
Twenty-five years and a pandemic later, Angelenos are bringing their own flavor to speed dating and remixing it to cater to their diverse communities.

It didn’t take long before speed dating took off beyond L.A.’s Jewish community, as organizations and leaders in cities around the world - including an HIV-positive support group in Long Beach and a Muslim nonprofit in New York - began reaching out to Deyo, who trademarked the speed dating name, about hosting events of their own.

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