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GAY AND LBIAN MEDIL ASSOCIATN

Gay and Lbian Medil Associatn. * gay and lesbian medical association *

Missn:GLMA is an anizatn of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) physicians, medil stunts, and their supporters that works to maximize the qualy of health servic for LGBT people and promote full civil rights.

The next year, GLMA started the Health Care Referrals Program, which helps LGBT people fd gay and gay-iendly doctors. Sce s ceptn — whout any signifint advertisg — the program has creased om a few lls a month to an average of 100 quiri each 1997, GLMA lnched the Journal of the Gay and Lbian Medil Associatn, the world's first peer-reviewed, multi-disciplary journal dited to LGBT health. Recent Succs:GLMA has led the effort to revise rtrictive guil on HIV-posive health re workers, spearhead a natnal effort to addrs problems related to the diagnosis of Genr Inty Disorr Children, and released the benchmark report, "Anti-Gay Discrimatn Medice — Rults of a Natnal Survey of Lbian, Gay and Bisexual Physicians.

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