Editing GMHC (section)

=== 2010s ===
Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) moved to a new and expanded home consisting of {{convert|110,000|sqft|m2}} of redesigned and renovated space at 446 West 33rd Street in [[Manhattan]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Fred A. |date=2010-07-13 |title=AIDS Agency Gets a New Home, and a Founder's Ire |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/realestate/commercial/14nonprofit.html |access-date=2023-12-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> At the time of the announcement, co-founder Larry Kramer expressed disappointment with the move.<ref name=":2" />

GMHC expanded its wide range of services for over 100,000 New Yorkers affected by HIV/AIDS.<ref>[http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/ah/ah.shtml NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene HIV/AIDS Information] In 2018, GMHC moved to 307 West 38th Street, New York 10018. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926091257/http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/ah/ah.shtml |date=September 26, 2011 }}</ref> These services include health and nutrition education, legal, housing and [[mental health]] support, [[vocational training]] and case management. With a new state-of-the-art kitchen and larger dining room, free hot meals will be served to more clients. The [[Keith Haring]] Food Pantry Program will increase its capacity to provide grocery bags and nutrition counseling to more people in need.

During GMHC's move into their new building they were met with discrimination from prospective landlords. Many did not understand what GMHC was and how they offered services to the community and those sick with HIV/AIDS. Even when GMHC found a place to live there were several restrictions placed upon by the landlord. A major one was that GMHC couldn't perform any sort of medical procedures on the premises. This forced the GMHC clinic to not move along with the rest of GMHC.<ref name=":2" />

The new location enabled GMHC to expand its services to meet the growing and complex needs of people affected by HIV/AIDS. In this 39th year of the epidemic, HIV continues to rise at alarming rates – locally and nationally – particularly among women, [[African Americans]], [[Latinos]] and [[men who have sex with men]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/us.htm|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120063833/http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/us.htm |title=Center for Disease Control Factsheet "HIV in the United States"|archivedate=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

In 2010, GMHC expanded its "I Love My Boo" anti-stigma campaign into [[New York City Subway stations|New York City subways]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saxena |first=Jaya |date=October 5, 2010 |title="I Love My Boo" Campaign Hits Subways |work=Gothamist |url=https://gothamist.com/news/i-love-my-boo-campaign-hits-subways}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-05 |title="I love my boo" |url=https://feministing.com/2010/10/05/i-love-my-boo/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Feministing |language=en-US}}</ref> The ads featured Black and Latino same-sex couples embracing, holding hands and kissing and promoted HIV testing among gay men of color. The campaign, which had previously run in gay bars, received positive praise from journalist [[Kai Wright]], who called it one of the "smartest, most compelling public health campaigns."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dish |first=The Daily |date=2009-12-21 |title=Faces Of The Day |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/12/faces-of-the-day/180970/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:NYC - AIDS Walk rock festival day - 9830.jpg|thumb|AIDS Walk 2005]]
In May 2010, GMHC celebrated the 25th anniversary of its annual fundraiser, [[AIDS Walk New York]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Honan • • |first=Katie |date=2010-05-14 |title=Sunday Marks 25th Anniversary of AIDS Walk New York |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/sunday-marks-25th-anniversary-of-aids-walk-new-york/1886413/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=NBC New York |language=en-US}}</ref> GMHC had hoped to raise $5.3 million<ref name=":3" /> for the occasion and ended up raising $5.7 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=25th Annual AIDS Walk New York Raises $5.7 Million |url=https://www.centralpark.com/api/content/c4f94f14-80ab-5870-be9b-94c391d23fa9/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.centralpark.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

GMHC joined an open letter from several nonprofit organizations urging the [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] to approve [[Emtricitabine/tenofovir|Truvada]] for use as [[pre-exposure prophylaxis]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-10-21 |title=Open Letter Urges FDA to Not Delay MSM Access to PrEP |url=https://www.poz.com/article/fda-avac-hiv-21345-3254 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=POZ |language=en}}</ref>

GMHC partnered with [[GLAAD]] to denounce the [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]]'s ad campaign "Never Just HIV", which used graphic images to warn people that an HIV diagnosis could lead to other [[Comorbidity|comorbidities]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saxena |first=Jaya |date=December 14, 2010 |title=Gay Rights Groups Want City HIV PSA Pulled |work=Gothamist |url=https://gothamist.com/news/gay-rights-groups-want-city-hiv-psa-pulled}}</ref> Francisco Roque, then the director of community health, said the ad campaign "paints this picture of gay men as these sort of disease-ridden vessels."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Reddy |first=Sumathi |date=2010-12-14 |title=Gay Groups Blast City-Sponsored HIV Ad |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-METROB-10737 |access-date=2023-12-09 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios called the ad "sensationalized" and added that it "misses the mark in fairly and accurately representing what it's like to live with HIV/AIDS."<ref name=":0" />

