The yasses and flops of Grindr, as told by its NYU users

NYU students share their experiences with looking for fun and more on the Grindr app.

Derek Kamakanaaloha Soong, Staff Writer • May 5, 2022

Content warning: this article mentions sexual assault. Whether you’re using it to find love, lust or some much-needed validation, dating apps are a quintessential part of...

‘Sorry Angel’ Unveils the Highs and Lows of Queer Love

The French drama offers an unforgivably beautiful portrait of a gay love affair at the height of the AIDS epidemic.

Claire Fishman, Film and TV Editor • February 19, 2019

A young man from the Brittany region of France, Arthur (Vincent Lacoste), and a 40-something-year-old writer, Jacques (Pierre Deladonchamps), meet by chance in a cinema, sneaking...

HIV Status Part of Entitled Privacy

Wayne Chen, Staff Writer • April 16, 2018

Recently it has been revealed that the dating site Grindr has released users' HIV status, which is another extreme breach of privacy in our digital age.

AIDS Crisis Should Be More Culturally Emphasized

Laura Shkouratoff, Creative Director • September 25, 2017

On 9/11, 2,606 people died in New York City. To date, more than 100,000 New Yorkers have died of AIDS. The New York City AIDS Memorial holds no names, because their tragedies were hidden as cultural blasphemy.

CMEP’s New Therapist Adds to Its Wealth of Student Resources

The Center for Multicultural Education and Programs offers health and academic services for students of various social identities.

Alesha Bradford, Contributing Writer • September 15, 2017

The Center for Multicultural Education and Programs (CMEP) offers health and academic services for students of various social identities—including HIV testing and a 24-hour bias response line.

NYU Researchers Predict an HIV Spike Due to Heroin Use in Colombia

Maria Torres, Contributing Writer • February 17, 2016

NYU researchers predict Colombia will be the next country to experience an AIDS epidemic due to the increased use of heroin.

Problems remain in privatized healthcare

Mandy Freebairn, Staff Writer • November 2, 2015

While it's encouraging that another HIV drug company is offering medicine at a more affordable price, private healthcare needs to be revisited.

Researchers link HIV influx to Craigslist

Zoe Thompson, Contributing Writer • February 10, 2015

Researchers from NYU and the University of Minnesota conducted a study that linked Craigslist personal ads with as many as 6,000 new cases of HIV across the country each year.

Scientific Society: Focus should be on HIV medicine, not users

April 21, 2014

About 48 percent of those prescribed Truvada are women, as the drug is commonly given to HIV negative individuals in a relationship with someone who is HIV positive.

Study shows HIV program success

February 26, 2014

NYU’s Center for Drug Use and HIV Research found that programs such as drug counseling, needle exchange programs and rehab are effective in reducing HIV transmission and death among heterosexuals.

Heavy regulations impede genome testing

February 25, 2014

The FDA should not ban direct-to-consumer personal genome tests.

India leads by example with vaccinations

February 3, 2014

India has proven that getting vaccinations has positive outcomes.