<s>
Taimi	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
social	O
networking	O
and	O
dating	B-Application
app	I-Application
that	O
caters	O
to	O
LGBTQI+	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taimi	B-Application
runs	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taimi	B-Application
started	O
out	O
as	O
an	O
online	B-Application
dating	I-Application
application	I-Application
for	O
gay	O
men	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taimi	B-Application
currently	O
provides	O
social	O
networking	O
and	O
dating	O
services	O
to	O
LGBTQ+	O
people	O
,	O
including	O
livestreaming	O
,	O
video	O
calling	O
and	O
chatting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taimi	B-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
45	O
countries	O
including	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
and	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taimi	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
Social	O
Impact	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taimi	B-Application
's	O
founder	O
Alex	O
Pasykov	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
dating	B-Application
app	I-Application
“	O
Tame	O
Me	O
”	O
which	O
gradually	O
morphed	O
into	O
Taimi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Taimi	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Taimi	B-Application
launched	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
Spain	O
and	O
countries	O
in	O
Central	O
America	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
after	O
BlueCity	O
went	O
public	O
with	O
Blued	B-Operating_System
,	O
Pasykov	O
hinted	O
at	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
Taimi	B-Application
's	O
future	O
IPO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pasykov	O
describes	O
himself	O
as	O
an	O
ally	O
and	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
that	O
Taimi	B-Application
would	O
partner	O
with	O
NGOs	O
to	O
fight	O
state-sponsored	O
homophobia	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taimi	B-Application
also	O
partnered	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
Trevor	O
Project	O
to	O
support	O
LGBTQI+	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
Taimi	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Attitude	O
Magazine	O
for	O
virtual	O
pride	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taimi	B-Application
claims	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
safest	O
gay	O
dating	O
"	O
app	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
security	O
features	O
like	O
two-factor	O
authentication	O
and	O
automated	O
account	O
verification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
negative	O
response	O
from	O
LGBTQI+	O
activists	O
when	O
Taimi	B-Application
implemented	O
a	O
filter	O
that	O
allowed	O
Taimi	B-Application
users	O
to	O
block	O
each	O
other	O
based	O
on	O
HIV	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taimi	B-Application
removed	O
the	O
filter	O
and	O
that	O
option	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Taimi	B-Application
launched	O
new	O
features	O
including	O
Rainbow	O
Like	O
and	O
Live	O
Streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
were	O
introduced	O
during	O
a	O
livestreaming	O
event	O
,	O
Taimi	B-Application
Talks	O
.	O
</s>
