Care, testing & advocacy
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
HIV care and community advocacy across the U.S. and internationally.
Recent post: 2026-09-27
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Upcoming Community Events
Upcoming annual walks, rides, conferences, and fundraisers, with 🌴 Florida events clearly marked. Dates were checked against official organizer calendars on . Check the event page before making plans; schedules and availability can change. One-time listings are hidden after their final day. Annual events then move to “Annual events to watch” below, without an old date or registration link presented as upcoming. Confirmed dates return to the upcoming list after review. Dates follow the event location’s calendar day.
Sep
29
2026
Dining Out For Life — Hampton Roads
📍 Hampton Roads, VA
Dine at a participating restaurant to support LGBT Life Center programs and services. The organizer’s page lists restaurants and ways to volunteer.
Oct
6
2026
Dining Out For Life — New Jersey
📍 New Jersey
EDGE New Jersey’s annual dining fundraiser supports its direct care and mental health programs. Check participating restaurants and their contribution details.
Oct
18
2026
AIDS Walk Los Angeles
📍 West Hollywood Park, West Hollywood, CA
Walk with APLA Health to support HIV care, prevention, food, housing, and community services. The opening ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.; check the organizer for registration and access details.
Oct
23
–25
2026
Positive Living 28 Conference
📍 The Island Resort, Fort Walton Beach, FL
OASIS Florida’s annual Positive Living gathering brings people living with HIV together for learning and community. Visit the organizer for the application, program updates, and accommodation information.
Nov
20
–21
2026
The Joy Ride
📍 Orlando to St. Petersburg, FL
A two-day community fundraising ride across Florida. The organizer returns participant fundraising to its benefiting nonprofits; check its site for registration, route, and participation requirements.
Nov
30
2026
AHF World AIDS Day Concert
📍 Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA
AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s annual World AIDS Day gathering brings the community together ahead of December 1. Follow the official event page for tickets and program updates.
Dec
1
2026
Dining Out For Life — Lehigh Valley
📍 Lehigh Valley, PA
The national Dining Out For Life calendar lists this World AIDS Day dining event. Follow the local page for participating restaurants and information from Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and The Novus Foundation.
Dec
3
2026
Dining Out For Life — Sonoma County
📍 Sonoma County, CA
The 25th annual dining fundraiser supports Food For Thought’s nutrition services for people living with serious medical conditions. Visit the organizer for restaurant and volunteer information.
Mar
15
–17
2027
AIDSWatch 2027
📍 Arlington, VA / Washington, D.C.
Join AIDS United and its planning partners for advocacy training and congressional meetings. The 2027 theme is “Conversations that Matter.” Check the official page for registration, access information, and scholarship updates.
Mar
21
–24
2027
CROI 2027
📍 San Diego, CA
The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections shares HIV and related research. Visit the organizer for attendance criteria, the program, and community educator scholarship information.
Apr
29
2027
Dining Out For Life — Northeastern New York
📍 Northeastern New York
Participating restaurants support Alliance for Positive Health services. Find a local restaurant and check meal times and participation details on the organizer’s page.
Apr
29
–May 1
2027
ACTHIV 2027
📍 Denver, CO + virtual
The 21st annual American Conference for the Treatment of HIV offers education for frontline clinicians and care teams. In-person and virtual attendance are planned; registration is expected to open in late November or December 2026.
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Annual events to watch
The listed edition has ended. These annual series remain here while we await a verified next date. Check the organizer for announcements; we do not assume last year’s date or location will repeat.
🗺️ Find Events Near You
AIDS Walks
Explore organizer listings for upcoming walks and other HIV community events:
AHF National Events →
Dining Out For Life
Find participating cities, confirmed dates, and local restaurants:
diningoutforlife.com →
World AIDS Day Events
Vigils, concerts, and awareness events worldwide every Dec 1st:
worldaidsday.org →
HIV.gov Events
Official federal HIV events calendar — observances, webinars, awareness days:
hiv.gov/events →
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Where People Gather
HIV community life happens in conference rooms, on Capitol Hill, online, and in local organizations. Find places to connect, learn from people living with HIV, build advocacy skills, and bring ideas back to your own community. Follow the official links for current dates, registration, scholarships, and online participation where offered. Directory reviewed September 28, 2026.
