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GAY MEN’S HEALTH CRISIS, INC.
GMHC was started 1982 rponse to ernment actn agast a disease that was ravagg the gay and bisexual muni at the time. * gay men's health crisis inc *
On June 5, 1981, the Uned Stat Centers for Disease Control and Preventn (CDC) issued s first warng about a relatively rare form of pnmonia among a small group of young gay men Los Angel, which was later termed to be AIDS-related. Eighty men gather wrer Larry Kramer’s apartment to addrs the “gay ncer” and to raise money for rearch. This rmal meetg provis the foundatn of what will soon bee Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC).
GAY MEN'S HEALTH CRISIS
GMHC lnc the “Beyond 200 Sexual Health Survey” New York Cy, the largt survey of gay and bisexual men sce the begng of the study published Newsday reports an timated 69, 000 people New York State have HIV but rema unaware of . In 2018, NYHealth award Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) a grant to participate this iative.
GAY MENS HEALTH CRISIS INC
In 1981, six gay men uned agast fear and ath om a myster disease then referred to as a "gay ncer.
As the group grew and me to grips wh the fact that was such a crisis for gay men, the name of the anizatn was created -- Gay Men's Health Crisis. Gay Men's Health Crisis. Introductn The Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), Ameri's olst AIDS anizatn, anized 1982, serv to te the public about HIV/AIDS, provi re servic for People wh AIDS (PWAs), and advote at all levels of ernment for fair AIDS polici.
GMHC was found by six gay men, Nathan Fa, Larry Kramer, Lawrence Mass, Pl Popham, Pl Rapoport, and Edmund Whe, at Kramer's Manhattan apartment on January 4, 1982.