Press Releases
GLMA comments on critical LGBTQ health issues through the following press releases.
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For press inquires, please contact GLMA’s Executive Director, Alex Sheldon, at asheldon@glma.org or (833) 456-2202.
GLMA Sues National Institutes of Health Over Terminating Critical Research Grants Relating to LGBTQ+ Health
May 20 2025
BALTIMORE, MD - Today, GLMA, represented by Lambda Legal, alongside law firms Cr...
GLMA Condemns Department of Health and Human Services‘ “Report” Undermining Medical Care for Transgender and Non-Binary Youth
May 1 2025
WASHINGTON, DC — GLMA strongly condemns the U.S. Department of Health and ...
GLMA Condemns Health and Human Services (HHS) Workforce Cuts, Warns of Catastrophic Consequences for Public Health and LGBTQ+ Health Equity
Apr 2 2025
WASHINGTON, DC — GLMA strongly condemns the sweeping workforce reductions ...
Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Trump’s Anti-Trans Healthcare Order
Mar 4 2025
BALTIMORE, MD – In a victory for transgender people and their families, a ...
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order Targeting Medical Care for Transgender Youth
Feb 13 2025
BALTIMORE, MD – In a victory for transgender youth, their families, and th...
GLMA Denounces Harmful Executive Order Targeting Transgender Athletes
Feb 6 2025
Washington, DC — GLMA strongly condemns the Trump administration’s l...
GLMA and PFLAG, Alongside Families and Advocates, Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Order Seeking to Restrict Access to Gender-Affirming Care
Feb 4 2025
WASHINGTON – Transgender young adults and families with transgender youth ...
GLMA Hails Biden-Harris Administration's Historic ERA Acknowledgment; Calls for National Archivist of the United States to Certify
Jan 17 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.— On January 17th, the Biden-Harris Administration declare...
GLMA and Leading Health Organizations Applaud U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Take the Case of Braidwood v. Becerra, Urge the Justices to Protect Access to Preventive Services
Jan 13 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision to ...
GLMA Condemns Court’s Decision to Uphold Ban on Essential Health Care for Transgender Missourians
Nov 25 2024
On November 25th, the Missouri Circuit Court issued a disappointing ruling refus...
GLMA and Whitman-Walker Institute Highlight New Study on the Adoption Rates of Expanded Gender Markers in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) System
Oct 21 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – A recent study explores the adoption of new gender marker...
GLMA Welcomes Health Equity Research Fellow from American Council of Learned Societies
Sep 3 2024
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality is excited to announce its ...
The Lesbian Health Fund Reveals the 2024 Grant Recipients!
Aug 16 2024
WASHINGTON, DC - The Lesbian Health Fund (LHF), a fierce advocate for promoting ...
GLMA Enhances Commitment to Health Equity with 2024 Summer Policy & Position Statement Updates
Aug 1 2024
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality is pleased to announce the ...
GLMA Celebrates the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Announcement of New LGBTQ+ Section
Jul 8 2024
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality applauds recent American Me...
GLMA Condemns the Biden-Harris Administration’s Statement Opposing Surgical Care for Trans Youth
Jul 3 2024
WASHINGTON D.C. — GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality exp...
Texas Supreme Court Refuses to Block Law Banning Health Care for Texas Trans Youth
Jun 28 2024
AUSTIN, Texas, June 28, 2024 – The Texas Supreme Court today reversed a lo...
GLMA Applauds SCOTUS Ruling in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
Jun 13 2024
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality celebrates the U.S. Supreme...
GLMA Proud to Partner with Castle Connolly to Release 2024 Top LGBTQ+ Doctors List
Jun 11 2024
GLMA is excited to announce our ongoing collaboration with Castle Connolly in pr...
GLMA Applauds Biden-Harris Administration for Strengthening Health Care Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBTQ+ Communities with Finalized Affordable Care Act (ACA) Rule
Apr 29 2024
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality commends Friday’s ann...