Long-term HIV survivors dealing with health issues and the loss of loved ones can often feel lonely and isolated. That is why Durell Knights facilitates the Barbershop for GMHC’s male and transmasculine clients over 50 living with HIV – one of the agency’s oldest and most popular support groups.
Enrollment has more than tripled since GMHC began offering person-centered substance use services last year to New Yorkers wanting help with substance use, thanks to a five-year grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and three-year funding from Elevance Health.
For Bobby Matoney, changing careers from musical theater to therapist felt like a natural progression, since both are spaces that foster visibility and belonging.
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.