Conferences, advocacy days & training
🗓️ National conference
USCHA — U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS
NMAC brings people living with HIV, advocates, providers, public health teams, and allies together to exchange ideas and strengthen community work. Explore the official conference resources and updates.
🏛️ Federal advocacy
AIDS United / AIDSWatch
AIDS United’s constituent-led advocacy event brings people living with and affected by HIV to Washington, D.C., for training, congressional meetings, and policy action. The official page is the best place for the next AIDSWatch date and AIDSWatch@Home updates.
🌍 International conference
International AIDS Conference (IAC)
The International AIDS Society’s global gathering connects people living with HIV, researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and advocates. Explore sessions and community perspectives from AIDS 2026 through the official conference page.
⚖️ HIV justice
HINAC 7 — HIV Is Not A Crime National Training Academy
Led by people living with HIV, this national gathering builds organizing skills and connections to end HIV criminalization. The Sero Project lists HINAC 7 for 2027; follow its official updates for details.
🎓 Training & capacity
HealthHIV / SYNChronicity
HealthHIV, HealthHCV, and the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health convene SYNChronicity, connecting health professionals, advocates, and community members across HIV, hepatitis C, STIs, LGBTQ+ health, and health equity. HealthHIV also offers learning opportunities throughout the year.
🌟 Community & conference
HealtheVoices
A health-advocate and caregiver network whose annual conference brings online patient advocates together to learn, connect, and strengthen their work. Explore the official links for current updates.
For year-round connections, explore the 20 national and Florida spotlights and social channels below.
Back to navigationAwareness days & moments to mark
Save a date, share a resource, or plan something with your community. The next three observances appear here; the full calendar holds their background and a printable guide. Local events for these days still appear in the event list when an organizer confirms them.
View all awareness dates → · Download the 2026 printable calendar →
↑ Back to navigation🌍 National Spotlight
Community across the country
Leadership & advocacy
NMAC
Builds community leadership and advocacy around HIV and convenes the U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS. Explore its programs, membership, and opportunities to get involved.
Explore NMAC →HIV justice
Sero Project
Works to end HIV criminalization through community organizing, education, and leadership by people living with HIV. Find training, advocacy resources, and ways to take part.
Explore Sero Project →Women & gender-diverse leadership
Positive Women’s Network–USA
A national network led by women, transgender, and gender-diverse people living with HIV. Offers leadership development, community connections, and policy advocacy.
Explore Positive Women’s Network–USA →Prevention advocacy
AVAC
Connects advocates, researchers, and communities working toward more equitable access to HIV prevention. Explore community resources, research updates, and advocacy opportunities.
Explore AVAC →Research & treatment access
Treatment Action Group (TAG)
An independent activist organization advancing research, treatment access, and community engagement across HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C.
Explore Treatment Action Group (TAG) →Community funding & advocacy
AIDS United
Supports community responses to HIV through grantmaking, policy advocacy, and capacity building. AIDSWatch brings lived experience into conversations with policymakers.
Explore AIDS United →Black LGBTQ+ communities
National Black Justice Collective
A civil rights organization advancing the well-being of Black LGBTQ+ and same-gender-loving people. Explore its community education, health, and advocacy work.
Explore National Black Justice Collective →Public health & access
NASTAD
Works with health departments and community partners on HIV and hepatitis prevention and care. Its resources include treatment access, ADAP, and health equity.
Explore NASTAD →U=U & ending stigma
Prevention Access Campaign
The organization behind the global U=U movement combines education, advocacy, and community partnerships to challenge stigma and expand equitable access to HIV treatment. Read what comes next after ten years of U=U, including Undetectable Voices.
Explore Prevention Access Campaign →Women, information & connection
The Well Project
Offers HIV information, community voices, and resources centered on women. Its A Girl Like Me blogs make space for people to share lived experience and find connection.
