SFAF celebrates 10 year anniversary of Strut
Contact: Emily Land, media@sfaf.org
SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, 2026–San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) will commemorate the 10th anniversary of its health and wellness center in the Castro, Strut, on June 21, 2026 with a free event open to the community.
The Strut 10-Year Anniversary Tea Dance
Strut, 470 Castro Street, San Francisco
June 21, 2026, 2 – 5 pm
Free & open to the community
SFAF opened Strut in 2016 in order to co-locate sexual health, substance use, harm reduction, and other support and community services in one central location in the Castro. In the years since the center opened, the space has transitioned from serving “gay and bi men” to being a place open and accessible to LGBTQ+ community members, people living with and affected by HIV, transgender and non-binary folx, and other members of our community seeking inclusive sexual health, gender-affirming care, substance health, and other support services.
“We are proud of the impact that Strut has had on our community over the past decade,” said Tyler TerMeer, PhD, CEO of SFAF. “In that time we have innovated and expanded our services to prioritize our trans community, expanded our PrEP program to serve more than 10,000 clients, offered Doxy PEP as an innovation in STI prevention, supported thousands of people around their substance use, hosted hundreds of free community events, and opened a pharmacy. We have accomplished all of this, and more, alongside our community, demonstrating what is possible when community-centered care, innovation, and health equity are at the center of our work. We are deeply grateful to our clients, staff, volunteers, partners, and supporters who have helped make Strut a trusted resource and community home for so many people over the last ten years.”
In ten years at Strut, SFAF has provided care to nearly 34,000 clients; given 121,837 HIV tests; served nearly 10,000 clients with PrEP; started more than 5,200 people on Doxy PEP for STI prevention; linked 859 people to rapid HIV care; provided gender-affirming care to more than 350 transgender & non-binary community members; and hosted more than 100 art gallery shows featuring art from Queer community artists.
“Strut was first conceived when we asked ourselves how San Francisco could become the first city to get to zero HIV seroconversions,” said Tom Perrault, former Chair of the SFAF Board of Directors and co-chair of the Campaign for Health & Wellness. “It was groundbreaking when we opened and we could see the immediate impact on the community. To see what it’s become and the incredible work it does 10 years on is deeply moving and gratifying.”
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