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This plan provides a roadmap for the SGMRO, and all NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices, as we seek to expand our work in SGM-related activities. In 2020, NIH released the NIH FY 2021–2025 Strategic Plan to Advance Research on the Health and Well-being of Sexual and Gender Minorities, an effort led by the Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO). From 2015 to 2019, our agency saw a 35.6% increase in the number of funded SGM-related projects. NIH has made significant strides in this regard over the past several years. Health research, clinical care, and policy should be representative, inclusive, and accessible by and to all SGM people. In my view, NIH can demonstrate leadership and have a significant and positive impact on the lives of SGM individuals by using science as a form of allyship. I know that developing allyship is critical as we continue to make NIH, and the world, a more inclusive place for all.įor that reason, I am excited to share this year’s Pride theme, Allyship in Action, which builds on the larger exploration happening within the NIH community on the vital role and responsibility of allies and how we can leverage allyship in different ways to promote inclusivity in both the workforce and in health. As a White cisgender and heterosexual man, I have not had the same experiences, but I am committed to listening, respecting, and supporting those individuals as an ally and advocate.
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I applaud the courage and resilience it takes for individuals to live openly and authentically, particularly considering the systemic challenges, discrimination, and even violence that those and other underrepresented groups face all too often. Each June, the National Institutes of Health joins the rest of the country in celebrating Pride Month and recognizing the struggles, stories, and victories of those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and others under the sexual and gender minority (SGM) umbrella.