Blued, one of the biggest gay dating apps in the world, has succeeded because it plays by the ever-shifting rules for LGBTQ in China - bringing together a minority community without activism

Interesting how they're trying to frame the use of apps like Blued as a profitable endeavor and public health benefit. While it certainly can't be compared to the Stonewall-inspired LGBT rights movement in the U.S. after WWII, I wonder whether they'll eventually be able to get the government to open things up more for LGBT people in China with ideas like this. The idea of such a push being led by a corporation is dubious, but the personal backstory of the site's founder shows that there's legitimate good intentions, if nothing else.

Very interesting read, never heard of that app! As always, reader mode in Firefox gets around the paywall.