Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) is an international organization of approximately 1,000 (as of Aug 2008) lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) physicians, medical students, and their supporters in all 50 U.S. states and 12 countries. Founded in 1981 as the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, GLMA "came out of the closet" and changed its name in 1994. GLMA "works to combat homophobia within the medical profession and in society at large; to promote quality health care for LGBT and HIV-positive people; to foster a professional climate in which our diverse members can achieve their full potential; and to support members challenged by discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation." 
The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association works to ensure equality in health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and health care professionals. GLMA achieves its goals by using medical expertise in professional education, public policy work, patient education and referrals, and the promotion of research.
GLMA worked with the American Medical Association to adopt measures requiring "the physician's nonjudgmental recognition of sexual orientation and behavior," and to reverse a 13-year-old A.M.A. policy of encouraging programs to acquaint gay patients with "the possibility of sex preference reversal in selected cases." [Dunlap, David (December 25, 1994). A.M.A. States New Policy On Sexuality. New York Times ] They also publish the Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association.
Research Activities
In the summer of 2006, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) undertook a project to investigate the causes and extent of methamphetamine use among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), options for treating methamphetamine dependence, and how best to get methamphetamine-dependent gay men into appropriate treatment, as well as to explore other issues and controversies associated with these issues.[http://www.glma.org/_data/n_0001/resources/live/BreakingtheGrip.pdf]
See also
List of LGBT medical organizations
External links
Official website
|
|
|
|
This section is sponsored by:
Gay And Lesbian Medical Association
100+ Porn Sites for $1. Ultra Premium Quality High Definition Movies. One Pass Gets You All Access.
www.pornfor1dollar.com
Lowest Priced Computers
Get the lowest prices on laptops, desktops and computer accessories
www.Geeks.com
HP Laptops & Notebooks
Find great deals on HP laptops & notebooks along with accessories for your computer.
www.shopping.hp.com
Latest Computers
Find Specials High Performance Desktop PCs And Computers Here! Check Out Now.
Portable-LaptopComputers.com
Complete Laptop &Accessories
Need laptop &accessories in new tech? Find here at affordable Price.
Computer-Laptop.net
Get a Mac Computer
Find the Mac computer that fits your needs from the Macbook to the iMac
store.apple.com
Laptop & Desktop Computers
Find great deals & low prices brand name laptops and desktop computers.
www.buy.com
Get a Free Laptop Now
100% Free Brand Name Laptop. Hurry - supplies are limited.
www.GetFreeLaptopsNow.com
|
