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 | Ryan White dies of AIDS. A few months later, Congress passes the Ryan White CARE Act, providing disaster relief for the cities hardest hit by the HIV epidemic. The strong leadership of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's Public Policy department helps passage of this bill, which ensures over $12 million for direct services to people with AIDS in San Francisco in the first year. |
| Congress enacts the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against persons with HIV, and the AIDS Housing Opportunities Act, authorizing $156 million to expand affordable housing options to people with HIV-related illnesses. |
| The Sixth International Conference on AIDS is held in San Francisco amid protests and boycotts against U.S. immigration policies on HIV. |
| AZT is tested in combination with other anti-retrovirals. Each combination shows incremental increases in benefit, although side effects also increase. |
| By the end of 1990, there are 161,073 reported cases of AIDS in the U.S. 100,813 people have died. |
 | As a response to the increase in new HIV infections among young gay men, SFAF creates the first prevention campaign targeting young men. Entitled "Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," the campaign was the first to publicly show a positive and loving image of two gay men. The campaign provoked controversy because of its use of the American flag. It remains a classic AIDS prevention poster. |
| A two-year intervention is introduced to reinforce and support long term safe sex behavior among gay and bisexual men. Dressed in masks and capes, a dashing band of Rubbermen descend on local bars and clubs, distributing more than 500,000 condoms and Rubberman greeting cards imprinted with safe sex messages. Rubberman "bar zaps" become popular community outreach events. |
| The S.F. AIDS Foundation enters into a partnership with Project Open Hand to increase the effectiveness of food service delivery to people with AIDS. Together the two agencies plan the gradual transfer of the Food Bank to Project Open Hand. After a year of joint operation, Project Open Hand assumes full responsibility for the AIDS Food Bank. |
| With much excitement, the hotline adds Filipino to its existing English and Spanish service. The excitement is short-lived, because California Governor Deukmejian quickly cuts the funding for the project. While community leaders exert pressure on the government, the Foundation files a formal appeal and keeps the hotline open with private donations. Government funding is eventually restored. |
| In an effort to increase efficiency and consolidate services, the S.F. AIDS Foundation moves all departments to the 25 Van Ness location. The Marketing Department is phased out, and former staff members from that department begin an independent marketing venture called Impact AIDS to distribute the AIDS Foundation's materials. |
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