Queer health activists have always had an awkward relationship with hook-up and dating apps: not least because of the treatment of (some of them) towards sex workers.

It's not easy to defend those apps when they don't have the health of our communities at our heart. 1/4 https://twitter.com/DrWillN/status/1319614012796133377

Last year, @grindr through Grindr for Equality helped recruit a 1/3 of participants to the annual UK PrEP user survey with free ads.

This summer, global queer health activists gave hours + hours of free time to support @grindr's online Pride activities.

This year? Silence. 2/4

With a couple of noticeable exceptions (thanks @hornet) the response from hook-up apps to supporting the survey this year is telling: either silence or "here's our rate card".

Small orgs don't have advertising budgets. This survey is run on good will + borrowed staff. 3/4

Hook-up apps: want the continued support of queer health activists? Step up and show you give a fuck about the health and well-being of the communities who pay your salaries. 4/4