Grindr Launches In-App Access to Sexual Health and Safety Resources in 30 Countries Around the World
July 11 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Grindr for Equality Partners with Several New
Organizations to Provide Millions of Global Grindr Users with
Direct Access to Vital Safety and HIV Testing Resources
Grindr Inc. (NYSE:GRND), the premier LGBTQ+ social connector,
today announced it has partnered with several organizations to
launch in-app access to sexual health and safety resources for its
users in 30 countries around the world. This wide-reaching program
is led by Grindr for Equality, the company’s social impact
initiative. Grindr users across 30 countries, including Brazil,
Kenya, Spain, and Namibia, are now able to access these vital
sexual health and safety resources directly through a side drawer
on the Grindr app’s home screen, gaining localized and real-time
information on the issues that matter to them the most.
Since 2015, Grindr for Equality has worked towards a world where
the lives of Grindr users and the global LGBTQ+ community are free,
equal, and just, advancing initiatives that impact communities on
issues such as safety and sexual health. Lack of access to HIV
testing is one of the biggest obstacles in the fight against the
global HIV epidemic, posing a particular burden for some Grindr
users, such as those living in rural areas or those who are not
“out” to their families. Additionally, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
threatens the safety of members of the queer community every day by
criminalizing their fundamental identities. With its new
partnerships and its ongoing work, Grindr for Equality aims to
empower users with real-time access to critical information that
helps combat this adversity.
The new safety and sexual health resources available on the
Grindr platform are led by Grindr for Equality’s partnership with
European Test Finder, a free online tool that helps users find
nearby locations for testing and treatment of HIV, Tuberculosis,
Hepatitis B and C, and other STIs across the WHO European region.
Grindr users across 24 countries supported by European Test Finder,
including Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Serbia, Slovakia, and
Ukraine, are now able to quickly access vital public health
services directly on Grindr. Grindr for Equality is also partnering
with Ceska spolecnost aids pomoc, IntraHealth Namibia, IVOR
Foundation, and The Love Tank to make additional sexual and mental
health resources available to Grindr users in Czechia, Namibia,
Bulgaria, and the United Kingdom, respectively.
In Brazil, Grindr for Equality is partnering with Ministério da
Saúde, Departamento de HIV, Aids, Tuberculose, Hepatites Virais e
Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis to provide in-app access to
Onde encontrar a PrEP, a PrEP service locator. Grindr for Equality
is also partnering with GALCK+ to provide Grindr users in Kenya
with in-app access to Know Your Rights, a safety page designed to
empower the Kenyan LGBQ community by informing them of their
rights.
“Grindr is proud to partner with groups like CHIP and the
EuroTEST Initiative that are hosting the European Test Finder to
increase access to essential sexual health and safety resources for
users around the world,” said Steph Niaupari of Grindr for
Equality. “We’ve seen how in-app resources can help drive
meaningful public health outcomes for the LGBTQ+ community, and we
look forward to expanding the impact Grindr is able to achieve by
providing a wider range of sexual health and safety resources to
more of our global users.”
“We are thrilled to partner with Grindr to widen access to
crucial testing and treatment for life-altering conditions such as
HIV, Tuberculosis, and Hepatitis,” said Cæcilie Bom Kahama, project
coordinator for the European Test Finder, at the secretariat of the
EuroTEST Initiative, at CHIP in Denmark. “By helping more
individuals quickly and easily access these public health services,
Grindr is taking concrete steps to promote early diagnosis and
care. We are grateful for the company’s leadership on this matter
and hope this will encourage more people to test regularly and
ultimately help reduce overall transmission.”
Today’s announcement builds on the success of Grindr for
Equality’s existing partnerships to distribute free at-home HIV
test kits directly to Grindr users across a growing list of
countries including Georgia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United
States, as well as the City of London. In partnership with
organizations including Building Healthy Online Communities, these
programs have distributed more than 440,000 test kits to date.
Grindr for Equality plans to launch similar initiatives and bring
additional safety, sexual health, and advocacy resources to more
Grindr users and members of the LGBTQ+ community around the
world.
About Grindr Inc.
With more than 13.7 million monthly active users, Grindr has
grown to become the Global Gayborhood in Your Pocket, on a mission
to make a world where the lives of our global community are free,
equal, and just. Available in 190 countries and territories, Grindr
is often the primary way for its users to connect, express
themselves, and discover the world around them. Since 2015 Grindr
for Equality has advanced human rights, health, and safety for
millions of LGBTQ+ people in partnership with organizations in
every region of the world. Grindr has offices in West Hollywood,
the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York. The Grindr app is available on
the App Store and Google Play.
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