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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.