A historic community health center offering free sexual health testing and warm, judgment-free support.
About
GMHC was started in 1981 around a living room table during the first days of the AIDS crisis. Today, its offices on the fourth floor run a wide network of community care. You can walk in or book ahead for free sexual health testing, including checks for HIV and common STIs, with counselors who talk you through treatment options or PrEP without judgment. Beyond the clinic rooms, the center operates a hot meals program, legal aid clinics, and harm reduction groups for substance use. Longtime survivors, young newcomers, and trans and nonbinary neighbors cross paths in the waiting areas. It feels purposeful, grounded, and deeply tied to New York queer history.