In Memory of Wanda: Shacazia Brown’s Healing AIDS Walk Journey
March 20, 2025
It was Shacazia Brown’s mother who inspired her to start In Memory of Wanda, the AIDS Walk New York team she’s led for almost 30
It was Shacazia Brown’s mother who inspired her to start In Memory of Wanda, the AIDS Walk New York team she’s led for almost 30
Ray Hägg thought he had done his last AIDS Walk New York in 2018. Soon after, he retired to Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans (pop. 1,020) in southern France,
As we get ready for the 40th AIDS Walk New York, we are facing acute new financial and political challenges, from threats of budget cuts for GMHC’s lifesaving services to healthcare access for our clients. We have been here before, and we are undeterred.
On February 10, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman brought their friends, stories, and the indescribable magic that surrounds the songwriting duo to the 2025 GMHC Cabaret and Howard Ashman Award.
We are proud to be honoring the legendary, award-winning, songwriting duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman with the Howard Ashman Award at the GMHC Cabaret in February!
Shaiman and Wittman will be celebrated on February 10 at GMHC’s 10th Annual Cabaret & Howard Ashman Award, a Fundraising Event Hosted at Joe’s Pub
At GMHC’s 2024 Gala, we reflected on our past while looking toward a future free of stigma. This memorable evening on Sept. 30 at Tribeca Rooftop was a chance for our community to come together and reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re going.
On July 17, GMHC joined forces with Lincoln Center to host “Keep on Dancin’: A Dance Party Celebrating the Spirit of the Paradise Garage.” From 1977 to 1987, Paradise Garage reigned supreme over New York’s downtown scene and is still celebrated as one of the world’s most iconic clubs. GMHC collaborated with Paradise Garage in the 1980s to bring HIV and AIDS resources to the nightlife community.
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.
Pride Month is always a busy time of celebration, solidarity, and activism for GMHC. This June is no different.
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