“Testing is good for people, and sound public health practice.”Dr. Klausner has studied using Grindr to distribute H.I.V. To help gay men in the South and rural areas, who are much less likely than urbanites to find H.I.V. testing nearby, Grindr is working with CenterLink, which represents over 200 gay-oriented community centers around the country, many in remote areas. Adrian Shanker, founder of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, Pa., said Grindr tested its service last year in his Lehigh Valley area, which is semirural and economically depressed. Mr. Harrison-Quintana said Grindr will offer reminders to users around the world, but it will take some time to build up a database of testing sites.

Source: New York Times March 26, 2018 22:41 UTC