A couple leaning in close over coffee at a sunlit café window.

Trans-cis dating, reimagined

Match with desire.

Alternative is a dating app for transgender and cisgender adults who want to meet each other with attraction, consent, and clarity.

New nearbyRiley, 29

Art shows, late coffee, honest conversation.

IntentionsDating with care

Why Alternative

A trans-cis dating experience that starts with respect.

01

Identity-first profiles

Pronouns, gender identity, dating goals and intentions, and privacy controls feel native to the experience.

02

Clearer matches

See whether someone wants a relationship, flirting, or something casual before the chat opens.

03

Safer community

Guidelines and reporting tools are shaped around the realities of transgender and cisgender people meeting each other.

Stories

Chemistry looks different for everyone.

Mara and Jules leaning in close over coffee at a sunlit café window.

Mara & Jules

We matched because we were both upfront about attraction, boundaries, and wanting to see where the night could go.

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Theo and Ana in a mirror selfie, one kissing the other on the cheek while holding a camera.

Theo & Ana

Alternative made it easier to say what we wanted before the first message, so the chemistry felt honest from day one.

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Samira laughing with her hands in her hair against a pink backdrop.

Samira

I joined because I wanted cisgender dates who were open, respectful, and clear about being attracted to transgender women.

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Photos use models and are for illustrative purposes.