In a number of respects, the voluntary response of New York City's
sizable gay community to AIDS, through Gay Men's Health Crisis
(GMHC), has been unique. In addition to its important advocacy and
service-providing functions, the work of GMHC assumed significant polit
ical dimensions that served to counter discrimination, empower the orga
nization's adherents, and help preserve their sense of community in the
face of a medical and social catastrophe.
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