsession” movie theme: if you had a one-wish willow, what would be your wish?
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I know grass is always greener… but as a (mostly) Asian dude, getting a perm feels like gaining a superpower. 🧑‍🦱
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why does it feel like cultural appropriation when i see caucasian folks wear uniqlo like my culture is not your costume!!!!
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Are you older or younger than your partner?
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I will always have a soft spot for boys with mustache and glasses. They’re so hot
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is anyone watching hacks?
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As a queer tattooer on LONG Island I have found it incredibly difficult to to breakthrough to true tattoo collectors and especially gay men! I have mostly tattooed ladies and I love being with the girls AND I would love to expand my clientele and meet some cool gay dudes! 🏝️ 🌈 🌞 Can anyone share this for me? Help spread the word that im here 👋
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I blocked rose gray cause she unfollowed me lol 🤣
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I don’t really understand what drives guys to start a conversation- getting on the hot side, then disappearing, deleting or blocking. Are they after some pictures? I dunno, I thought this platform was different …
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