News Archive - San Francisco AIDS Foundation

What’s Pride Got to Do with it? Black and Indigenous Erasure in HIV and Public Health

Andrew Jolivette, PhD, calls on the queer community to truly center Black and Indigenous queer, trans and Two-Spirit people in solidarity and kinship.

Juneteenth: It’s time to enact the change

As we commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S., we must reckon with the continued effects of white supremacy, racism and generational trauma in our country, writes Marnika Shelton.

Foundation Joins Over 350 LGBTQ Organizations Calling for Transformational Changes in Policing

Leaders in the LGBTQ movement call for structural change, for divestment of police resources and reinvestment in communities.

Talking (and laughing) about the weird stuff going on in our heads

An ongoing comedy show at Strut raises awareness--and encourages discussion--about mental health in the queer community.

A conversation on white supremacy and racism in the queer community

Community leaders shared their thoughts and perspectives on racism in the LGBTQ community everywhere from systems of health care to Grindr, plus anti-racism tips and resources at this event held in 2017.

10 Tips on overcoming shame and stigma–with self-love and self-respect

Swapping shame with pride.

A queer’s thoughts on Pride cancellations

K. Cassidy confronts the difficult loss of a Pride season affected by a pandemic--what it means to members of their community, and what is left to commemorate and celebrate.

Black Lives Matter

Now more than ever, it is important for organizations like ours to say loudly that Black. Lives. Matter.

Anger became Activism: Activist Larry Kramer Dies at 84

AIDS activist, playwright, and firebrand Larry Kramer passed today, having shown a generation how to channel anger into activism.

Celebrating Pride by lifting up work of local queer artists

Check out their designs, hear what Pride means to our artists, and shop for Pride merch in our online store.

High HIV incidence rate among young, Latinx trans women in SF study

Results from the TransNational Study show that young trans women of color are disproportionately affected by HIV in our city.

PrEP injectable found to be “highly effective” for HIV prevention in HPTN study

Long-acting cabotegravir injections, given once every other month, were as effective at preventing HIV as daily oral Truvada.

Structural inequities–not personal choice–to blame for higher rates of COVID-19 in Black communities

It’s a disturbing reality that COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting communities of color. Julie Lifshay offers a sage explanation that focuses on societal inequity as the root cause.

Is sex on hold in the queer community during COVID-19?

Many of us are wondering what kinds of sex we should be having (if any). Felipe Flores explores how people are evaluating risk, and making decisions that work for their own lives.

[NSFW] Keep your sex life spicy during social distancing

Find a cure for your horniness and boredom with a few inventive ideas from our queer community.

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