Queer dating app Grindr is partnering with a program pushing to distribute free over-the-counter HIV tests for home use. If you are interested, all you have to do is simply open the app and tap the “Free HIV Home Test” button! You will receive an OraQuick kit: an FDA-approved, over-the-counter test that works by swabbing the gums. The test shows results within 20 minutes. The public health initiative distributing these free tests is called “Together TakeMeHome. So far, the Together TakeMeHome program has given away 125,000 HIV test kits. The aim is to give away 1 million kits over the next five years and Grindr hopes to expand the program to other countries.
