Each identity must be distinct in code, and questions that force users to select binary-aligned pronouns should be removed

Bumble, like Tinder, encourages the ‘othering‘ of trans, gender non-conforming, and queer individuals through a cis heteronormative infrastructure that resituates users into binary and heteronormative sex-gender-sexuality regimes.

Conclusion

The distinct use of binary gender identity within the programming of dating applications like Tinder and Bumble is influenced by and promotes a binary-heterosexual model of gender-sexuality intelligibility. […]