Grindr – SASHA: South Australian Sexual Health Awareness

Attractiveness, profile-picture face visibility, and unprotected receptive anal intercourse in young MSM using online dating applications

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, Safer sex

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Wongsomboon Val, Sietins Emils, Webster Gregory D. (2021) Sexual Health 18, 212-220. Abstract: Background: We examined links among face visibility on dating-profile pictures, self-perceived attractiveness, condom use self-efficacy, and unprotected receptive anal intercourse (URAI) in 223 young men who have sex with men (YMSM; ages 18–24 years) using online dating applications (e.g. Grindr)...

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Landmark study to track gay and bisexual men’s attitudes on body image

By J Pope

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health

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ABC News Breakfast, 15/2/2019 Steroid use is on the rise as young men fuelled by social media lead a dangerous pursuit of muscle-bound perfection, researchers warn. Now, for the first time, a global study run from Australia will look specifically at how gay and bisexual men are impacted and whether this could be leading to fatal outcomes. Starting today, 3.5 million men on the Grindr app in...

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Grindr, virtual reality and vlogging: new ways to talk about sexual health

By J Pope

In HIV, Reproductive health, Sex & relationships education, Sexual Activity, Sexual, gendered & partner violence, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Young people

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The Guardian, July 21st, 2017 Almost half the world’s population is online and billions of young people use social media. So why doesn’t more sex education happen across these channels? The first Global Advisory Board for Sexual Health and Wellbeing brings together a group of individuals from across the world who are using innovative ways to reach more people with information about sex and...

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First data on uptake of HIV self-testing in the UK

By J Pope

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV

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nam/aidsmap, 26 April 2016
Between April 2015 and February 2016, almost 28,000 people have paid £29.95 for a kit allowing them to test for HIV at home, according to a presentation at the British HIV Association conference in Manchester last week. Marketing on Grindr has been important to driving sales, which have been concentrated in non-urban areas.
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Apps for gay, bisexual men tied to STI risk

By jfrance

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

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Gay and bisexual men who use smartphone apps to meet other men for sex are at an increased risk of some sexually transmitted infections, suggests a new study.
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