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| photo courtesy of Empire State Pride Agenda |
Gay Men's Health Crisis has been incredibly
fortunate to have Nathan Schaefer serve as Director of Public Policy since 2008. During his tenure, he has achieved great
success such as spearheading the fight to lift the HIV travel and immigration
ban, which allowed the International AIDS Conference to be held in the United
States in 2012 for the first time in 20 years; and coalescing the coalition
behind the new NYS HIV Testing law, legislation that will save lives by
alerting people to their HIV status earlier and linking them to medical care
and support services. He has also been
at the forefront of advocacy to revise Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
guidelines which prohibit gay and bisexual men from ever donating blood,
building a diverse coalition of LGBT organizations, hemophilia groups and other
groups concerned with blood safety and fairness, to push for much needed
reform.
GMHC is confident that Nathan
will do amazing work at the Empire State Pride Agenda. They are smart to have chosen him, lucky to
have him in the position and GMHC’s loss will be New York State’s gain.
“I have proudly watched Nathan grow and evolve
during his nearly five year tenure as our Director of Public Policy, states
Marjorie J. Hill, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of GMHC. “Nathan is a strong leader, passionate health
advocate and innovative thinker. While sad to see him go, I am just thrilled
that he will lead the Pride Agenda.”
“My years at GMHC helped me
personally grow and professionally develop in profound ways,” said Nathan
Schaefer. “GMHC will always have a special place in my heart. I look
forward to maintaining strong relationships with clients, volunteers and staff at GMHC.”
GMHC looks forward to
partnering with Nathan and the Pride Agenda on our ongoing work to improve the
lives of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, and to fight for LGBT
equality and social justice.
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