Bay Area Physicians For Human Rights Records 1979-1995

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Bay Area Physicians For Human Rights Records 1979-1995

Internal documents, activities, and correspondence document BAPHR's health care advocacy for gay, lesbians and bisexuals from 1979-1995.

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Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights

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The Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights (BAPHR) is a physicians' organization devoted to improving health care for gays, lesbians and bisexuals. Founded in the homophobic climate of 1977, BAPHR also provides support and information to health care professionals. BAPHR spawned a national organization, American Association of Physicians for Human Rights (AAPHR) in 1981. AAPHR then came to be called the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA). In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, BAPHR offere...