How are queer men around the world responding to the globe’s present predicament? How common is mask-wearing among the community, how entrenched is the notion of face mask efficacy, and what types of masks are these men wearing?
Hornet wanted to better understand how Coronavirus was impacting our community, so conducted a survey of our users. The preliminary data provides a snapshot of the LGBT experience during the epidemic and can help craft a strategy for how best to respond to it, ensuring needs are met and rights are protected.
Sexual assault is an all-too-frequent occurrence in America, and this is true for LGBTQ people as well. Hornet Gay Social Network is partnering with Planned Parenthood Federation of America as well as the Los Angeles LGBT Center to build a culture of consent and respect within the LGBTQ community.
Hornet values, unequivocally, the trust that our users place in our platform. We never share the sensitive information that our users disclose in their profiles, nor do we use any other identifying information about our users
Hornet is a founding member of United Nations Global Prevention Coalition along with the African Union, Gates Foundation, MSMGF, the Global Fund, Member States from China to Lesotho. Hornet is the only private sector founding member. Our role isn’t to trumpet victories in the fight against HIV but to challenge member states to not erase the existence of gay men in their countries— that our 25 million Hornet users…
Hornet is the number one gay social networking app in Brazil. In Brazil HIV disproportionately impacts gay men. PrEP will be made available to gay men starting December 1, 2017 in over 10 different cities around the country, however PrEP will not be available “on demand.” Gay men will be able to access it for free at particular clinics around the country. HIV-negative gay men, and the entire LGBT…
Hornet joins the International Aids Conference #Aids2016 to discuss the work mobile technology can play in combatting HIV. New information and communication technologies (ICT) are fast becoming an important source for enhancing the reach and effectiveness of HIV programmes among men who have sex with men (MSM). Dating application platforms are increasingly used to convey facts on prevention and promote access to services and some have also undertaken…
It’s National HIV Testing Day it’s the perfect opportunity to talk about why knowing your status is such an important part of gay men’s health. Knowing your status means you have useful information about your health that you can take action on. Hornet is happy to provide you with options for finding a testing locations, gaining more information about PrEP, and engaging other users about your status. In your Favorites…
Our hearts go out to our lost brothers in Orlando, their families, including their gay boyfriends, friends and lovers. However, we’ve sent a message to all of our users in Florida to donate blood if they’re able and to ask their friends. Right now, and following the mass shooting at Orlando’s Pulse, an LGBT nightclub, there is an official call for blood donations and urgent need to help the…