HEAL Plus NM
HEAL Plus NM is a grassroots organization that uses community art to co-create communities where all people can thrive and queer and trans people are cherished.
WHO WE ARE:
HEAL Plus NM stands for Health Equity Alliance for LGBTQ+ New Mexicans. We are queer and trans+ New Mexicans united in our vision for liberation. We believe that all people have a right to live long, healthy lives. HEAL Plus NM (Health Equity Alliance for LGBTQ+ New Mexicans) has two arms that work for justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, two-spirit, transgender, gender non-conforming, queer, intersex, asexual, pansexual, and questioning (LGBTQIA2s+) people. One arm of our organization works by and for our LGBTQIA2S+ community to build health resources, increase queer power through creative collaboration, and uplift the New Mexican culture that treasures our queer and trans+ siblings. The other arm works to bring queer and trans voices to change health systems. By centering LGBTQIA2S+ people with an intersectional approach produces community-sourced collective solutions that serve all people.
WHAT WE DO:
We gather our communities for connection and healing. We create resources such as SQUINCH4GSA’s and SQUINCH4families, and partner with healthcare providers in our queer- and trans-affirming directory, Bright Spaces, Welcome Places.
We work with providers and health systems to increase. We have gathered since 2003, and we know that community connection and freedom from violence are essential to create health equity for our people.
✉ Alex Ross-Reed (she/they), Alex@healplusnm.org
✉ Lyisa Jimenez (they/them), Lyisa@healplusnm.org
☎ 505-527-7672
