Over 40 years, members of our community programs–including BBE and El Grupo–have gathered together to learn about HIV, support each other in times of crisis, and build communities built on empathy, compassion, and love.
From the Coors beer boycott in the ‘70s to modern-day partnerships in HIV, the LGBTQ community has demonstrated our strength, resilience, and influence through creative alliances and coalitions.
Over 40 years, there has been a remarkable transformation in the understanding and language of HIV “risk,” and the ways that we have shared information about HIV testing & transmission.
The longer I live with HIV, the more destructive that HIV and AIDS stigma seems to be. Here's how HIV stigma has showed up in my life--in ways both big and small.
In the early years of the epidemic, putting accurate, reliable, non-judgment information into people’s hands was a powerful tool against the spread of HIV.
Two of our leaders at SFAF share their memories working in harm reduction in San Francisco since the early '90s--distributing naloxone underground, fighting City Hall to establish needle exchanges, and more.
Why did a safe-sex poster spark controversy in 1984?
The model used on the poster, Robert Gray, shares a bit of history from the early years of AIDS, and why SFAF’s poster sparked racist and homophobic backlash.
We look back at our history with humility, and move forward with a focus on racial justice, health equity, and commitment to confronting disparities in HIV wherever they appear.
Throughout our history, we’ve kept the focus on pleasure when it comes to sexual health. Here’s how that’s played out in bathhouse controversy, the roll-out of PrEP, and our sexual education campaigns.
Join us every month in 2022 as we take a look back at the storied history of SFAF--reflecting on how our history inspires our work, and what more we must do to ensure that health justice is achieved for us all.