Explore The Well Project →🌴 Florida In Focus
Community close to home
From the Panhandle to the Keys: browse ten regions covering all 67 counties, or find upcoming gatherings and peer support.
🌴 Florida In Focus & beyond
CAN Community Health
Provides HIV care, prevention, testing, and support through clinics and community partnerships in Florida and other states. Check the location finder for services near you.
Explore CAN Community Health →🌴 Miami
IDEA Exchange
A harm reduction program offering syringe services, HIV and hepatitis C testing, and connections to care. Visit the program for current service locations and hours.
Explore IDEA Exchange →🌴 Northwest Florida
OASIS Florida
Provides HIV testing, case management, and peer support in Northwest Florida, and hosts the annual Positive Living Conference.
Explore OASIS Florida →🌴 Tampa Bay
Tampa-Hillsborough Action Plan (THAPgroup)
Connects community development with healthcare access in Hillsborough County. Its Synergy Health Centers work includes HIV care and prevention.
Explore Tampa-Hillsborough Action Plan (THAPgroup) →🌴 Broward County
Broward House
Supports people affected by HIV through housing, care coordination, behavioral health, and prevention services. Explore programs and ways to support its community work.
Explore Broward House →🌴 Tampa Bay
Metro Healthy Communities
Offers HIV care, testing, prevention, and community programs across Tampa Bay. Find current locations, scheduling options, and services on its official site.
Explore Metro Healthy Communities →🌴 Palm Beach County
Compass LGBTQ+ Community Center
Creates space for LGBTQ+ community connection in Palm Beach County. Explore its support programs, HIV services, and opportunities to get involved.
Explore Compass LGBTQ+ Community Center →🌴 South Florida
Pridelines
Builds community through LGBTQ+ programs, youth support, health resources, and HIV-related services. Its official site lists current programs and opportunities to participate.
Explore Pridelines →🌴 Tampa Bay
EPIC — Empath Partners in Care
Offers HIV testing, medical case management, counseling, housing assistance, and support groups. Explore services and community programs across the Tampa Bay area.
Explore EPIC — Empath Partners in Care →🌴 Central Florida
Hope & Help
Offers HIV and STI testing, prevention, treatment, and Ryan White case management. Its integrated services help people connect with care and ongoing support.
Explore Hope & Help →🌴 Full Florida Community Guide
Organizations, ways to connect & more →
Help us recognize community care
Nominate a Spotlight of the Month
Know an advocate or organization making a difference? Tell us about their work for a future monthly spotlight. National and Florida nominations are welcome, including self-nominations. Features are selected after editorial review; a nomination does not guarantee selection or publish a post.
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You can also use the nomination option on our contact form. For personal stories, check-ins, microblogs, and memorials, visit Voices Rising.
Voices worth following
A mix of advocates, creators, and organizations. Each of these 20 accounts had a dated public post within the six weeks ending . The linked post is an example we checked, not a promise about future posting. Personal feeds include life beyond HIV. These are external channels, with their own privacy practices.
The South & Florida In Focus
AHF Southern Bureau
Regional community events, HIV services, and advocacy.
Recent post: 2026-09-18
Black communities
Black AIDS Institute
Education and advocacy centered on ending HIV in Black communities.
Recent post: 2026-09-11
Global community
Doreen Moraa Moracha
A Kenyan advocate sharing lived experience, storytelling, and life beyond stigma.
Recent post: 2026-09-25
Culture & visibility
Ongina
A performer whose public HIV advocacy sits alongside drag, fashion, and everyday life.
Recent post: 2026-09-23
Interviews & education
Raif Derrazi
Conversations about HIV, visibility, advocacy, and living well.
Recent post: 2026-09-27
Life & connection
Josh Robbins
Personal updates from the HIV advocate behind imstilljosh.
Recent post: 2026-09-08
Women & community
The Well Project
Community conversations, education, and A Girl Like Me voices.
