whole community, regardless of HIV status [and help] in living long and fulfilling lives,” said Jack Harrison-Quintana, Grindr’s director for equality, The Times reported. The company’s decision was welcomed by HIV experts.
“This will ‘demedicalize’ testing and destigmatize it,” Perry Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health and an expert in gay male behavior, told The Times.
“The more you make it normal, the more people are going to access it.”
As times change, it is imperative now more than ever for individuals and especially gay men, to take their health seriously. Testing every 3 to 6 months is ideal and should not be taken lightly. Knowing you and your partners status is important and should be held at value as you form a relationship with one another. If you’re not in a relationship and “hook-up” often, you should get tested after every partner or every 3 months.
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