*By Kate Gill* Bumble, the Sadie Hawkins-style dating app that emboldened women to make the first move, is on to another mission ー empowering gay men. The company's new app, Chappy, was conceived to ease certain "pain points" in gay dating, like discrimination and superficiality, said Adam Cohen-Aslatei, Chappy's managing director. "So, the endless torso scrolls, that's done. The discrimination in the bios, that's done," he told Cheddar Monday. "Catfishing is done. This really elevates the quality of relationships that you can build and it's good for any type of gay relationship." Along with asking its users to sign an anti-discrimination pledge, the company will make a donation to gay advocacy group GLAAD for every chat initiated on the app. To ensure users keep to their word, Chappy monitors them closely, Cohen-Aslatei said. When Bumble, often seen as a contrast to Tinder, was introduced, female daters ー often subject to crude harassment and solicitation online ー were were required to message first, and perhaps in so doing, reclaim their agency in a process that often denies them control. As a function of the app, men are not permitted to initiate, but can respond to messages. Similarly, Chappy is looking to inject humanity into a process that some can find sterile and impersonal. Primarily, it's for men who are "looking for mood-based relationships," according to Cohen-Aslatei. "So you could be looking something cute, something sexy, or something in between," he said. For full interview [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/chappy-managing-director-adam-cohen-aslatei-discusses-the-gay-dating-apps-relaunch).
