beau. - gay friends & chat

beau. is the home base for gay life. A feed that's actually fun, the people around you, and the spaces where we gather. Friends first, always. A FEED THAT'S FUN AGAIN. Post photos, songs, thoughts, and answers to your prompts. No likes to chase, no follower counts, and no engagement algorithm or AI deciding what gets pushed into your feed. Filter it yourself: everyone, your city, who you follow, or the people with your same energy. Replies go straight to DMs, so there's no comment-section pile-on. YOUR PROFILE IS YOUR PAGE. Photos, prompts, tags, a playlist, and everything you post, all in one place. A profile that feels like a person, not a checklist. Less about the boxes you fit into. More about what makes you, you. ONE PROFILE, DIFFERENT HEADSPACES. You don't have to be one thing on beau. Be in one headspace or all of them, and change them with a tap. You see everyone in yours in one feed, and you're only seen in the ones you're in, so what you see and who sees you matches what you're actually here for. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. The people around you, laid out by what you have in common. The more you share, the closer they sit. Switch to Location to see where people are relative to you. Tap any face for a mini-profile: distance, what you share, and what's compatible. Nearby is still here when all you want is who's close. We just made it round. FRIENDS OF FRIENDS. Your circle, one degree wider. Meet people through someone you already know. We only show how many friends you share, never who. SPACES. The bars, cafés, parks, and bookstores where queer people actually gather, each with its own page. Tap a spot to see who's out right now, what events are coming up, and photos from the people who've been. Built from real check-ins, by the people who show up. OUT NOW. Tag the spot you're at when you post, and you're out now for the next few hours. Your people can come say hi. EVENTS, NOT JUST CHATS. Discover queer events near you. Host your own. Private events get their own group chat, just for the people who are going. REAL PROFILES. Verified at signup by phone or Sign in with Apple. Photo-moderated, no fake-account farms. We block VOIP numbers at signup. We catch duplicate profiles. Every report is reviewed by a real person. PRIVACY-FIRST BY DEFAULT. • Messaging is free, always • End-to-end encrypted DMs and group chats • Screenshot deterrence app-wide • Hide-from-contacts blocks anyone in your phone book • No in-app ads, no data sales, no tracking pixels BLOCKING THAT MAKES SENSE. Three tiers, depending on the situation: • Not For Me. Silent removal from your feeds, fully reversible. • Block with reason. For people you've messaged. They see why ("met someone", "not feeling it", "I need space"). Closure, not ghosting. • Safety block. Silent, immediate, reportable. For when something's actually wrong. beau.plus adds: • Read receipts • Unsend any message within 20 minutes • See who's viewed you • Weekly profile boost • Plus much more Built in Maine. Now open across the US. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://beauperiod.com/privacy.html