Hetrick-Martin Institute
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The Hetrick-Martin Institute, or HMI, is a New York City based non-profit organization devoted to serving the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) youth. The institute was founded in 1979 as the "Institute for the Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth" (IPLGY) by Dr. Emery Hetrick, a psychiatrist and Dr. Damien Martin, a professor at New York University. They founded the institute with the intention of providing advocacy and social services to underserved LGBTQ youth. In 1988, after the deaths of the two founders, the Institute was renamed the "Hetrick-Martin Institute" in honor of them. HMI is today best known for the Harvey Milk High School which it founded, but, which is today run by the New York City Department of Education.
