18 Test Shots: Fashion, Dylan, On the Street

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9 reasons Trump might put Peter Thiel on the Supreme Court but probably won’t
Peter Thiel would be the ideal nominee for Trump but not necessarily for us–an unorthodox loyalist who would make history.

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Grindr For Equality, Varta Trust & SAATHII Launch One-Of-A-Kind Database for Queer-Friendly Services in India

As a leading platform for queer people around the world, one of the things we do at Grindr is find ways to use our technology, platform, and resources to better serve the queer community. Today, Grindr for Equality, in partnership with Indian gender and sexuality organization Varta Trust and Chennai-based not-for-profit Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India (SAATHII), launched an innovative and one-of-a-kind LGBTQ+ friendly resource database and online HIV test center location guide for India.

The spark to implement the online resource database came when Pawan Dhall, a founder of Kolkata-based Varta Trust met Jack Harrison-Quintana, VP of social impact and executive director of Grindr for Equality, at the 2016 International Aids Conference in South Africa. As a respected leader in the LGBTQ+ community and longtime activist focused on HIV in West Bengal and also nationally in India, Pawan wanted to use the local resources of Varta Trust to locate testing centers throughout the country and build a comprehensive database available in a wide variety of Indian languages, in order to be accessible to the most people. All of this fit so well into Grindr for Equality’s global mission to promote justice, health, and safety for Grindr’s 3.6 million global daily users and the worldwide LGBTQ+ community that we jumped to support it.

“It may come as a surprise to some, but India has never had a searchable online directory of HIV test centers. Before this site, if you wanted an HIV test in India, you’d have to ask a doctor, someone in the know, or know what to search for online. Nothing like this has ever been done in India on this scale,” said Dhall. “The test center locator will have an immediate impact on the sexual health of anyone in India seeking an HIV testing location.”

The resource database is accessible to LGBTQ+ identifying individuals via the Grindr app, but also anyone regardless of sexual or gender identity seeking legal aid or health service providers across India via both the Varta Trust and Grindr websites. By identifying and featuring testing sites that are supportive of different sexual and gender expressions, Grindr for Equality aims to remove much of the stigma or fear around getting an HIV test.  

“This is a historic partnership that will greatly enable and empower the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community in India to identify queer-friendly providers and receive the care and support they deserve,” said Harrison-Quintana.

The queer-friendly online resource database and HIV test center locator is an effort to address the numerous queries on health concerns and complaints of rights violations which the “Varta” webzine has been receiving from its readers since its start in 2013. Service providers included in the database have been validated as “queer-friendly” through a process of information referees, direct interfaces and detailed self-administered questionnaires where it has been determined the service provider has an understanding about gender, sexuality and diversity; is sensitive to concerns of the LGBTQ+ community around stigma, discrimination, violence, health and broader well-being; and possesses the skills to address the concerns of queer individuals.

Grindr users in India will see localized ads and special notifications to drive awareness of the database’s existence. Database can be accessed via the Grindr app and website in the sexual health resource center and at the Varta Trust website www.vartagensex.org/hsearch.php.  

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Congratulations to Cheryll and Ron from Lakeland, Florida!

When it comes to matters of the heart, listen to your best friends because they know you best! Cheryll is sure glad she listened to hers. She writes: “One day, a good friend of mine was looking through profiles with me on Zoosk. She spotted Ron and said he looks like a really nice man. So, I

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What it means when your OkCupid match has the ACLU #RightToLove badge

Your date’s support of the ACLU reveals a lot more about them than you may think

You’ve heard about various dating red flags: A bad tipper is a bad sign; a person’s who’s kind to their mom is a catch. And you can assume that, if your date supports the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), they’re someone who believes in civil rights for everyone.

On OkCupid, it’s easy to see if your date supports the ACLU; last month we announced the ACLU #RightToLove badge, which every OkCupid user who publicly responds “yes” to the question “Do you support the ACLU?” gets on their profile. And having the badge is a good thing; people on OkCupid who support the ACLU get 15% more likes, and have 10% more conversations, than those who don’t. (So if you want the badge for your own profile, you can answer the question here.) Plus, your date’s support of the ACLU sheds light on everything from how they feel about climate change to how important humor is in a relationship. Even more telling? What it means if your date doesn’t support the ACLU.

When your date supports the ACLU

The ACLU is a bipartisan organization, but supporters generally lean more liberal politically. OkCupid data shows that singles who support the ACLU are:

2x more likely to say “hell no” to Trump.

30% more likely to believe in climate change.

2x more likely to say that a wall between the U.S. and Mexico should not be built.

Data also reveals some interesting correlations between ACLU supporters and how they feel about various non-political issues, as well as how they identify as a person and their thoughts on relationships. If your date supports the ACLU, they are:

70% more likely to say that traditional dating gender roles are outdated.

15% more likely to say that humor is very important in a relationship.

4x more likely to consider themselves a feminist.

25% more likely to have gone to graduate school.

2x more likely to say they could not date someone who didn’t support the #MeToo movement.

When your date does not support the ACLU

If your date does not support the ACLU, here are some additional things you should know:

They are 7x more likely to think guns should always be allowed in schools.

They are 2x more likely to say they don’t enjoy traveling.

They are 25% more likely to say they get short-tempered when stressed.

They are 5x more likely to respond “What wage gap?” to “Should we be fighting to close the gender wage gap?”

They are 4x more likely to have no LGBTQ friends.

They are 30% more likely to be a compulsive neat-freak.

Hey, the more you know ? On OkCupid, you do know more about potential matches because you see a profile — with hobbies, interests, and beliefs — that goes beyond just a photo. So whether you’re looking to connect over support of the ACLU or support of summer Fridays, you can find them on OkCupid today.

Find someone who digs the same non-profits you do on OkCupid right now.

What it means when your OkCupid match has the ACLU #RightToLove badge was originally published in The OkCupid Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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