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AIDS Institute Legal Services Grant Helps Families Affected by HIV
GMHC is significantly expanding its capacity to provide civil legal services to families affected by HIV, thanks to a major new legal services grant from
A GMHC Helper: Beth Henderson on Loss, Resilience and Gratitude
We at GMHC are thankful for our many supporters, volunteers and other helpers, and so for Thanksgiving we’re featuring one of them: Beth Henderson, who
GMHC Mourns the Passing of Dr. Stephen Karpiak, Ph.D.
GMHC is saddened to share that Dr. Stephen Karpiak, Ph.D. passed away on October 16, 2021. Dr. Karpiak had a long and celebrated career in
NYC Council Awards $555K for TGNC Hub
Recognizing the transgender community’s unique needs, the New York City Council has made a $555,000 grant to GMHC’s innovative Hub for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming
Donor Louis Bradbury: When GMHC Opposed HIV Testing
Free HIV testing for everyone is crucial to GMHC’s HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment work, but when Louis Bradbury became GMHC’s board president in 1993, the
HIV & Aging: National AIDS Policy Director Backs Holistic Care
GMHC’s National Webinar on HIV and Aging featured encouraging news about next-generation HIV therapies and strong support for moving past a biomedical treatment emphasis to
Early Days of AIDS: ‘Making Gay History’ Features GMHC
When the AIDS epidemic started in 1981, journalist and LGBTQ civil rights educator Eric Marcus was a young gay man, trying like so many others
White House AIDS Director Harold Phillips Headlines Sept. 14 Webinar on HIV and Aging
As people with HIV live longer, those 50 and older already make up over half of people living with HIV/AIDS nationally—and that’s expected to reach
No Time for Complacency: GMHC Donor Frank Godchaux on Giving What You Can, Where You Are
Finding out that he was HIV positive in 1986 transformed Frank K. Godchaux into both an activist and philanthropist for the LGBTQ+ community. “That was
GMHC’s Marquise Vilsón on ‘No Ordinary Man’—and the Risks and Joys of Trans Visibility
Filming the acclaimed documentary “No Ordinary Man” about trans jazzman Billy Tipton was a “moving and life-changing” milestone in Marquise Vilsón’s own journey as a transmasculine
NYC DOHMH Advisory about Tampered and/or Counterfeit Versions of Biktarvy and Descovy
On Aug. 5, 2021, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) issued a Company Statement warning of tampered and/or counterfeit versions of HIV treatment regimen Biktarvy (bictegravir 50
Now Playing: GMHC’s Marquise Vilsón Featured in Seminal New Film About Trans Jazz Man Billy Tipton
There’s still time to catch the New York premiere of the groundbreaking documentary “No Ordinary Man,” which features Marquise Vilsón, a GMHC board member, in
Empire BCBS Foundation Awards $100K Grant to Expand Mental Health Services for People Affected by COVID Pandemic
COVID-19 has put a strain on the nation’s mental health, particularly for those in the GMHC community living with HIV/AIDS. In response to the surge
Don’t Give Up the Fight: Lillibeth Gonzalez’s 29-Year Journey with AIDS and GMHC
When Lillibeth Gonzalez learned she had HIV in 1992, she felt like her life was over. “The nurse came in, threw a chart on the
GMHC Scores Several Wins in Legislature, Looks Ahead to Bills to Expand PrEP and PEP Access
GMHC worked with broad coalitions to achieve several key wins–notably, the passage of the landmark Gender Recognition Act–in New York’s legislative session that ended in
Ms. Information Brings the Facts About the COVID Vax
“I come to slay myths and spit facts about getting vaxxed,” says Ms. Information, a Black drag queen starring in a new social media campaign
GMHC Services Update
Dear GMHC community, We are writing with an update about our services and plans for the coming months. We continue to provide all of our services
Meals and Nutrition Program Endures through the Pandemic
Food insecurity is one of the most common challenges facing GMHC’s consumers, especially those living with HIV. Many are low-income and struggle to meet the
Long-Term Donor Sustains Memory of Friend Who Died of AIDS
As a professional artist, Joyce Crain creates installations for public and corporate spaces. During the holidays, she also likes to set up a Christmas village
Activist Brings Education and Empowerment to People Living with HIV: Q&A with ACRIA Lead Trainer Mark Milano
Back in 1982, Mark Milano had suffered for over a year with inexplicable weight loss and other illnesses that landed him in Chicago emergency rooms
HIV/AIDS Epidemic at 40
Saturday, June 5 marked the 40th year of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This is the date in 1981 when CDC reported the first cases of a
Doing What You Love: Q&A with Luna Ortiz
Luna Luis Ortiz (@lunalens on Instagram) has been a part of New York’s Ballroom Voguing Community scene and a photographer since the late 1980s. In
GMHC Mourns the Loss of Top AIDS Walk New York Fundraiser Rita Fischer
GMHC lost one of our most passionate supporters on April 22, 2021, when Rita Fischer passed away at the age of 97. Fischer participated in
‘Love Heals’ Continues to Bring HIV Prevention Education to Youth
March 11, 1989 was a seminal moment in the history of the AIDS epidemic. The New York Times ran a frontpage article about Alison Gertz,