The [[New York Public Library]] put together an exhibition, "Celebrating 100 Years", in 2011 that was put together to "show the depth and breadth" of the library's collection.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Rothstein |first=Edward |date=2011-05-17 |title=Oh, the Stuff Those Lions Guard |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/arts/celebrating-100-years-at-the-new-york-public-library-review.html |access-date=2023-12-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The exhibition included condoms distributed by GMHC in the 1990s.<ref name=":4" />
[[File:Lisa Lampanelli 2008.jpg|thumb|Lisa Lampanelli is an avid supporter of the LGBT community.]]
While appearing on the fifth season ''[[The Celebrity Apprentice]]'', comedian [[Lisa Lampanelli]] raised $130,000 for GMHC.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=P. O. Z. |date=2012-04-16 |title=Lisa Lampanelli Wins $20Gs for GMHC on Celebrity Apprentice |url=https://www.poz.com/blog/lisa-lampanelli-wins |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=POZ |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Lisa Lampanelli Earns More Than $100K for LGBT Org on 'Celebrity Apprentice' {{!}} EDGE United States |url=https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/132854 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=EDGE Media Network |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2013, GMHC announced that the organization and its CEO, Dr. Marjorie Hill, had "mutually decided" that they would part ways and that she would leave her role.<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Crisis |first=Gay Men's Health |title=A New Direction for GMHC |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-new-direction-for-gmhc-223640871.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref> Subsequent reporting about Hill's departure alleged that the organization's board of directors fired Hill, apparently because Hill "angered clients and staff."<ref>{{Cite web |title=GMHC Boss Forced Out After Staff and Clients Rebelled, Sources Say |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130919/chelsea/gmhc-boss-forced-out-after-staff-clients-rebelled-sources-say |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=DNAinfo New York |archive-date=December 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219174203/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130919/chelsea/gmhc-boss-forced-out-after-staff-clients-rebelled-sources-say/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spokony |first=Sam |date=2013-09-18 |title=EXCLUSIVE: GMHC Ousts Marjorie Hill After Seven Years – Gay City News |url=https://gaycitynews.com/exclusive-gmhc-ousts-marjorie-hill-after-seven-years/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=gaycitynews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> After news of her departure, a group of AIDS activists and professionals in the AIDS community wrote an open letter in support of Hill,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-16 |title=A SALUTE TO MARJORIE HILL – Gay City News |url=https://gaycitynews.com/a-salute-to-marjorie-hill/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=gaycitynews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> noting that her service to GMHC is "unprecedented" and that she was at the time the longest-serving CEO with a tenure of seven years.

In the weeks following Hill's resignation, GMHC faced scrutiny for what some activists deemed as a lack of leadership in facing the AIDS crisis in New York City. ACT UP member [[Peter Staley]] wrote in HuffPost, " I can't tell you how many gay men I know who feel that GMHC is no longer on the community's radar", while a feature in the New York Times also spoke to several leaders who questioned the organization's direction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-20 |title=Time for GMHC to Lead |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/time-for-gmhc-to-lead_b_3927027 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Santora |first=Marc |date=October 3, 2013 |title=A Pioneering AIDS Prevention Group Struggles to Stay Relevant |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/nyregion/aids-advocacy-group-struggles-to-stay-relevant.html}}</ref>

GMHC joined a coalition of national LGBTQ+-serving organizations and issued an [https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/uploads/document/open_letter_from_lgbt_rights_organizations_demanding_justice_for_trayvon_martin.pdf open letter] seeking justice for [[Trayvon Martin]] in July 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights groups issue joint open letter on the killing of Trayvon Martin |url=https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/news/ny_20120402_trayvon |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Lambda Legal Legacy |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Bill de Blasio 2013 streets of NYC.jpg|thumb|NYC Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio 2013 on the streets of New York City.]]
During the [[2013 New York City mayoral election]], GMHC held a forum for candidates to speak about issues related to HIV/AIDS in the city.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bellafante |first=Ginia |date=July 26, 2013 |title=A Candidate Eclipse |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/nyregion/for-de-blasio-weiner-scandal-eclipses-issues-in-race.html}}</ref> Both [[Bill de Blasio|Bill DeBlasio]] and [[Anthony Weiner]] attended the forum, which took place only three days after the [[Anthony Weiner sexting scandals|Anthony Weiner sexting scandal]] made breaking news. Participants included New York City comptroller [[John Liu|John C. Liu]], former comptroller [[Bill Thompson (New York politician)|William C. Thompson Jr.]], speaker for the New York City Council [[Christine Quinn]], New York City Council member [[Sal Albanese|Sal F. Albanese]] and former Bronx Borough President [[Adolfo Carrión Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cowan |first=Alison Leigh |date=2013-07-23 |title=July 23: Where the Candidates Are Today |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/july-23-where-the-candidates-are-today/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=City Room |language=en}}</ref>

