TS dating that sees the whole you
Meet people who share your interests, respect your identity and want to get to know you.
Looking for a TS dating site? Butterfly is a transgender dating community for adults, welcoming trans women, trans men, non-binary people and cisgender people who are open to dating them. Build a profile that feels like you, choose who you want to meet and start a conversation.
Create your free Butterfly account. Photos are optional. An upgrade is needed for unlimited one-to-one messaging.
Make your next connection personal
Be yourself
Choose your gender and sexuality, customise your displayed gender description and decide whether to add a photo. You control how you introduce yourself.
Explore profile choicesFind shared interest
Search by location, age and gender preferences. Two-way search also takes the other person’s gender requirements into account.
Find connections near youStart with a Flutter
Use the butterfly icon to show interest. Read their profile and ask about something you have in common when you start talking.
Explore chat and messagingYour privacy, your pace
Use a first-name profile without connecting social media. Butterfly asks for your age rather than your date of birth and approximates GPS location before storing it. Talk on the service before deciding whether to share your phone number.
Our private-message language tool crosses out recognised offensive terms, adds respectful replacement wording and marks the message as edited. Block and report tools help you act on unwanted contact.
Meet people who want the connection you want
You might be looking for a relationship, returning to dating or exploring whom you connect with. Describe your intentions honestly and take an interest in the other person’s life. Shared attraction works best when both people have room to be themselves.
Butterfly works on your phone, tablet or computer. You can use the mobile website without downloading anything. Joining is free; unlimited one-to-one messaging requires an upgrade.
What does TS dating mean?
“TS” appears in dating searches as shorthand for transsexual or transgender. Some people describe themselves as transsexual; others prefer transgender, trans, or simply woman, man or non-binary. Use the words each person chooses.
Gender identity does not tell you someone’s sexuality, body or relationship goals. Get to know the person behind the profile. For terminology guidance, see GLAAD’s transgender glossary.
A welcoming place to start
If you are trans, choose what you share and when. If you want to date a trans person, start with their interests and respect their boundaries. Our guides to dating trans women and dating trans men offer practical starting points.
Read our research-informed guide to chasers and fetishisation for more on attraction, respect and recognising objectification.