Statement on safety and care for our immigrant clients, participants, and communities February 26, 2025
Press releases LGTBQ+ and HIV Advocates File New Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Orders Seeking to Erase Transgender People and Defund LGBTQ+ and HIV Services February 20, 2025
Anal health Our voices Sexual health I’m a dom bottom. What does that mean? February 20, 2025 Many people automatically equate being dominant with being a top, and submissive with being a bottom. It's a misconception that runs deep in both straight and queer communities.
Our voices Sexual health Upgrading your sex toy expectations February 14, 2025 “Do you like toys” I had never been asked the question before, but I had an...
Community Our voices Finding my place in Ailey’s legacy as a Queer Black man January 30, 2025 Like me, Alvin Ailey had navigated the intersections of Blackness and queerness in a world that wasn't always ready for either.
Research Sexual health “Substantial and sustained” decline in chlamydia and syphilis among Doxy PEP users in Northern California January 21, 2025 Two studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine give evidence about Doxy PEP's "real world" effectiveness in preventing STIs.
Our impact SFAF Annual Report 2024 March 6, 2025 The work we do—ensuring that every person has access to the care, dignity, and resources they deserve—has never felt more critical.
Client & community stories Client Stories “I found my calling through the Black Health Clinical Internship” February 5, 2025 Inspired by the community care provided by SFAF, Ro found a full time position supporting Black community after completing SFAF’s internship program.
Client & community stories Our voices Finding freedom as a gay Black man in San Francisco, and family through Black Brothers Esteem January 30, 2025 In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and Black History Month, we heard from William Dean, a long-time member of SFAF’s community support program Black Brothers Esteem, and co-founder of Brothers Who Read.
Our partners In partnership to ensure “every door is the right door” January 27, 2025 SFAF partners with organizations across San Francisco to provide quality, culturally-competent sexual health and substance use services through an equity lens.
Harm reduction Substance use Giving dry (or dry-ish) January a try? January 2, 2025 Our guide for sober or dry-curious Queer communities in San Francisco.
Client & community stories Client Stories Substance use After CPS took her kids away because of drug use, PROP helped on a journey to reunification January 2, 2025 Hitting “bottom” when she was separated from her kids by Child Protective Services, Chelsea found support to end her stimulant drug use through SFAF’s contingency management program, PROP.
Our voices Sexual health I traveled to Europe on DoxyPEP–Here’s what happened December 13, 2024 It wasn't until I packed my pills, and headed out for a three-week European adventure that I realized just how ahead of the curve San Francisco really is.
Community Trans health Adela Vázquez didn’t just witness history–she shaped it December 6, 2024 For decades, Adela Vázquez fought for the health and rights of trans women--protesting discrimination, educating her communities about HIV/AIDS, and providing community care to those who needed it most.
Press releases SFAF and The Reunion Project Launch National HIV Long-Term Survivor Anthology Project November 25, 2024 This ambitious project, titled, “We Live: Voices of the First Generation to Survive HIV/AIDS,” aims to capture and preserve the untold stories of long-term survivors across the nation.
We’re ending use of the term “Latinx” November 20, 2024 In order to be responsive to the fluid nature of language and the changing ways staff and community members identify, SFAF will begin to phase out the use of “Latinx” from our communications.
Community Our partners SFAF and Project Open Hand Partner to Produce Dining Out For Life November 18, 2024 The two agencies will join forces in 2025 to serve the community a joint fundraiser spanning San Francisco and the East Bay.
Community Our voices World AIDS Day On World AIDS Day, Vince Crisostomo reflects on more than 35 years of service to the AIDS Generation November 18, 2024 Crisostomo, SFAF’s Director of Aging Services, will receive the Thom Weyand Unsung Hero Award from the National AIDS Memorial Grove this December 1.
Harm reduction Substance use Giving dry (or dry-ish) January a try? January 2, 2025 Our guide for sober or dry-curious Queer communities in San Francisco.
Client & community stories Client Stories Substance use After CPS took her kids away because of drug use, PROP helped on a journey to reunification January 2, 2025 Hitting “bottom” when she was separated from her kids by Child Protective Services, Chelsea found support to end her stimulant drug use through SFAF’s contingency management program, PROP.
Our voices Sexual health I traveled to Europe on DoxyPEP–Here’s what happened December 13, 2024 It wasn't until I packed my pills, and headed out for a three-week European adventure that I realized just how ahead of the curve San Francisco really is.
Community Trans health Adela Vázquez didn’t just witness history–she shaped it December 6, 2024 For decades, Adela Vázquez fought for the health and rights of trans women--protesting discrimination, educating her communities about HIV/AIDS, and providing community care to those who needed it most.
Press releases SFAF and The Reunion Project Launch National HIV Long-Term Survivor Anthology Project November 25, 2024 This ambitious project, titled, “We Live: Voices of the First Generation to Survive HIV/AIDS,” aims to capture and preserve the untold stories of long-term survivors across the nation.
We’re ending use of the term “Latinx” November 20, 2024 In order to be responsive to the fluid nature of language and the changing ways staff and community members identify, SFAF will begin to phase out the use of “Latinx” from our communications.
Community Our partners SFAF and Project Open Hand Partner to Produce Dining Out For Life November 18, 2024 The two agencies will join forces in 2025 to serve the community a joint fundraiser spanning San Francisco and the East Bay.
Community Our voices World AIDS Day On World AIDS Day, Vince Crisostomo reflects on more than 35 years of service to the AIDS Generation November 18, 2024 Crisostomo, SFAF’s Director of Aging Services, will receive the Thom Weyand Unsung Hero Award from the National AIDS Memorial Grove this December 1.