- Alternative lunch service of bagged lunches will be served on Tuesday, 9/24 from 12-1:30 pm.
- GMHC OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON JULY 4 IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY
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Our Mission
GMHC fights to end the AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected.
Q&A: GMHC’s Krishna Stone on Straight Women and the HIV/AIDS Community
When HIV activist and author Victoria Noe couldn’t find a single book that told the stories of straight women fighting the AIDS epidemic, she decided to write it herself. That led her to GMHC Community Relations Director Krishna Stone, who started working for the agency in the epidemic’s early days, when gay white men were leading the charge.
AIDS Walk NY Dream Teams Step Up, Show Out
The dedication and good cheer shared by hundreds of teams propelled AIDS Walk New York to success, raising almost $2 million for GMHC and other AIDS services organizations on May 18 in Central Park.
We Won’t Stop! 10,000 New Yorkers Made 40th AIDS Walk NY a Smash Hit
Our 40th AIDS Walk New York was a huge success! Over 10,000 people joined together in Central Park on May 18 to raise $1,913,275 for GMHC & other HIV and AIDS services organizations in the tri-state area.
Chet Balram Named a ‘Health Care Hero’ for Transforming GMHC’s Mental Health and Substance Use Services
We are thrilled that Chet Balram, LCSW, the Managing Director of GMHC’s Mental Health and Substance Use Services, has been named a 2025 Health Care Hero by Schneps Media for the transformative growth of the department under his leadership.
Remembering GMHC Co-founder Edmund White By Larry Mass, GMHC Co-founder
Edmund White, who was pioneering as a leading, openly-gay writer, and who became a shining star of our literatures and heritage, passed away at 85 at his home in New York City on June 3, 2025. Though his flagging health left him increasingly housebound in the aftermath of a heart attack and strokes, he continued his blazingly prolific career as litterateur and gadfly right up to his last hours…
GMHC Embraces Pride Month’s Many Facets
Pride Month is always a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. This year especially, it’s also a time to stand in solidarity and resistance. That hearkens back to the very first NYC Pride March in 1970, which started as an annual demonstration to mark the 1969 Stonewall Riots.
