As Health Care is Slashed Nationwide, AHF and FLUX Create a Health Care Center That is ‘Open for ALL’
As Health Care is Slashed Nationwide, AHF and FLUX Create a Health Care Center That is ‘Open for ALL’
Razan Alawadhi, AHF Nurse Practitioner, Connie Norman Transgender Health Care Clinic (left, in doorway); shows the media a treatment room during a ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony of the Connie Norman Transgender Health Care Clinic in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, March 14, 2026. The addition of the Connie Norman Transgender Health Care Clinic, which can provide all needed health care services and HIV and STI Testing, will provide a safe and welcoming facility that is ‘Open For ALL’ at the Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center (CONOTEC). Jordan Strauss, AP for AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF).
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, in Los Angeles, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and FLUX celebrated the opening of a brand new full-service health care center in the heart of the LGBTQ+ Community that is ‘Open for All.’ The Center, called the Connie Norman Transgender Health Care Center, is now open inside the Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center (CONOTEC).
We open these doors when Transgender, Gender Diverse, & Intersex people are facing more discrimination than ever. Today, we stand together and say we deserve health care - health care that is designed with us, for us, and guided by our voices. Laith Ashley
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Queen Chela Demuir, COO of CONOTEC, CEO of Unique Woman’s Coalition, began her remarks by stating, “We care for everyone. This is not just a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This is about who we are and what we do. This Health Care Center is in our Community but we are inclusive, this is open for all.”
“When you care for the most marginalized in our nation, you end up caring for all. We welcome everyone to stand with us in our Righteous Rebellion as we fight to prevail over injustice. We know we are on the right side of history, and we will never stop fighting for our Community,” stated Queen Victoria Ortega, Int. President & Chief Visionary Officer of FLUX/CONOTEC.
Razan Alawadhi, a Nurse Practitioner who will be a primary health care provider for the Health Care Center, emphasized, “We treat the whole person, offering everything under the health care umbrella: primary care, HIV treatment and prevention, transgender health, and sexual health.”
Laith Ashley, FLUX Ambassador, model and actor, told stories about experiencing personal discrimination in health care and said, “Today we open these doors when TGI (Transgender, Gender Diverse, & Intersex) people are facing more discrimination than ever. Today, we stand together and say we deserve health care - health care that is designed with us, for us, and guided by our voices. Today, we are expanding hope.”
Dr. Carl Millner, the Chief Medical Officer for AIDS Healthcare Foundation, joined the celebration, saying, “When others close doors, we open them. My experience has taught me that healthcare works best when we treat the whole person. This Health Care Center helps move us towards a place where health care is truly a human right.”
The Health Care Center is located on the second floor of CONOTEC and is now open to serve the Los Angeles Community.
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