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It’s not hemorrhoids, it’s an anal fissure (and you can treat it with Botox)

September 12, 2025

Don’t suffer in silence–get help if it hurts when you poop or bottom. Anal fissures are surprisingly common, and there’s help available. Get the hole truth from Queer ally & board certified physician Carolyn Million, MD.

Why a relapse shouldn’t ruin your recovery

September 11, 2025

We shouldn't let stigma cloud our judgment in treatment and recovery for substance use. Here's insight from a licensed alcohol and substance use treatment counselor.

Photo of Mel Odom standing on a street sidewalk in NYC, gazing up at the sky.

Art as a saving grace in surviving the pain from AIDS

September 11, 2025

A documentary in the works featuring iconic New York City Artist Mel Odom needs your support.

Laverne Cox’s breakup reveals politics does really matter when dating

August 25, 2025

As a Black queer person, values aren’t abstract—they’re about my safety, my freedom, and whether I’m protected in a society that often wants to erase people like me.

Anal health

Could anal botox help me?

August 25, 2025

Anal botox can be used to treat fissures and also as a way to relax tightness and make bottoming more comfortable. Get the hole truth from Queer ally & board certified physician Carolyn Million, MD.

When a writer is introduced to the gay OnlyFans world

August 8, 2025

Modeling for an underwear brand this summer, I got a glimpse of life when sex is equal parts performance and fantasy.

Our partners

Maintaining hope as an LGBTQ immigrant seeking asylum

July 24, 2025

Kenan Arun, executive director of the LGBTQ Asylum Project, keeps hope alive for LGBTQ asylum seekers—even as U.S. policies shift under the Trump administration.

HIV

You can’t get HIV from sharing a vape pen: My story of HIV stigma

July 21, 2025

In honor of Zero HIV Stigma Day, Nikos shares the startling examples of HIV stigma that persist--and also how far they've come since the days of secrecy and shame around their diagnosis.

A quiet revolution in the art world to honor and celebrate Black Queer community

June 30, 2025

From affinity viewing hours, and queer POC-led tours, to “equity edits” on art display text–the world of art is changing in a way that more fully welcomes our communities.

FDA Approves Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir for PrEP

June 30, 2025

Long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis could be a game-changer, but only if it’s accessible to those who need it most.

Address the microaggressions–and aggressions–if you want to truly include Black people in your circle

June 25, 2025

I’m sharing my experience not only to live in my truth, but in the hopes that others might open their hearts to the many ways we must welcome Black people to our groups, our social events, and our community.

Surviving Voices: Oral history of HIV lifetime & long-term survivors

May 14, 2025

In honor of National HIV Long-Term Survivors Day, survivors featured in an upcoming documentary film being screened on June 5 share their stories of resilience.

Learning to love–without conditions

May 5, 2025

Here I was, thinking I needed to teach my Grandma about acceptance. But she'd quietly carried these lessons all along, learned in the darkest days of the AIDS crisis.

“Isaac’s Song” speaks to every Black Queer son

April 4, 2025

This book allowed me a chance to reflect on all of the ways I tried to express the masculinity that Black fathers often expect of their sons, and how I eventually found freedom in my own identity.

Community

Queer folks have always protected each other against disasters. Climate change is no different.

April 4, 2025

From back-up options for temperature controlled hormone storage in case of wildfires, to LGBTQ safe houses--here's how Queer communities are coming together to care for one another through climate disasters.

Sexual health

Should we care that the FDA is going after poppers?

March 25, 2025

Poppers have been keeping bottoms relaxed & dance floors wild for decades. Charles surveys the Queer community to get their thoughts on recent FDA crackdowns--and shares his own thoughts too.

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Lenacapavir Looks Promising for Once-Yearly PrEP

March 25, 2025

New research presented at CROI 2025 paves the way for Gilead Sciences to pursue Phase 3 testing of a highly-anticipated once-yearly formulation of long-acting injectable PrEP.

HIV

“Keep Doing What We Need to Do”: Scientists and Activists Unite at Pre-CROI Workshop

March 18, 2025

SFAF hosted the “Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop” to bring together people working towards an HIV cure with community members interested in learning more about novel strategies.

Advocacy

Researchers and Advocates Rally Together to Defend HIV Funding and “Save Our Sciences”

March 12, 2025

Clinicians, researchers, and scientists gathered alongside advocates and community members to protest the Trump administration's cuts to critical HIV funding and programs.

“American Teenager” reminds us that being seen as a trans teen—truly seen—is a form of resistance

March 12, 2025

Nico Lang paints a vivid portrait of what it means to grow up, find joy, and make home in today’s America as a trans teen.

Sexual health

Two studies share insights into Doxy PEP use in San Francisco

March 12, 2025

SFAF researchers Hyman Scott, MD, MPH, and Mike Barry, PhD, presented data from Magnet's Doxy PEP program at CROI 2025.

HIV

The HIV and AIDS pandemic will spiral beyond our control

March 11, 2025

With disruptions to PEPFAR, USAID, and other federally-funded programs, there will be devastating loss of life, increased mother-to-child transmission, and millions of people losing access to care globally.

Research

100% efficacy in HIV prevention for teens taking powerful drug lenacapavir

March 10, 2025

Study emphasizes the importance of including adolescents in HIV prevention research to prevent delays of medication approvals for this age group.

I’m a dom bottom. What does that mean?

February 20, 2025

Many people automatically equate being dominant with being a top, and submissive with being a bottom. It's a misconception that runs deep in both straight and queer communities.

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