Success in Atlanta HIV Discrimination Case
On January 25, 2012, 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 is Now Accepting Abstracts for the 2012 Annual Conference
GLMA is calling for abstracts for the 30th Annual Conference, which will take place September 19-23, 2012, at the Westin Market Street, San Francisco, CA.

For more information or to submit your abstract, please click here.

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.

Open for Questions: The Beginning of the End of AIDS
12/1/11 - The White House hosted a live webcast discussion on the global AIDS epidemic and what the Obama Administration is doing to bring it to an end. Hector Vargas, GLMA’s Executive Director, was in attendance and asked the panel to address how recent successes with biomedical prevention trials fit into PEPFAR's and the National AIDS Strategy efforts to prevent the spread of HIV.

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).

GLMA applauds the Joint Commission for their efforts to ensure hospitals create more welcoming, safe and inclusive environments, which will contribute to improved healthcare quality for LGBT patients.

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.

In a related article on PrideSource on November 3, 2011, GLMA Executive Director, Hector Vargas, stated, “[The JAMA study] confirms something that we have known for a long time - medical schools are not doing enough in terms of making sure that their graduates can adequately and competently address the needs of their LGBT patients. We have a long way to go to make sure that needs of LGBT patients are being addressed in clinical settings."

GLMA Vows to Continue Advocacy on Cultural Competency Training Legislation
10/11/2011 – Amid the signing of a number of pro-equality bills over the weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill (SB747) that would have required a broad range of health professionals to complete continuing education in cultural competency for treating LGBT individuals.