How has queer dating been facilitated by the internet? Some early BBS software served as talk servers for LGBT people, connecting people beyond geography. For lesbian women in particular, email lists became popular in the 1990s. Later on, chat rooms became the norm. Before queer dating apps, which are often location-based, queer people reached out to whomever they could make contact with on the internet, creating platonic or romantic relationships even while homosexuality was illegal. Modern websites, such as Tumblr, continue the tradition of connecting queer people beyond the limitations of who they can meet in their own area.