GMHC Celebrates Pride Month, Protests Mayor’s Budget Cuts
June 18, 2024
Pride Month is always a busy time of celebration, solidarity, and activism for GMHC. This June is no different.
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Pride Month is always a busy time of celebration, solidarity, and activism for GMHC. This June is no different.
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.
Over 80 NYC HIV/AIDS and mental health clubhouse clients, staff, activists, and elected officials rallied against Mayor Adams’ FY25 NYC budget on June 11 on the steps of City Hall.
GMHC applauds the New York State Legislature for passing A08834B / S08144C, sponsored by Assembly Member David Weprin and Senator Neil Breslin, which prevents life, disability, and health insurers from discriminating against individuals who are prescribed PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) to prevent HIV infection.
In just a month, thousands of people will converge on Central Park for AIDS Walk New York on Sunday, May 19 in solidarity, remembrance, and celebration.
On May 20, the City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus delivered a letter to Mayor Eric Adams expressing their concern over funding cuts to HIV/AIDS services and called on the city to restore the contracts.
We caught up with Q ahead of her AIDS Walk New York appearance to talk about her decision to disclose her status on national tv, the ubiquitous myths surrounding HIV, and how each of us can work to end stigma.
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.
For Volunteer Appreciation Month, we are celebrating the caring and dedicated volunteers who make our most essential events and services so successful—notably, AIDS Walk New York. This beloved annual event on Sunday, May 19 supports GMHC’s vital advocacy and services for people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS.
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