Hotel & Travel Information The 34th GLMA Annual Conference on LGBT Health will take place at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in downtown St. Louis, steps from Busch Stadium, home to the St. Louis Cardinals, and walking distance to the St. Louis Gateway Arch on the banks of the Mississippi River. Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark 1 South Broadway St. Louis, MO 63102 GLMA has negotiated a special conference rate of $179/night (not including taxes) at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark. The special rate is available until August 22, 2016, or until rooms sell out. Make a reservation today online or call 1-800-445-8667 and ask for the GLMA Annual Conference or use the code “GLM.” St. Louis St. Louis is fast emerging as a fun and exciting destination for LGBT travel. From The Grove, the traditional epicenter of LGBT nightlife, to the cosmopolitan Central West End, St. Louis boasts several neighborhoods known for their LGBT-owned and welcoming businesses. To learn more about St. Louis and its LGBT attractions, visit http://explorestlouis.com/visit-explore/discover/st-louis-lgbt/. Forward through Ferguson: A Path Toward Racial Equity The tragic killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, has sparked a national conversation on race and racial divisions in America and left the local community calling for answers in the wake of the unrest following Brown’s death. The Ferguson Commission was established to help chart “a new path toward healing and positive change for the residents of the St. Louis region” and Forward through Ferguson was developed as a direct result of the Commission’s work. Learn more about what regional leaders are doing to address these challenges at http://forwardthroughferguson.org/. With this background in mind, the theme for the 34th GLMA Annual Conference on LGBT Health — Intersectionality in LGBT Communities: Gateways to New Understandings — is intended to address how the intersections of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and other aspects of diversity impact health and well-being. If you have any questions, please email us! |