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As a health care professional
interested in the issue of health care for the lesbian and gay community,
we invite you to become part of the oldest existing association
of lesbian and gay physicians in the country. You do not have to
be gay or a lesbian to be part of our group, but at least gay-sensitive.
Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights (BAPHR) was founded in response
to the anti-gay campaigns of 1977 and the need to form support
groups for lesbian and gay medical students, residents, and other
health care providers. Following BAPHR's creation, similar groups
emerged across the country.
In June of 1981, a new national
organization grew out of BAPHR. Formerly known as the American
Association of Physicians for Human Rights, it is now called the
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) . With the advent of
the AIDS crisis, BAPHR took a lead in providing educational, preventive,
and direct patient services to help combat this growing threat.
BAPHR enjoys cordial relations and professional networking with
our colleagues in the California Medical Association and the San
Francisco Medical Society.
BAPHR is dedicated to improving the quality of health care for
lesbians and gay men and providing personal and professional support
to the local community of health care professionals who work so
diligently for the community at large.
Below you'll find pdfs of some of the first issues of the BAPHRON, a
newsletter that was published early in BAPHR's history. Check out
issues chronicling such events as one of the first reports of HIV/
AIDS, the founding of AAPHR (now GLMA), and other interesting bits of
LGBT history.
 Vol. 1 Num. 1 Jan 1979
Vol. 1 Num. 2 Feb 1979
Vol. 1 Num. 3 Mar 1979
Vol. 1 Num. 4 Apr 1979
Vol. 1 Num. 5 May 1979
Vol. 2 Num. 2 Feb. 1980
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Bay
Area Physicians for Human Rights