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===2000s=== In the year 2000, Ana Oliveira, a lesbian and an acupuncturist, became the first woman to become the organization's executive director. She had been an employee there since 1996 and founded the organization's women's program.<ref name="Finn">{{Cite news |last=Finn |first=Robin |date=2000-01-04 |title=Taking No. 6 Train Into Thick of AIDS Fight |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/04/nyregion/taking-no-6-train-into-thick-of-aids-fight.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-04-01 |title=Ana Gets Analyzed |url=https://www.poz.com/article/Ana-Gets-Analyzed-10436-4207 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=POZ |language=en}}</ref> The decision to appoint Oliveira to the position was unanimous.<ref name="Finn"/> In April 2000, GMHC released ''Men Like Us: The GMHC Complete Guide to Gay Men's Sexual, Physical and Emotional Well-Being'',<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Wolfe |first1=Daniel |url=http://archive.org/details/menlikeusgmhccom00dani |title=Men like us : the GMHC complete guide to gay men's sexual, physical, and emotional well-being |last2=Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc |date=2000 |publisher=New York : Ballantine Books |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-345-41496-0}}</ref> written by the organization's former communications director, Daniel Wolfe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniel Wolfe |url=https://www.webmd.com/daniel-wolfe |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=WebMD |language=en}}</ref> The book included basic information about sex, sexual pleasure, as well as nutrition, exercise, communication with partners, and more. The book was one of 61 nonfiction books nominated for a [[Stonewall Book Award]] from the [[American Library Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=American Library Association |date=2000 |title=GLBTF Newsletter |url=https://www.ala.org/rt/sites/ala.org.rt/files/content/newsletter/newsletters/winter00.pdf |access-date=2023-12-03}}</ref> The award eventually went to ''Gaylaw: Challenging the Apartheid of the Closet''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2009-09-09 |title=Stonewall Book Awards List |url=https://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/award/stonewall/honored |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Round Tables |language=en}}</ref> The [[Museum of the City of New York]] debuted an exhibit, "Gay Men's Health Crisis: 20 Years Fighting for People with HIV/AIDS", a collaboration between the museum and GMHC in April 2001.<ref name="Saulny">{{Cite news |last=Saulny |first=Susan |date=2001-04-27 |title=City Museum Is Accused of Altering Its AIDS Exhibit |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/27/nyregion/city-museum-is-accused-of-altering-its-aids-exhibit.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Curators of the exhibit, Jane Rossett and [[Jean Carlomusto]] alleged that the institution eliminated explicit sexual content, including depictions of sexual intimacy between gay men, from the exhibit, altering the meaning of the exhibit and the materials presented within. The materials included items documenting public health information campaigns about AIDS. [[Lawrence D. Mass]], one of GMHC's founders, told the New York Times that the decision was "disturbing" and said the museum was practicing "real censorship and distortion of history.<ref name="Saulny"/>" In an opinion published in the New York Times,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-05-05 |title=Opinion {{!}} Museum's AIDS Show |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/05/opinion/l-museum-s-aids-show-167924.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> the museum's director Robert Macdonald said the museum and GMHC "decided that sexually explicit images would not be included in the exhibition" in order to present the story to the "widest possible audience." He added, "To characterize that decision as censorship demonstrates a misguided view of the purpose of the exhibition and the professional responsibilities of museums." To commemorate the 20th anniversary of AIDS in America, the [[NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt|AIDS Quilt]] hung in the GMHC lobby during World AIDS Day in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=Jenny |date=December 1, 2001 |title=Original AIDS Quilt to Hang in Manhattan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/01/nyregion/original-aids-quilt-to-hang-in-manhattan.html |website=New York Times}}</ref> In the early 2000s, GMHC began a support group for people, especially gay men, who use [[Methamphetamine|crystal meth]]. In 2004, GMHC reported that 80% of new clients in its drug program reported using crystal meth, though it had been fewer than half in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Frank |date=2004-08-29 |title=No Man Is a Crystal Meth User Unto Himself |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/style/no-man-is-a-crystal-meth-user-unto-himself.html |website=New York Times}}</ref> As part of an effort to raise awareness about a documented rise in crystal meth use, GMHC also began a poster campaign warning about the links between crystal meth and unsafe sex practices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osborne |first=Duncan |date=2005-12-21 |title=Two Years Into Anti-Meth Effort – Gay City News |url=https://gaycitynews.com/two-years-into-anti-meth-effort/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=gaycitynews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nanín |first1=José E. |last2=Parsons |first2=Jeffrey T. |last3=Bimbi |first3=David S. |last4=Grov |first4=Christian |last5=Brown |first5=Justin T. |date=2006 |title=Community reactions to campaigns addressing crystal methamphetamine use among gay and bisexual men in New York City |journal=Journal of Drug Education |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=297–315 |doi=10.2190/9818-1W43-1876-2062 |issn=0047-2379 |pmc=1885400 |pmid=17533803}}</ref> The posters ran on gay cruising sites such as Manhunt.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tuller |first=David |date=October 26, 2004 |title=Health Officials Put Safer-Sex Message Online |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/26/health/policy/health-officials-put-safersex-message-online.html}}</ref> GMHC and other community groups also pushed back against efforts from federal prosecutors to distribute posters with the names and faces of known crystal meth dealers in gay neighborhoods, including Chelsea.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osborne |first=Duncan |date=2004-11-17 |title=Feds Nix Meth Posters – Gay City News |url=https://gaycitynews.com/feds-nix-meth-posters/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=gaycitynews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In a January 2004 letter to the editor, Ana Oliveira expressed a desire to use a harm-reduction approach to crystal meth use.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Oliveira |first=Ana |date=January 20, 2004 |title=Opinion: Crystal Meth Addiction |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/20/opinion/l-crystal-meth-addiction-991430.html}}</ref> Oliveira announced that she would leave GMHC, and her post as executive director, in December 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GMHC's executive director steps down |url=https://www.advocate.com/news/2005/12/16/gmhcs-executive-director-steps-down |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}</ref> Dr. Marjoire Hill was named as the interim executive director in February 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GMHC names interim director |url=https://www.advocate.com/health/health-news/2006/01/18/gmhc-names-interim-director |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}</ref> Due to decreased funding, GMHC ended its "buddy program" in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Straube |first=Trent |date=2015-08-11 |title=Buddies Are Back! |url=https://www.poz.com/article/gmhc-buddy-program-27610-2906 |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=POZ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moskowitz |first=Peter |date=2017-07-14 |title=For Older HIV-Positive People, Social Support Can Save Lives |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/for-older-hiv-positive-people-social-support-can-save-lives/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref> Prior to the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential election]], GMHC released a report outlining the stances of John McCain, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden on issues related to HIV/AIDS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=GMHC |title=McCain-Palin vs. Obama-Biden on HIV/AIDS Issues |url=https://img.thebody.com/gmhc/pdfs/2008_pres_report_3.pdf |access-date=December 7, 2023}}</ref> After Barack Obama's election, GMHC released a [https://img.thebody.com/gmhc/2009/fedagenda09.pdf policy brief] detailing a set of federal priorities related to HIV, including the development of a national HIV/AIDS strategy, the repeal of the HIV travel ban, as well as a repeal of the federal ban on [[Needle and syringe programmes|syringe exchange]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=GMHC |date=2009 |title=2009 Federal Policy Agenda |url=https://img.thebody.com/gmhc/2009/fedagenda09.pdf}}</ref> GMHC has received multiple [[Grant (money)|grants]] from the [[Carnegie Corporation]], an organization that has supported more than 550 New York City arts and social service institutions since its inception in 2002, and which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]]<ref name="nytimesgift">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/06/nyregion/06donate.html|title=City Groups Get Bloomberg Gift of $20 Million|work=[[New York Times]]|date=July 6, 2005 | first=Sam | last=Roberts | access-date=May 3, 2010}}</ref> (along with 406 other arts and social service institutions).
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