Legislative Agendas

GMHC Federal Policy Agenda, 2009

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Top Priorities:

• Develop U.S. national AIDS strategy
• Repeal the HIV immigration and travel ban
• Repeal the federal ban on syringe ex change
• Defund abstinence-only-until-marriage programs
• Funding and implementation comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools
• Lifting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) blood ban on men who have sex with men (MSM) blood donors

GMHC State Policy Agenda, 2009

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• Expand outreach for HIV testing, while maintaining written informed consent
• Promote comprehensive sex education in New York’s schools
• Increase funding for public assistance and a strengthening of the safety net for New York’s most vulnerable residents, including Medicaid Managed Care
• Invest in statewide HIV research initiative to attract federal research funding to New York State

GMHC City Policy Agenda, 2008

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Prevention

• Decrease new infections among young women of color
• Decrease new infections among young men who have sex with men
• Secure funding streams for HIV prevention and services in communities of color
• Expand sex education and gay-affirming interventions with youth in schools
• Support microbicide development

Housing and Essential Services

• Pass HASA for  All (Int. 691)
• Make necessary changes to HASA’s housing placement services as recommended by the NYC Office of the Comptroller
• Increases HASA enhanced rental assistance to 110% fair market rent (FMR)

Testing

• Expand HIV testing while maintaining written informed consent

For more information on GMHC Legislative Agengas, please contact advocate@gmhc.org or call 212.367.1247.