Features

Umbrella.lgbt has four main sections designed to cover every aspect of queer community life.

Community

The heart of the platform. Create or join communities based on interests, identities, or location. Communities organize real-life events, virtual meetups, and ongoing discussions. Found family, not algorithms.

• Create and join communities
• Organize events with RSVPs, maps, and check-ins
• Community challenges, polls, and discussions
• Resource sharing, skill matching, and group chats
• Public community pages (SEO-optimized)

Meet

Discover queer people near you. Not a dating app — a browsable directory of real people. Filter by proximity and online status. No matching algorithms, no swiping. If connections happen, they happen organically.

• Browse all users by proximity
• Filter by online status and location
• Interest and community overlap indicators
• Age-gated: 18+ and under-18 spaces are permanently separated
• No algorithmic matching

Q&A

The knowledge layer. Ask questions and get answers from the queer community. Every question page is public, permanent, and Google-indexed — so people searching for help find real answers from real queer people.

• Ask and answer questions
• Upvote quality answers
• Question pages indexed by search engines
• Topic tags for discoverability
• Follow questions for updates

Profiles

Expressive, customizable profiles. Not a grid of torsos — a real identity page. HTML/CSS customization, music, top friends, blogs, and more. Like MySpace understood identity and Instagram forgot.

• Customizable HTML/CSS profiles
• Multiple pronouns and identity flags
• Profile music player, blog, and photo albums
• Closeted/anonymous mode for safety
• Friend connections and top friends

Safety Features

• End-to-end encrypted direct messages
• Closeted and anonymous mode
• Under-18 profiles: private by default, chats locked until friend acceptance
• No GPS broadcasting to other users
• No data sold. No third-party trackers.
• Self-destructing messages in community chat threads
• One-click full account deletion and data export

Real-World Impact Features

• Found family groups and mentorship matching
• Regional queer resource directory (doctors, lawyers, shelters, therapists)
• LGBTQ+ legal rights map by GPS location
• Travel safety scores by country
• One-tap crisis helpline connector
• Queer-owned business directory
• Queer housing and job boards