Here Are Bumble’s Inclusive Gender Identity Options

At Bumble, we’re dedicated to creating an app that’s as inclusive as possible for our community. We’re constantly seeking new ways to make sure your experience is both positive and empowering.

We partnered with the experts at GLAAD, a media advocacy organization advancing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) acceptance, to better provide a space that allows everyone across the gender spectrum to feel safe and seen. With GLAAD's guidance, people can now share more about their gender identities and sexual orientations, enabling them to better express themselves in ways that best reflect who they are. Whether you’re brand new to Bumble and just setting up an account, or you’ve used our app before but wish to expand about who you are, how you show up is up to you. 

Now, when asked about gender either when registering for a new profile or updating your profile, you can select man, woman, or nonbinary. Once a gender is selected, you’ll see a prompt saying “Add more about your gender.” 

If you select Woman, then you’ll be able to choose from:

-Intersex woman
-Trans woman
-Transfeminine
-Woman & Nonbinary
-Cis woman
-Tell us if we’re missing something

If you select Man, then you’ll be able to choose from:

-Intersex man
-Trans man
-Transmasculine
-Man & Nonbinary
-Cis man 
-Tell us if we’re missing something 

If you select Nonbinary, then you’ll be able to choose from:  

-Agender
-Bigender
-Genderfluid
-Genderqueer
-Gender nonconfroming
-Gender questioning
-Gender variant
-Intersex
-Intersex man
-Intersex woman
-Neutrois
-Nonbinary man
-Nonbinary woman
-Pangender
-Polygender
-Transgender
-Trans man
-Transmasculine
-Trans woman
-Transfeminine
-Two-spirit 
-Tell us if we’re missing something 

If you don’t see a gender option that fits you perfectly, you can let us know by tapping on “Tell us if we’re missing something” at the bottom of the list. Your gender identity can also be changed at any time, as many times as you would like. Once you pick what best describes you, you’ll be prompted to select whether or not you want to show your gender on your profile. This is totally up to you and what you’re comfortable with, and can be toggled on and off whenever you’d like. 

You can also select the gender of the people who you’d like to match with. When joining Bumble, if you choose that you’d like to use Date mode, you’ll be taken to a screen asking you who you’d like to date. You can choose from men, women, nonbinary people, a selection of two options, or everyone on the app. Gender identities, sexual orientations, and filter preferences can be changed at any time, as many times as you would like. 

If you’re an existing member, hit the gray hive logo at the bottom of your screen, and then select the date filters button on the top right of the screen. The date filters page will come up, and there you’ll be able to select the gender identities that you’re interested in seeing. 

These updated gender selections are an essential step to help ensure everyone can express themselves and make safe, meaningful connections on Bumble. If you run into any snags when selecting your gender, our support team is always available to help you here. And if you have any feedback about Bumble’s expanded gender identities and sexual orientations  or thoughts on how we can make Bumble a more welcoming place, we'd love to hear it.