Pryde

A safe space for LGBTQ+ Community

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Inspiration

With modern advancements, individuals have more freedom to live as they choose, and society has become more inclusive of different genders and sexual orientations. However, sexual health and hygiene practices have not kept up with these changes, and many LGBTQ+ individuals do not have access to medical professionals who specialize in their sexual health. Discussing sexual health is a sensitive topic, and individuals often avoid seeking medical advice, relying instead on generalized information from unreliable sources like Google searches. This can lead to incorrect or incomplete diagnoses. Additionally, there is a misconception that protection is unnecessary in same-gender sexual encounters, which can increase the risk of sexually transmitted diseases.

What it does

Pryde is a progressive web application built using Frontend and Backend Technologies which is aimed towards reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections and diseases within the LGBTQ+ community. It also aims towards providing a safe space for the users to openly talk about their sexual health and get the best possible answers tailor-made to their experience.

  • Pryde offers the following solutions:
  • A chatbot which has been designed to answer all queries related to sexual health and hygiene.
  • A forum for people to put forward best sexual practices they have come across.
  • Ability to connect with medical professionals.
  • Interactive Unity3D enabled Educational section having best practices.
  • Reading area where the top blogs related to sexual health and hygiene for LGBTQ+ on the internet are made visible.
  • Self-love booth.

How we built it

The Pryde Bot: Intensive Research and A.I.

The questions and answers which will be available will be obtained through extensive research that shall be done from books and the web. Finally, the bot will be powered with NLP, AI and Google Cloud.

Forum: A Safe Place to Discuss Ideas

  • Influencers post valuable information and help induce a sense of belongingness in the community.
  • This information is passed through an AI based profanity filter to make sure that no cuss words are used or visible on the community platform.

Need of Medical Space

  • There are a few doctors available who are ready to address the sexual health issues of the LGBTQ+ community. Bringing them together under Pryde’s umbrella will enable everyone to get access to proper medical care.
  • Medical store will help the users to buy medicines prescribed by their doctors and tools of contraception.

PrydeScape: Sex-Ed For LGBTQ+

  • There are limited resources on LGBTQ+.
  • Knowing one’s body and proper hygiene is important for leading a healthy life, both physically and mentally.
  • Hence, PrydeScape is being developed using Unity3D technology to make the education interesting.

The Pryde Reading Area

  • Very well-written articles are present online.
  • Search filtration is essential to ensure that only the required blogs which are related to LGBTQ+ and sexual health are fetched through our custom-built API.

The “You Matter” Self Love Booth

  • Due to the less understanding of the community by the general public, often they have to face rude and derogatory comments.
  • Having a self-love arena with handbooks on how they can explore their identity and sexuality can help in providing them access to care for their mind as well.

Challenges we ran into

Even after having a limited period of time and a vast multitude of features, we were able to complete the project in the nick of time. Despite the challenges faced during the development and training of our model within a tight timeframe, we overcame them collaboratively as a team.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Digital acceleration has become the core of businesses and technological professionals today. We are moving towards a world where technology is going to be the cure and the solution for every possible human trouble. Team Blueberry Muffin researched extensively and found out that MSMs (Men who have Sex with Men) or WSWs (Women who have Sex with Women) are at a higher risk of getting exposed to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Diseases (STDs) - we saw value in exploring this direction and hence came up with Pryde to add value in the lives of the LGBTQ+ community.

We are utilising the powers of data, artificial intelligence and cloud making a 360° coverage from the technological end. Data will be collected by legitimate and trusted sources, AI will be used to power the chatbot which is the core of Pryde and cloud will be used to make the application more powerful and have extra capabilities.

Pryde is a solution which adds multi-dimensional value which caters to the society (LGBTQ+ community by offering them access to inclusive sexual healthcare), people (doctors and medical professionals to be aware that there is a need of treating people based on their gender and their sexual history), sustainability (Pryde aims at creating a society where every individuality is celebrated) and business.

What we learned

Pryde is an extremely bold project which aims to originate from a country where talking about sexual health and hygiene is still considered a taboo. While advancements are being made which are enabling individuals to celebrate their individuality irrespective of the gender they associate with, there is still an unsaid hesitation associated with it which hinders individuals to hide and suffer in the shadows rather than seek medical counsel for the symptoms they are experiencing which ultimately leads to not only their health deteriorating but also their relationships getting affected.

Pryde is an attempt to make a genuine change in the society, to cater to an underrepresented section of the society and ensure that they're living their lives in a happy and beautiful manner. There have been attempts to cater to the mental health of LGBTQ+ community which Team DANG acknowledges and hopes they would only succeed in the near future, however, for sexual health - Pryde will be the first of its kind.

What's next for Pryde

  • A global LGBTQ travel companion: We plan to develop a feature inside the Pryde Web portal that could serve as a perfect travel guide for all our LGBTQ+ travel lovers. Folks can find travel partners, beautiful destination and perfect budget ideas to visit places safe for them.
  • Events for LGBTQ: In the future pryde will have a portal that updates all the details of events happening all around the globe especially targeting LGBTQAI community.
  • The Pryde Business Model: Our future goals also include exploring additional monetization strategies, such as affiliate marketing and sponsored content for LGBTQ+ related products and services, to expand our revenue streams and provide valuable opportunities for our partner organization and our user base.

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