GLMA Applauds President Obama’s Statement of Support for Marriage Equality
5/9/12 - President Obama expressed his support for marriage equality in an interview with ABC News. “GLMA applauds the President for stating his support for marriage equality,” GLMA Executive Director Hector Vargas said in a statement. “We stand ready to support advocacy initiatives nationwide for marriage equality by using the expertise of our health professional membership. We are hopeful the President’s support will help advance efforts to ensure everyone throughout the United States will have the freedom to marry.” To read the full statement, please click here.

LGBT Health Awareness Week - March 26-30, 2012
The National Coalition for LGBT Health is pleased to announce its 10th Annual LGBT Health Awareness Week, “Come Out for Health”. LGBT Health Awareness week, March 26-30, 2012, is a call to action for community members, advocates, service providers and governmental officials to recognize health and wellness as an essential part of the social justice movement for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, families and the wider community.

There are many ways you can get involved in LGBT Health Awareness Week! Click here for more information.   

Success in Atlanta HIV Discrimination Case
1/25/12 - A panel of judges for the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard oral arguments for a lawsuit in which police department candidate was denied employment because of his HIV status. Just one week after the court heard oral arguments, the Eleventh Circuit agreed to grant a new hearing to the candidate.

GLMA had submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the Eleventh Circuit, presenting information about advancements in medical treatment of HIV in support of the lawsuit. To read more, click here.  

GLMA Joins Amicus Brief in Affordable Care Act Supreme Court Case
1/13/11 - GLMA joined Lambda Legal and 15 other HIV advocacy organizations in submitting a friend-of-the-court brief to the US Supreme Court supporting the expanded healthcare access and coverage available for people living with HIV/AIDS under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).  

GLMA and other HIV and Health Advocates Submit Comments on Guidelines for Organ Donation to CDC
12/21/11 - In comments submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), GLMA, Lambda Legal, AIDS United and amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, lauded the CDC for updating the 1994 guidelines for organ donation to include more current scientific information about HIV. However, the groups also urged the CDC to do more.

GLMA Recognizes World AIDS Day
12/1/11 - GLMA’s genesis was during the early days of the AIDS epidemic when, as an organization, GLMA responded to the call to advocate for policy and services for people with HIV and AIDS. In the three decades that have passed since AIDS was first documented and GLMA was founded, we have broadened its scope to advocate for policies affecting the health of all LGBT people, including HIV and AIDS issues. As GLMA recognizes World AIDS Day, we remain as committed now as ever to advocating for policy and services for people living with HIV and AIDS.

Joint Commission Releases LGBT Field Guide
11/8/11 - The Joint Commission released the eagerly awaited Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence and Patient- and Family-Centered Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community:  A Field Guide (available for free online).

JAMA Study Should Serve as a Call to Action, says GLMA President
In this 11/10/11, New York Times column, Pauline Chen, MD, discusses the recent study in JAMA on LGBT health content in medical school curricula. "These results should serve as a call to action for the health profession to include LGBT health as part of the standard curriculum,” said GLMA President, Desi Bailey.