To celebrate the “birth” of his album, “Montero,” Lil Nas X released a baby registry of organizations that are a part of the Gilead COMPASS Initiative©.
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. is an item on the registry as an organization on the ground advocating, allying and fighting for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.
Lil Nas X Baby Registry for “Montero” https://www.welcometomontero.com/babyregistry/
The Gilead COMPASS Initiative® is working to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Southern United States by collaborating with local community organizations and stakeholders to use evidence-based solutions to meet the needs of people living with and impacted by HIV/AIDS. COMPASS Coordinating Centers are comprised of Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Southern AIDS Coalition, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work & Wake Forest University School of Divinity, which create collaborative partnerships to share knowledge on increasing organizational capacity, building awareness, reducing HIV-related stigma, promoting holistic wellness of individuals through mental health services and trauma-informed care, and building faith-based advocacy and spiritually integrated organizations to end the HIV epidemic.