Durg Pri Month, we highlight one of the earlit natnal anizatns for gay rights--tablished, not surprisgly, by nurs.
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY - WHEN GAY NURS ORGANIZED FOR CHANGE
ANA posn that nurs mt liver culturally ngent re and advote for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, or qutng (LGBTQ+) populatns * gay nurses association *
Gay & Lbian Medil Associatn. The Associatn of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr Addictn Profsnals and Their Alli. Parents, Fai, and Friends of Lbians and Gays.
He was jt 29 years old when he was diagnosed wh "gay ncer, " which later beme known as AIDS.
GAY NURS ALLIANCE RERDS
Not long after his diagnosis wh Kaposi's sara, he wrote an article The Sentel which he scribed himself as "a 29-year-old, whe, gay man who's lived the cy for six years. He and Bach Goln wrote guil for safer sex for gay men by gay men.
He worked tirelsly to fend the rights of gay and lbian persons and those wh AIDS until he died 3. He is a board member of the Gay & Lbian Medil Associatn, health profsnals advancg LGBTQ+ equaly. In 2020, Walker received the Global Hero Award om the Gay and Lbian Medil Associatn Nursg Sectn.
PurposeThe purpose of this posn statement is to rerce the Amerin Nurs Associatn’s (ANA) regnn that nurs mt liver culturally ngent re and advote for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, or qutng (LGBTQ+) populatns. In the Uned Stat, adults who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, qutng, or queer make up about 4.