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LGBTQ+ travelers: check local laws; some countries target LGBTQ+ people and police have used dating apps for entrapment
Tinder advises LGBTQ+ users to be careful while traveling, because some countries have laws that target LGBTQ+ people. It advises reviewing local laws when traveling and researching what legal protection, if any, is available to you based on sexual orientation. It urges extra caution if you choose to connect with new people in these countries, saying some law enforcement officials have used dating apps for potential entrapment, and that some countries have recently introduced laws criminalizing communications on same-sex dating apps or websites, with heavier penalties if the communication leads to sexual encounters. The page points to ILGA World's map of sexual orientation laws by country; that resource is not supplied here, and the page's own source note is dated March 2019.
Supporting quotations
Some countries have specific laws that target LGBTQ+ people. Review local laws when traveling to a new place and research what types of legal protection, if any, are available to you based on sexual orientation.
It’s important to exercise extra caution if you choose to connect with new people in these countries - some law enforcement officials have been known to use dating apps as tools for potential entrapment.
Some countries have also recently introduced laws that criminalize communications between individuals on same-sex dating apps or websites and even aggravate penalties if that communication leads to sexual encounters.
Source: ILGA World, Updated March 2019
Qualifications & exceptions
- The page's cited source note reads "Source: ILGA World, Updated March 2019", so its description of country laws may be out of date.
- The page does not name any specific country.
Not stated here
- The linked ILGA World map is not part of this source; this page does not state current law in any country.