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LGBTQ historic sites among bevy that could be landmarked in District 8 Sites historic to LGBTQ history are among the 18 buildings in San Francisco’s District 8 that have been proposed for landmarking.

"From the KS Foundation’s efforts in 1982 to raise awareness about a strange new disease, to SFAF’s continued efforts to end the HIV epidemic and support people living with and at risk for HIV, we are proud to continue the fight more than 40 years later," said TerMeer.
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Trump’s HHS layoffs in S.F. could be a ‘catastrophe’ for fight against AIDS, experts say The layoffs, including the closure of the San Francisco branch, threaten HIV/AIDS services and efforts to end the epidemic, according to experts.

“San Francisco and the region generally are about to be hit pretty seriously by the process that the HHS reorganization has unleashed,” said Ernest Hopkins, senior strategist and adviser for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

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San Francisco ties clean needle distribution for drug users to treatment, counseling San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said the city's drug overdose crisis requires a bolder approach to getting illicit drug users off the streets and into treatment.

Tyler TerMeer, chief executive of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, warned that the new policy could result in more people turning from smoking drugs to injecting them, raising the likelihood of people overdosing and contracting infectious diseases.
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San Francisco Rethinks Its Free Handouts of Drug Paraphernalia Daniel Lurie, the city’s new mayor, is scaling back a program that gives away clean foil, pipes and plastic straws for fentanyl consumption. Nonprofits will have to direct people toward treatment.

“People are more likely to seek help when they’re treated with dignity and respect rather than stigma and shame,” Dr. TerMeer said.

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SF announces major shift in distribution of drug-use supplies Fentanyl smoking supplies will no longer be distributed on the street.

“Rather than prevent people from using drugs, this move may push people toward injection drug use, increasing the risk of fatal overdose and the transmission of HIV, hepatitis C, and other infectious diseases,” Dr. TerMeer said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.
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Mayor Lurie plans major shift in S.F. drug policy. Here’s what will change Starting April 30, city-funded nonprofits that provide drug users with safe consumption supplies have to offer counseling and treatment first.

“San Francisco has long been a beacon for evidence-based compassionate response to the realities of substance use and with this decision, we risk becoming a cautionary tale,” said Tyler TerMeer, CEO of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
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San Francisco Ends Health Programs for Drug Users Not Active in Treatment | KQED Public health experts decried the decision, which will require drug users seeking safer-use supplies to participate in counseling or other services.

“My fear — the fear of many harm reductionists in the city — is that if we are to tailor back safer smoking supply, that folks will begin injecting their drug again...
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'Moronic': Nonprofits slam Lurie's new rules on free drug supplies City-funded public health programs will no longer distribute drug use supplies without providing counseling sessions or connecting recipients to services, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Wednesday.

Dr. TerMeer warned that the policy “may push people toward injection drug use, increasing the risk of fatal overdose and the transmission of HIV, hepatitis C, and other infectious diseases.”
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Local LGBTQ Community Reacts to Trump Actions / SF Supervisor Stephen Sherrill / Chris Edell's Marathon Odyssey We'll sit down with new Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, discuss how the local LGBTQ community is responding to actions by the Trump administration and meet a man who ran 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 ...

Take a listen to our conversation discussing how Trump executive orders and an increasingly hostile political environment threaten LGBTQ rights, and what local organizations are doing to fight back!
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We are proud to co-sponsor SB 41: Regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers 

This bill would strengthen regulation of these corporations, helping control costs of HIV treatment, hepatitis C, PrEP, and other drugs.

SFAF is proud to co-sponsor AB 554: Increasing Access to Injectable PrEP  

The bill strengthens state laws mandating that health insurance companies provide all PrEP medications (including injectable options), plus PrEP lab tests and office visits,at no cost to consumers.

By allowing data sharing between the California Department of Public Health and Medi-Cal managed care plans, SB 278 would help identify Medi-Cal members experiencing poor HIV health outcomes—ensuring they get the extra care and support they need.⁠

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Join us as we rally to support HIV and other critical research programs, which are threatened by the federal funding freeze.
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This lawsuit is about more than policy—it is about survival.
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California LGBTQ nonprofits join Lambda Legal lawsuit against Trump administration over DEI The San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the San Francisco Community Health Center joined six other nonprofits in suing the Trump administration over DEI initiatives and the erasure of the transgender co...

"Today, we take an urgent and necessary stand," he (Dr. T of SFAF) said of joining the lawsuit. "We will not comply with policies that put lives at risk."
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San Francisco AIDS Foundation and other LGBTQ+ groups bring new lawsuit against anti-trans executive orders It’s the latest salvo by LGBTQ+ legal advocates at Lambda Legal.

“These executive orders aren’t just policy shifts; they are existential threats to our mission,” said Dr. Tyler TerMeer, CEO of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation
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“This lawsuit is more than a legal challenge; it is a testament to our unwavering commitment to equity, justice, and the fundamental right of every person to exist without fear.” - Dr. T

News Briefs: SFAF to open pharmacy in Castro The San Francisco AIDS Foundation has announced plans to open a full-service pharmacy at Strut, its health and wellness center at 470 Castro Street in the LGBTQ neighborhood.

Operating a pharmacy alongside our HIV and sexual health care clinic will allow us to deliver more coordinated and comprehensive care to our Magnet clinic clients, which we anticipate will bring better clinical outcomes to clients.

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Let’s be clear: Black history is American history. Black queer history is HIV history. And no amount of political backtracking or hollow recognition will change the fact that the fight for justice continues.

We will not allow this moment to deter us-we will use it to fuel our work-to demand better!