The Gay Men’s Health Collective on chemsex, harm rctn, and cultivatg more LGBT+ clive dg servic - SSA

Contents:

• GAY MEN'S HEALTH COLLECTIVE
• THE GAY MEN’S HEALTH COLLECTIVE ON CHEMSEX, HARM RCTN, AND CULTIVATG MORE LGBT+ CLIVE DG SERVIC
• TRA TO BEE A MEDIC WH THE GAY MEN'S HEALTH COLLECTIVE!
• VISG BERKELEY’S GAY MEN’S HEALTH COLLECTIVE; PL, RISTANCE RINCE ARTIST KAL BOVE
• GAY MEN'S HEALTH COLLECTIVE
• GAY MEN'S HEALTH COLLECTIVE - GMHC
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH

GAY MEN'S HEALTH COLLECTIVE

Durg open recment, we wele gay/bi/queer-intifyg male/trans/non-bary folx to jo ! Beg a GMHC (Gay Men’s Health Collective) volunteer medic is a fantastic way to get more volved the clic and give back to the muny.

If you intify as a queer, trans, gay, or bisexual man, please email wh a list of available Sunday afternoons to sign up for a shift. We also are always eager to talk to gay and bi male physicians who might want to help out at our Sunday the GMHCThe Gay Men's Health Collective, found 1976 as a rponse to blatant homophobia the health re tablishment, is a group of volunteer lay and profsnal health re workers mted to providg ee, qualy, non-judgmental, STI-related health re to men.

A route health appotment wh the GMHC clus the followg:Blood tt for syphilisPhysil exam for bumps or lns you may not have noticedCheckg your ure for signs of fectnEdutn about safer sex and STIs, cludg HIVIn addn, we n provi:Tts for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia the throat and rectumTts for Herp if sor are prentDiagnosis and treatment for genal or anal warts if they are prentWe provi treatment for men wh known ntact wh gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis or Trichomonas vagalis.

THE GAY MEN’S HEALTH COLLECTIVE ON CHEMSEX, HARM RCTN, AND CULTIVATG MORE LGBT+ CLIVE DG SERVIC

Please note, we mt repeat tts for STDs that have been diagnosed servic are ee and don't have to be a Gay or Bisexual Man to Receive Servic! “The Hartford Gay & Lbian Health Collective empowers dividuals of diverse sexual orientatns, genr inti and genr exprsns to lead healthy liv through the provisn of health and support servic, tn and advocy. The Hartford Gay and Lbian Health Collective will apply the followg valu as rri out s missn:.

TRA TO BEE A MEDIC WH THE GAY MEN'S HEALTH COLLECTIVE!

The Hartford Gay & Lbian Health Collective empowers dividuals of diverse sexual orientatns, genr inti and genr exprsns to lead healthy liv through the provisn of health and support servic, tn and advocy. The Hartford Gay & Lbian Health Collective will ntually addrs, anticipate and rpond to the prehensive health needs of people of diverse sexual orientatns, genr inti and genr exprsns Connecticut, while matag a fancially stable and viable anizatn. Found 1983 by volunteer health profsnals and supporters and rporated 1986, The Hartford Gay & Lbian Health Collective, Inc.

VISG BERKELEY’S GAY MEN’S HEALTH COLLECTIVE; PL, RISTANCE RINCE ARTIST KAL BOVE

Sce s ceptn, the hallmark of the Hartford Gay and Lbian Health Collective has been the provisn of qualy servic by profsnal and highly skilled staff and volunteers a safe and welg environment, ee of judgmental attus or prejudice. The Hartford Gay and Lbian Health Collective currently provis medil servic, ntal servic, support groups, and health tn tailored to the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer muni, but serv clients of all genrs and genr inti, sexual orientatns, ag and ethnici. The Hartford Gay and Lbian Health Collective is pecially proud of s servic to people livg wh HIV/AIDS.

GAY MEN'S HEALTH COLLECTIVE

HGLHC is and will ntue to be an advote for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr issu and is proud to mata a proment prence at muny meetgs, events and other venu where issu of relevance to HGLHC’s nstuency are discsed, cid or celebrated.

As a gay woman, the LGBTQ+ muny has given so much to me and I am honored to have the opportuny to serve on the board of the Health Collective to advance equable and affirmg re. In this Q&A, the SSA’s Natalie Davi asks Patriic Gayle about the missn of the Gay Men’s Health Collective, their novative letterbox-sized ‘safer chemsex’ packs, and why some gay men are reluctant to accs or return to mastream dg servic. Natalie: Firstly, I’d love to know about the origs of the Gay Men’s Health Collective and what your anisatn’s missn is today.

Patriic: “The missn of the Gay Men’s Health Collective (GMHC) is to promote the health and wellbeg of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men (GBMSM). Our origs n be traced back to 2009, when a small group of gay men – affected by the emergence of three new(ish) dgs (GHB/GBL, crystal meth and mephedrone), a sharp rise HIV and hepatis C, and an absence of harm rctn – teamed up.

GAY MEN'S HEALTH COLLECTIVE - GMHC

“ is our primary project, and is believed to be the first of s kd the UK – approachg gay men’s health holistilly rather than through the lens of sgle issu like HIV, ‘g out’, or hate crim. In fact, at the time, we said ‘We actively enurage our lleagu and partners the chemsex field to review and update their safer chemsex rmatn, ensurg gay men are provid wh nsistent harm rctn, signpostg, advice and support.

The Gay Men’s Health Collective has rpond to chemsex-related harms a number of ways. “My background is gay men’s health and HIV preventn.

The nict pliment we’ve received om a long-time iend/ally to GMHC was: ‘Tst the gays to lour everythg, but this is somethg mastream harm rctn should have done years ago. Your webse says that “There’s a wealth of anecdotal evince to say that when thgs go wrong gay men don’t know who to ll or what to do”. In the survey, rpons to the statement ‘Some gay men say they do not accs or return to mastream dg servic bee they feel they are not unrstood’ yield the most ments and provid valuable sight.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH

“Details of our projects n be found on the Gay Men’s Health Collective webse. Patriic Gayle is Projects Lead for the Gay Men’s Health Collective. You n email the Gay Men’s Health Collective at.