About the Zoe Editorial Team

Zoe is a dating and social app for lesbian, bisexual, and queer women, home to more than 7.2 million members around the world. Our editorial team writes and reviews the guides in the Zoe Glossary and across our blog: plain, judgment-free explanations of the language, questions, and experiences that come up in queer women’s dating.

Who writes these guides

Our articles are produced by Zoe’s in-house editorial team and reviewed before publishing. We write from inside the community we serve, and our perspective is shaped by the millions of queer women who use Zoe every day. When a topic touches on identity, coming out, or mental health, we treat it with the care it deserves.

How we research and source

We aim to get the facts right and to be honest about what is settled and what is contested. Where a term has a documented origin, we trace it and link to authoritative sources so you can read further. We separate widely repeated claims from well-evidenced ones, and we would rather say “there is no single answer” than invent one.

Our editorial standards

  • People-first: we write to help someone reading at 2am, not to chase a keyword.
  • Inclusive: we describe the full spectrum of queer women’s and non-binary people’s experiences, and we flag language that gatekeeps or excludes.
  • Honest: identity is personal. Our guides offer context and perspective, never a verdict on who you are.
  • Sourced: claims of fact are linked to their origins.

Contact

Spotted something we should correct, or have a term you’d like us to cover? Email us at help@zoeapp.co.