The LBGT PA Caucus was founded May 19, 1979, at the National Gay Health Conference in New York. Founding members include, PAs Clover Jacobson and Ron Vachon (then of Boston) and the moral support of soon to be PA student Mark Behar. Press releases, sent to several Gay/Lesbian newspapers included the statement “The organization hopes to serve as a conscious ness raising group within AAPA to improve health care for Gay/Lesbian consumers, and as a support group for PAs nationwide.”