GMHC’s 36th annual Latex Ball generated incandescent energy on June 21, attracting a capacity crowd of about 2,500 ball goers to Terminal 5 in Manhattan for one of the New York Ballroom scene’s most anticipated Pride Month events. It’s both a celebration of the House and Ball community and, just as essentially, a sexual health fair focused on HIV prevention.
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.
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.
GMHC’s Board of Directors and Executive Team are proud to announce the appointment of Jonathan Mallow as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer effective May 1, 2025. Mallow brings to this role a unique combination of executive leadership, creative vision, and deep commitment to social impact.
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.
Our promise to our clients and our community is to provide lifesaving work for people living with and affected by HIV. Will you help us keep up the fight?
2025 could bring major changes to GMHC, with uncertainties in government funding and an increase in those needing our services. To continue providing critical care and support, we set a goal of raising $90,000 for 2025 — and we’re already more than halfway there! Will you help us reach our 2025 goal today?