To my fellow LGBT-storytime

Yelp it's been a year just about since I came out of the closet last summer! It was a magical time for me! I was ready to see what was out there for someone like me! I made one fatal error I tried dating apps! I now have a long laundry list of things in my brain of reasons not to use them! I used a dating app called surge! Stay the HELL AWAY FROM THIS APP:First experience I broke the ice and downloaded the app and what I got scared the living shit out of me! Most of all the responses were from older gentlemen! Nobody my age(27). Occasionally it would happen but there was no genuine connection or I wasn't interested in what they were selling! Then I thought I found a genuine guy named Dave! Well it turned out Dave was a catfish. He was using the pictures of a polish YouTuber by the name of Wiktor Mrozik. It left me so mad and it made me feel ugly and unwanted.Second experience(fatal error) I learned something huge from this one and never looked back. I decided to give it another go because I believe in second chances to those who deserve it! Well except this time I hope this app burns in a holy hell fire from Giratina! Because what I found was more disgusting then a catfish! A fake profile scam. This one was using a really hot guys pictures! Well he swiped right with me and I tried talking to him at first and no answer! Then he responds right before I am about to delete the app again. So I started talking to him about what he meant by a secure HOOKUP! Because he had asked me to sign up for a hook up ID. If you ever come across this DO NOT RESUME THE CONVERSATION! Cause the URLs he sent me did not and do not look like anything legit! So after I told him I was good! Radio silence! During this ordeal I was texting another friend cause Something did not feel right! who gave me the same advice GET OUT! So I did! Also my profile was verified!After this happened I did a little research and turns out HOOKUP IDS are a scam for identity thieves! People like me had the same experience! I felt disgusted and angry. I lost all hope and faith and humanity after thisThis made me feel unwanted and ugly! I started to realize that the happy feeling I had from coming out is a instant memory. But they were good times and I still have a uphill battle to fight! But now I am a advocate and student representative for LGBT on my college campus!Also I would rather take a razor scooter to the ankles 26 times in a row! then ever catch feelings again for someone!But I still hold a tiny hope that I will find that person someday. Just not right now currently!So my fellow LGBT you are better then these horrible dating apps. Delete them today!! You will feel better I promise!!