November 14, 2015
New Matchmaking Site Connects Straight Women With Gay Men
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Girls seeking out a new GBF (gay best friend) may want to turn to a controversial new website that's looking to pair up such friendships, according to Mic.com.
The website, Every Girl Needs a Gay, promises to pair straight women with gay men for new friendships. You may be thinking to yourself, "Why?" but the site's "About Us" section (sorta) clears that up for you:
Every Girl Needs a Gay is the first friend finder of its kind. We are an online matchmaking service for those seeking their GBF.
We have developed an algorithm system designed to match profiles that will result in bringing together those most compatible.
The rest is up to you, to take the next step -- to reach out and introduce yourself and see if there is that connection.
It really is that simple.
Whether looking for an online friendship or a "fun fling"...an occasional companion or a long-term relationship -- we are here to help you connect with some amazing friends.
Yikes.
Every Girl Needs a Gay also has a pretty ridiculous blog, full of stock photos of seemingly straight women and gay men, and of course, one of Kathy Griffin holding hands with her GBF, Anderson Cooper.
The site even has a Twitter account (as of this writing it has four followers!) and a Facebook page (one follower!). But as Mic.com points out, the site is launching on Jan. 1, 2016.
The creator of the website, who asked Mic not to publish her full name (gee I wonder why?) is a self-described middle-aged woman, web designer and "old-school hag." She said she's surprised by the negative response as her intention is not to trivialize the existence of gay men but to befriend them. She added she created the site as an homage to her own GBF -- the website's creator left him in Michigan when she moved to Boston in 2007.
"These relationships are sacred," she told Mic. "They bring out our best selves, and once those selves are tapped and brought to the surface ... they are then celebrated by the very person who helped unearth them. I was lost without 'my gay.'"
She later added:
"If the idea is a big fat goose egg ... please tell me. I have no ego," she said. "I'm older than the bloggers and tweeters and maybe have missed the evolution that has taken place between my day and this great new day where there is a broader acceptance of ...everyone but a middle aged woman who was just looking for her Boston Gay."
