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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. " It also has created a succsful mpaign to ban discrimatn based on sexual orientatn wh the Amerin Medil Associatn, and played a pivotal role the publitn of the AMA's LGBT-sensive report, "Health Care Needs of Gay Men and Lbians the U. In addn to rmatn about the anizatn and s staff members, s member directory of gay-iendly physicians is onle, as are the GLMA Report and JGLMA publitns.
Fundg Needs:GLMA promot s Lbian & Gay Contuy Fund (LEGACY) program on s Web se as a way for members of the anizatn to leave a bequt to give back to the LGBT muny and serve as philanthropic role mols. GLMA urg s members to leave a philanthropic legacy to help ensure the safety of the next generatn by fundg important programs that will bat homophobia the medil profsn for both patients and doctors.