As she prepares for the 40th Annual AIDS Walk New York, longtime GMHC employee and LGBTQ+ activist Krishna Stone reflects on this historic event’s enduring significance.
In these fraught times, Project Transcend offers a supportive space for GMHC’s transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary (TGNCNB) clients to be seen and heard – and to breathe. That is what trans people have been fighting for since the early days of the trans liberation struggle, say Program Coordinator Catherine Granum and Peer Navigation Specialist Mizz June Brown.
These are stressful times for GMHC’s clients, says Director of Client Wellness and Meals Services Donna Pine. For that reason, wellness and meals services have always been at the core of our work for people living with HIV. “I’ve made my career here, because I believe everybody should be treated like a human being, no matter their walk of life,” says Pine, on marking her 25th year at GMHC.
As people living with HIV get older, they often face an accelerated onset of aging-related conditions. When identified early, these can be managed – and even ameliorated, says ACRIA at GMHC Director Christopher Culp. To do that, GMHC is piloting a Healthy Aging guide to empower older people living with HIV to advocate for the healthcare they need.
GMHC has dramatically expanded its mental health and substance use services since Chet Balram, Managing Director for Mental Health and Substance Use, and his colleague Keila Morales, Managing Director of Clinic Operations, joined the agency three years ago with that mandate.
We think facts are sexy. So this August, GMHC is debuting a new initiative to deliver straightforward and stigma-free HIV & AIDS information in the
For the 35th anniversary of GMHC’s Latex Ball, its impresario and guiding spirit, Luna Luis Ortiz, chose “Ballroom Tapestries” as the theme to celebrate the Ballroom community and its rich history.
For the 35th anniversary of GMHC’s Latex Ball, its impresario and guiding spirit, Luna Luis Ortiz, chose “Ballroom Tapestries” as the theme to celebrate the Ballroom community and its rich history.
GMHC launched its onsite Avita Pharmacy so clients can immediately get their medication prescriptions filled while visiting the agency for HIV and STI testing, appointments with counselors, or other services. “It’s a one-stop shop experience for our clients,” said GMHC Vice President of Prevention Programs Armstrong Tingwane.
With our shared commitment to ending the HIV and AIDS epidemic in New York City, we’re thrilled to announce that ViiV Healthcare is the Presenting Sponsor for AIDS Walk New York for the fifth consecutive year.
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