The Sexual Health Xchange, the mother of LifeLube and this blog, is thrilled to announce a new partner in our work - Philadelphia's Black Gay Men's Leadership Council [BGMLC]
They join AIDS Action Committee (AAC) in Boston, AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC), AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), and New York's Gay Men's Health Crisis, and add a powerful voice to SHX's mission to raise public awareness about the sexual health needs of all gay men and other men who have sex with men and to expand the range of sexual health education options available to gay men, especially gay men of color.
The mission of the BGMLC is to use advocacy, education and community collaborations to empower Philadelphia's diverse communities of black gay men by focusing on their social and political advancement and health and wellness needs, while developing local, regional and national leaders.
Click here for a little history.
Some background on SHX: The name SHX was strategically selected to situate HIV/AIDS within a broader sexual health agenda and the group embraces a coalition approach as the optimal way to address the cross-cutting social issues underlying persistent health disparities affecting gay men and other men who have sex with men. In this regard, SHX strives to intensify an exchange of ideas and resources among individuals and allied organizations, and to expand opportunities for grassroots participation in the promotion of gay men's sexual health as a human rights issue. In doing so, SHX hopes to unite gay men in their desire to have healthy and satisfying sex lives.
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