The document summarizes Marjorie Hill's 30 years of advocacy and leadership at Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC). It discusses how advocacy starts at the personal and local level, and the importance of expanding partnerships to address stigma around HIV/AIDS over time. Public perception of how HIV can be transmitted has improved from 1985 to 2011, but homophobia continues driving the epidemic. The document emphasizes GMHC's ongoing social marketing and advocacy efforts to support those impacted by HIV/AIDS.

1. “30 Years of Community Leadership,
Advocacy and Activism”
2011 CDC National HIV Prevention Conference
Marjorie J. Hill, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Gay Men’s Health Crisis

2. Advocacy is Personal
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3. Advocacy Starts at Home
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4. Then and Now
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5. Then and Now
“Whole zip codes were redlined
out of insurance and no one
cared.”
- Roger MacFarlane
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6. Stigma
Homophobia has always been a
driver of the HIV epidemic.
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7. Stigma and Public Perception
In 1985, 44% of In 1985, 31% of
Americans thought HIV Americans thought HIV
could be transmitted by could be transmitted by
sharing a drinking glass sharing a toilet seat
In 2011, 25% In 2011, 16%
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8. Advocacy in All Kinds of Homes
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9. Expanding Partnerships
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10. Then and Now
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11. Then and Now
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12. Social Marketing
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13. Thank you!
For more information:
Marjorie J. Hill, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
GMHC
446 West 33rd Street
NYC 10001
marjorieh@gmhc.org
gmhc.org