The Elizabeth Taylor 50-Plus Network
Social support group with dinners & events for gay, bi and trans men over age 50 regardless of HIV status.
People Over 50
Celebrate the wisdom, insight and satisfaction with life that comes from growing older, and find support for the challenges you’re encountering in your years after 50. We have a variety of programs and services that will help you improve your health and quality of life, whatever your HIV status.
We provide HIV services, prevention with PrEP and help managing your relationship to drugs and alcohol. We also have volunteer projects and community social groups that facilitate weekly coffee get-togethers and group dinners. Whatever connection you’re seeking, we have a group or service for you.
Our Programs
Black Brothers Esteem
A program empowering gay, bisexual, and same-gender loving African American men who are at risk of HIV.
Latino Programs
Education, support, meals and community for Latinx community members.
Damn, Daddy! Real Talk about Getting Older as a Gay Man
Celebrate aging as a gay, bi, trans man. Discuss drugs, sex, health, family and aging with dignity and pride.
The Stonewall Project
Counseling for gay, bisexual, queer & trans men interested in changing their relationship to drugs & alcohol.
Magnet
Sexual health care, testing, anal health services, PrEP and other health and wellness services.
Join an Upcoming Group or Event
TransLife- Community Advisory Board (CAB)
The TransLife CAB is a monthly group where TransLife participants can engage…
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BBE Steering Committee (Online)
The BBE Steering Committee meets on the 2nd Tuesdays of the month.…
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Off Mute
Want to talk about what’s going on in your world these days?…
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Damn, Daddy! Real Talk about Getting Older as a Gay Man – Online
Celebrate and explore the meaning of aging as a gay, bi or…
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Percent of people living with HIV in San Francisco who are over age 50 (2017 statistic)
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Percent of people living with HIV in San Francisco who are over age 60 (2017 statistic)
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Long-term survivors attended events offered through the Elizabeth Taylor 50-Plus Network
Reading & Resources
Keeping hope alive as a long-term survivor
In honor of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, Hank Trout speaks with three long-term survivors about their diagnoses, the early years of HIV, and the lives they're leading as long-term survivors.
Black Brothers Esteem Member Spotlight: William Dean
William Dean, a long-time member of BBE, shares his story including how he ended up in San Francisco, what motivates him as a volunteer teaching adults to read, and what he gains from being part of BBE.
Andrew Gurza shows us how hot disabled sex is
Gurza takes on ableism in the LGBTQ community as a disability awareness consultant, contributor to Queer As Folk, sex toy creator, and overall champion for creative and imaginative Queer sex.
I’m getting the monkeypox vaccine… as soon as I can find one
Well before the news media alerted me to the threat of monkeypox, my community had been murmuring about what was to come, writes Charles Orgbon III.
Queerness and substance use collide in popular TV shows
We need to see these examples of what our community looks like when it’s in pain, and we also need to see examples of how our community can find healing.
“Grand Marsha”: Pride profile on Mellanique “Black” Robicheaux
A DJ for more than 30 years, Robicheaux is using her platform during Pride to call attention to the needs of the Black Queer community and the importance of music in Black liberation.
Star sommelier to political activist: A Pride profile on Vinny Eng
Vinny Eng--a celebrated sommelier at the lauded Tartine Manufactory--is also a Queer man committed to ending police violence in a quest for justice for his sister.
Fire closes services at Harm Reduction Center
Harm reduction services are temporarily available at a mobile site in the Mission.
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