A 2013 [[DNAinfo|DNAInfo]] report alleged that donations made to the annual [[AIDS Walk New York]] fundraiser were spent on administrative costs, including rent, rather than direct services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Millions Raised by AIDS Walk Spent on Rent, Not HIV Services |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131107/chelsea/millions-raised-by-aids-walk-spent-on-rent-not-hiv-services |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=DNAinfo New York |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207043141/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131107/chelsea/millions-raised-by-aids-walk-spent-on-rent-not-hiv-services/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> GMHC issued a statement calling the report "grossly inaccurate"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fishbein |first=Rebecca |date=November 7, 2013 |title=AIDS Walk Allegedly Spends Most Of Its Money On Rent, Administrative Fees |work=Gothamist |url=https://gothamist.com/news/aids-walk-allegedly-spends-most-of-its-money-on-rent-administrative-fees}}</ref> and later released a statement which said that "in a time of leadership transition we are vulnerable to the attacks of "anonymous sources."<ref>{{Cite news |last=GMHC |date=November 1, 2013 |title=GMHC Sets the Record Straight: The Truth Behind Its Finances |work=The Body |url=https://www.thebody.com/article/gmhc-sets-the-record-straight-the-truth-behind-its}}</ref> GMHC said that due to stigma from landlords, it had few options for relocating in 2011, meaning a "near doubling in rent."

GMHC joined a coalition of AIDS organizations in signing an open letter to the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] urging that it stop using stigmatizing language, including "unprotected anal sex" in its materials. The letter stated that "unprotected" most often meant anal sex without a condom, but that the meaning of "unprotected" had changed alongside the approval of Truvada as [[pre-exposure prophylaxis]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-06 |title=Reevaluate MSM HIV Language, Methods and Recommendations |url=https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-msm-open-letter-25003-6613 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=POZ |language=en}}</ref>

The organization announced Kelsey Louie as the new CEO in April 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BREAKING: Kelsey Louie Hired to Take the Reins as CEO at GMHC |url=https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/activism/2014/04/29/breaking-kelsey-louie-hired-take-reins-ceo-gmhc |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.hivplusmag.com |language=en}}</ref>

After the approval of Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis in 2012, some AIDS service organizations spoke out against the drug, including Michael Weinstein of [[AIDS Healthcare Foundation]], who called the pill a "party drug."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divide over HIV prevention drug Truvada persists |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/06/gay-men-divided-over-use-of-hiv-prevention-drug/7390879/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> However, GMHC embraced Truvada and in October 2014 released a statement saying that GMHC would advocate for the "widespread adoption" of PrEP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=35 Activists, Doctors, and Organizations Speak Out in Support of PrEP |url=https://www.advocate.com/31-days-prep/2014/10/24/35-activists-doctors-and-organizations-speak-out-support-prep |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2016, GMHC launched an ad campaign to spread awareness around PrEP.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gay Men's Health Crisis |date=August 8, 2016 |title=GMHC Launches PrEP Ad Campaign in New York City Bus Shelters |work=The Body |url=https://www.thebody.com/article/gmhc-launches-prep-ad-campaign-in-new-york-city-bu}}</ref> The ads ran at 10 bus shelters in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and uptown Manhattan.<ref name=":7" />

GMHC helped to produce the return of the drag festival [[Wigstock]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Jacob |date=August 15, 2018 |title=Wigstock Returns from the Dead |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/style/drag-festival-wigstock-lady-bunny.html}}</ref>

The HIV prevention and [[HIV Testing|testing]] programs expanded in the new GMHC Center for HIV Prevention at 224 West 29th Street in NYC which will include a new youth leadership-development program.  In 2019, GMHC's Testing Center moved to 307 West 38th Street where the offices are located as of 2018.{{when|date=May 2018}} In order to keep up with the COVID-19 global pandemic GMHC has begun offering HIV testing at home to make sure people are sticking to [[Social distancing|social distance]] guidelines. They have also closed their usual testing site and created an offsite location for continuing testing. The test results can take anywhere from 2–20 minutes for people to get an answer. While GMHC cannot give out HIV medications such as [[Pre-exposure prophylaxis|PrEP]] or [[Post-exposure prophylaxis|PEP]] they can help people find options at a lower cost once they have a prescription.

In 2015 Larry Kramer was reunited with GMHC almost thirty years after he was removed from the organization. Even after years of criticism from Kramer about many of the choices made by GMHC, Kelsey Louie, a member of GMHC reached out to Kramer. After several meetings between Kelsey and Kramer a peace offering seemed to have been reached. Kramer was invited to GMHC's gala as a special guest and presented with their first ever lifetime achievement award. Kramer held no ill will towards the organization and was happy to be invited back. Since his first appearance, Kramer continued to attend GMHC events and had even been invited to speak at GMHC staff meetings before his death in May 2020.