Dating app Grindr is now distributing free HIV kits

A popular LGBTQ+ dating app is working to combat the spread of HIV.

Grindr is distributing free at-home HIV tests to users in the United States as part of a new public health initiative.

The test is now available to order from the app's main menu under the "Free HIV Home Test" button.

People will get an ora-quick kit which is an FDA-approved and over-the-counter test that works by swabbing the gums.

The project is called "Take-Me-Home" and Grindr partnered with the CDC, Emory University, and Building Healthy Online Communities.