“LoveHer,” a new dating service for lesbian and bisexual women, was launched this week in Israel by Daniel Azoulay and Hillary Chacmon. The two define the website as “a social network for lesbians and friends” and give credit to many other members of the community who participated in the creation of the portal.

“From both inside and outside of the community, the main spotlight in the LGBT community has been on gay men for years,” the managers told Israeli website Mako. “Unofficially, you could feel that lesbians, trans, bisexual, queer, a-sexual, and in fact anyone who’s not gay has come second or third. Of course I don’t point a finger at gays here. It seems to me that this is simply a derivative of the general patriarchal society, where men often set the tone. ”

The work on the new dating site began over a year ago, and last week the website did an overall running test, which obviously went great, because this Tuesday the site officially began running at a launch party. The website’s managers say that LoveHer aims to be the most pleasant place for women in the community. It provides a warm welcoming home for lesbian, bisexual, trans and those who choose not to define themselves.

“The site provides a variety of services,” explain the managers. “Feed on the main page, “The Drawer” corner where you can publish poetry, fiction and stand-up comedy, the dating section, forums on various topics like LGBT parenting, feminism, vegetarianism and the community at large, articles on the lesbian community, encouraging volunteerism in the community, reviewing legislation and more. ”

“We wanted to have a place which really belongs to the proud lesbian community,” the managers of LoveHer add. “Content on the website is written by and for women members of the community. It is important for us that the site speaks in the language of the community, that it will be inclusive and give expression to all those interested in expressing themselves.”

At this point, the website is only in Hebrew, and depending on its success, the organizers would consider going international. “As an Israeli creation, we start with working here, and at a later point we’ll decide whether we want to conquer the world,” they say.