FabSwingers
{{Short description|Social networking website for swingers}}
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FabSwingers is a social networking website for swingers and those seeking casual sex. Founded in 2006{{Cite news |title=What really happens inside the hookup site FabSwingers |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/sex/a30870171/fabswingers/ |author=Olivia Cassano |work=Cosmopolitan |date=12 February 2020 |access-date=25 May 2025}} by a swinging couple,{{Cite news |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/02/15/fab-guys-gay-dating-app-what-is-fabguys/ |title=Fab Guys: Everything you need to know about the gay dating site |author=Joseph McCormick |date=15 February 2018 |access-date=25 May 2025 |publisher=PinkNews}} the website has options for men, women and transgender users, and allows users to sort by location, venues, as well as individual fetishes and kinks.{{cite news |author=James Nolan |title=What I Saw During 12 Hours On the Hook-Up Site Replacing Tinder |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xpp5v/what-i-saw-during-12-hours-on-the-hook-up-site-replacing-tinder |access-date=28 April 2024 |work=Vice |date=7 January 2019 |language=en}} It has a companion website called Fab Guys which is aimed at gay and bisexual men.
Features
A personal profile on FabSwingers can represent a single person or a couple{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.agetimes.co.uk/relationships/sex/fab-swingers-how-does-it-work-and-should-i-try-it-out |title=Fab Swingers: How does it work, and should I try it out? |author=Maria Montgomery |date=22 March 2024 |access-date=25 May 2025 |magazine=Age Times}} and consists of age, gender and sexual orientation along with a list of interests which can include cuckoldry, dogging and oral sex, among others. Profiles can also be verified for authenticity when the user submits a photograph of themselves along with their username written down.
FabSwingers operates on a freemium model with features including seeing higher-resolution photos and seeing other users who have looked at the logged-in profile. Advertising is also removed for paying members.
Reception
The user interface of the website has been criticised for being dated.
Incidents
In March 2018, Jesse McDonald fatally stabbed Naomi Hersi, a transgender woman, following an encounter arranged on FabSwingers. He was found guilty of murder and sentenced on 1 November.{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/01/man-jailed-for-murder-transgender-woman-after-drugs-binge |title=Man jailed for 20 years for murder of transgender woman |date=1 November 2018 |access-date=26 May 2025 |work=The Guardian}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-jailed-murder-transgender-woman-heathrow-hotel-jesse-mcdonald-naomi-hersi-a8613026.html |title=Man who murdered transgender woman in Heathrow hotel room jailed for at least 20 years |date=1 November 2018 |access-date=26 May 2025 |work=The Independent}}{{Cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/university-dropout-convicted-of-murdering-transgender-woman-after-sex-and-drugs-binge-11536437 |title=University dropout convicted of murdering transgender woman after sex and drugs binge |date=27 October 2018 |access-date=26 May 2025 |publisher=Sky News}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website||FabSwingers}}
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Category:Swinging (sexual practice)
Category:British social networking websites
Category:Internet properties established in 2006