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The preliminary agenda for GLMA’s 44th Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health is now live! 🎉

Explore three days of education, research, connection, and community, bringing LGBTQ+ health professionals, researchers, educators, advocates, and community leaders together in Seattle from September 17–19, 2026.

This is GLMA’s most ambitious conference program yet, with more opportunities to learn across disciplines, engage with leading voices in LGBTQ+ health, and build the relationships needed to advance health equity.

Explore the preliminary agenda and plan your conference experience: https://loom.ly/WNvBaE4

The plenary stage is built for this moment.

Across five sessions, leading voices in LGBTQ+ health will take on the questions shaping care, research, policy, and public health right now:
• Housing Is Healthcare: Reimagining Systems of Care Through Housing Justice
• Building Safer Systems in the Age of AI: LGBTQ+ Health, Education, and Clinical Practice
• Trans Sports Medicine: Evidence, Equity, and the Right to Participate
• The State of Public Health: Truth, Courage, and the Road Ahead
• State of the Science

From housing justice and responsible AI to transgender sports medicine, emerging research, and conversations with health equity leaders, these plenaries will challenge assumptions, strengthen practice, and equip health professionals for the work ahead.

Swipe to explore the full lineup, then join us September 17–19 in Seattle for GLMA’s 44th Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health.

Registration is moving quickly. Secure your place today: https://loom.ly/jt_qi7g

Meeting the Moment means showing up together. This September, LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals, researchers, educators, advocates, and leaders from across the country will gather in Seattle for GLMA’s 44th Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health, the conference shaping the future of LGBTQ+ health.

is on track to be our largest conference ever, and we expect registration to reach capacity. Register by August 16 before late registration rates begin on August 17, and secure your place in the conversations, connections, and collective action moving LGBTQ+ health forward.

📍 Seattle, Washington
📅 September 17–19, 2026
🔗 glma.org/registration

Today, the Supreme Court upheld laws excluding transgender girls from school sports in BPJ v. West Virginia and Little v. Hecox.

GLMA strongly opposes laws that exclude transgender women and girls from school sports. These policies are not neutral. They contribute to hostile school environments, increase stigma and isolation, and invite invasive scrutiny of young people’s bodies, medical history, anatomy, and gender.

As LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals, we have a responsibility to speak clearly when law and policy place young people at risk.

GLMA remains committed to advancing evidence-informed policies that protect transgender youth, support inclusive school environments, and ensure LGBTQ+ people can access health care, education, and public life free from discrimination.

Read GLMA’s full statement: https://loom.ly/fz0b540

When we organize, they cannot ignore us.

GLMA’s Pride Month Membership Drive is here. Join or renew your membership this June, or donate $500 or more, and receive a limited-edition GLMA Pride keychain.

Every new member strengthens our collective voice as LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals fighting for a more equitable health care system.

Stand with GLMA. Join the movement today: https://loom.ly/hzMrtdU

Nominations are now open for the 2026 GLMA Annual Achievement Awards!

Each year, GLMA recognizes LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals whose leadership, research, advocacy, practice, and community impact are advancing LGBTQ+ health equity.

Awardees will be honored at GLMA’s 44th Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health taking place September 17–19, 2026 in Seattle, Washington.

This year’s award categories include:
Lifetime Achievement
Achievement in Research
Achievement in Practice
Achievement in Advocacy
Early Career Achievement
Local Community Leader Achievement *Washington State region

Nominations close July 5. Submit a nomination today: https://loom.ly/45uhn0w

Pride Month is a powerful time to show up for LGBTQ+ health equity, and GLMA’s 2026 Pride Month Membership Drive is officially underway!

This June, join GLMA, renew your membership, or donate $500 or more to receive a free GLMA Pride Keychain as our thank you.

Your support fuels GLMA’s year-round work to advance LGBTQ+ health through education, advocacy, research, professional community, and programs that strengthen affirming care across the health professions.

Support LGBTQ+ health beyond Pride Month. Join, renew, or donate today. https://loom.ly/hzMrtdU

⏰ Early Bird registration discounts for end May 31!

Join 800+ LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals, researchers, educators, students, and advocates in Seattle this September for GLMA’s 44th Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health.

Register now before Early Bird rates end May 31 and conference prices increase on June 1.

📍 Seattle, WA
📅 September 17–19, 2026

Register now: glma.org/registration

There's still time to make your voice part of the conversation at !

GLMA’s 44th Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health will take place September 17 to 19, 2026 in Seattle, Washington, bringing together 800+ interdisciplinary health professionals.

We invite you to contribute your work and help shape the future of LGBTQ+ health equity.

Extended deadline: April 30
Submit your proposal: glma.org/abstracts

GLMA is proud to celebrate Executive Director Alex Sheldon, MA, and longtime GLMA leader Shail Maingi, MD, on the 2026 Curve Power List.

Presented during Le***an Visibility Week, this recognition honors LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary changemakers advancing equity, visibility, and systemic change across North America.

At a time when access to care is under attack, this moment underscores the critical role LGBTQ+ health leaders play in shaping more inclusive systems.

🔗 Explore the full Curve Power List:
https://loom.ly/ObFrE_c