So we love to talk about the good things that are emerging out of this Lockdown which are making us re-evaluate parts of  our lives.   We don’t know why it has taken so long but most of the major dating platforms for gay men have teamed up to introduce the NiceAF.org.  In the first ever cross-site collaboration of this kind, Building Healthy Online Communities want to make all their sites nicer and kinder for everyone with this new campaign of theirs

Grindr’s Global Health Projects Manager, Emmett Patterson said “It’s more important than ever that we come together as one community to address these issues of abuse and discrimination online, and we are proud to stand alongside other leaders in this coalition.  We want to encourage a thoughtful dialogue in the queer community around how we can be more respectful and inclusive, both online and in-person.”

On social media, in news websites, and in nearly every comments section on the internet, people often say things they would never say to each other in person. The anonymity, and the fact that they may never meet, makes it easy for people to leave their real-world manners behind once they go online.

Seeing messages like “no fats, no femmes, no Blacks or Asians, white guys only,” when you open a dating app can turn what should be a playful, hopeful experience into a stressful one. “It takes a toll on your health,” says Hecht. “We’re excited to bring the apps together to help their users find the partners they want, while encouraging them to treat everyone respectfully, whether or not they’re a match.