FabSwingers

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FabSwingers is a social networking website for swingers and those seeking casual sex. Founded in 2006 [1] by a swinging couple, [2] 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. [1] [3] It has a companion website called Fab Guys which is aimed at gay and bisexual men. [2]

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Features

A profile on FabSwingers can represent a single person or a couple [4] and consists of age, gender and sexual orientation along with a list of interests which can include cuckoldry, dogging [3] and oral sex, among others. [1] Profiles can also be verified for authenticity when the user submits a photograph of themselves along with their username written down. [3]

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. [3] Advertising is also removed for paying members. [4]

Reception

The user interface of the website has been criticised for being dated. [1] [3]

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. [5] [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Olivia Cassano (12 February 2020). "What really happens inside the hookup site FabSwingers". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 Joseph McCormick (15 February 2018). "Fab Guys: Everything you need to know about the gay dating site". PinkNews. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 James Nolan (7 January 2019). "What I Saw During 12 Hours On the Hook-Up Site Replacing Tinder". Vice. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. 1 2 Maria Montgomery (22 March 2024). "Fab Swingers: How does it work, and should I try it out?". Age Times. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  5. "Man jailed for 20 years for murder of transgender woman". The Guardian. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  6. "Man who murdered transgender woman in Heathrow hotel room jailed for at least 20 years". The Independent. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  7. Lucia Binding (27 October 2018). "University dropout convicted of murdering transgender woman after sex and drugs binge". Sky News. Retrieved 26 May 2025.