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Grindr wouldn’t be the only way to declare one’s STD status though. It could be omitted from one’s profile, but declared during chat, for example, or prior to h

• DoreenMichele 9y ago
  Methinks you don't understand the problem space. Putting it in your profile is intended to save the afflicted from wasting tons of time and energy on a. talking with people who will immediately nope out when they learn your status and b. dealing with a lot of emotional BS from people who want to see themselves as nice but who aren't really ready to deal with you and your situation. That can be a hard enough conversation to have even if they know. Being straight up rejected by some high percentage of people who started to chat you up and are done the minute you mention HIV would be a dreadful experience. It's possible they are on the app precisely for the ability to pre-screen people for their willingness to hook up with someone HIV positive.
  • ovao 9y ago
    Given the current reality, you can do either of the following here: A) Mark yourself as HIV positive in your profile, which Grindr will share with third parties. B) Directly declare yourself as HIV-positive at some point in a conversation. I’m not suggesting there are options without drawbacks.
    • DoreenMichele 9y ago
      I imagine a lot of folks declared it in their profile without knowing it would be shared and they probably declared to try to have a more positive experience over having one dreaded discussion after another. I think those folks have reason to be upset.
      • ovao 9y ago
        I agree that they have every right to be upset. Grindr didn’t need to share that kind of information with third parties.