Recent post: 2026-09-25
Writing & long-term survival
Mark S. King
The writer behind My Fabulous Disease shares commentary and community life.
Recent post: 2026-09-18
Advocacy & visibility
Maria HIV Mejia
Personal storytelling and HIV advocacy connecting communities across borders.
Recent post: 2026-09-23
Personal voice
Jennifer Vaughan
A public HIV advocate sharing life, relationships, and wellness; her feed covers more than HIV.
Recent post: 2026-09-27
Writing & LGBTQ+ life
George M. Johnson
An author and cultural voice exploring identity, visibility, and community.
Recent post: 2026-09-28
Prevention access
PrEP4All
Advocacy for accessible HIV prevention and public funding.
Recent post: 2026-09-14
Black health equity
BLKHLTH
Public health education and conversations about structural inequity.
Recent post: 2026-09-28
Trans-led community
The TransLatin@ Coalition
Community support and advocacy led by transgender Latina people.
Recent post: 2026-09-22
Community services
GMHC
HIV-related community programs, advocacy, and events.
Recent post: 2026-09-27
U=U & equitable access
Prevention Access Campaign
U=U education and advocacy for treatment access, dignity, and an end to stigma.
Recent post: 2026-09-08
Florida In Focus & beyond
CAN Community Health
Clinic and community updates across its HIV care and prevention network.
Recent post: 2026-09-28
South Florida
Pridelines
LGBTQ+ community programs, events, and health resources.
Recent post: 2026-09-25
California
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Community health, HIV advocacy, and local connection.
Recent post: 2026-09-25
Know a voice we should include? Suggest an advocate or organization →
↑ Back to navigationFor loved ones & allies
You do not need to have all the answers to be supportive. Listen, ask what would help, and respect what someone wants to keep private.
Try saying
- “Thank you for trusting me.”
- “Would you like company, practical help, or space?”
- “What would you like me to know?”
Leave out
- Questions about how someone acquired HIV unless they choose to discuss it.
- Pity, blame, or assumptions about relationships and parenthood.
- Sharing someone’s status with others without permission.
Practical support
Being there for someone
Ways to support a friend, partner, or family member while respecting their independence.
Relationships
Intimacy, disclosure & U=U
Explore the evidence and the emotional side of connection. Family planning and pregnancy care deserve an individual discussion with an HIV-informed care team.
Starting with facts
Learn together
Get plain-language answers, then explore the deeper articles at your own pace.
Support groups & peer networks
There is more than one way to find your people. Ask about eligibility, cost, accessibility, moderation, and confidentiality before joining. Public forums and social accounts are not private clinical services.
Discussion
POZ Forums
Community conversations about life with HIV. Check the forum rules and choose carefully what you make public.
Peer connection
Positive Peers
An HIV peer-support app. Check its current eligibility and enrollment options.
Ohio · online & in person
Equitas Health
Explore its current support groups and participation requirements.
For women’s community voices, visit The Well Project in our spotlights. For Florida groups, contact the organizations in the same directory or find a local HIV service organization. Availability changes; a case manager can help you ask about groups and counseling options. Explore long-term survivor connections below.
↑ Back to navigationLong-term survivors: connection, voice & what comes next
Long-term survival is about more than time. There is room here for joy, relationships, grief, purpose, and the future you want to build. Resilience can include seeking help or taking a rest; no one has to be inspirational to belong. Long-term and lifetime survivors span different ages and histories. These organizations and voices offer ways to connect; each program sets its own participation guidelines.
National network
The Reunion Project
A national alliance connecting long-term survivors through community convenings, webinars, storytelling, and advocacy. Explore upcoming gatherings or join its network.
A voice to follow
Tez Anderson / Let’s Kick ASS
Tez founded Let’s Kick ASS—AIDS Survivor Syndrome in 2013 and established HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day in 2014. His work centers the experiences, visibility, and quality of life of long-term survivors.
Learning & leadership
NMAC’s 50+ program
Explore learning and leadership opportunities for people aging with HIV. Confirm the current program and application details directly with NMAC.
Our learning hub
Survivorship, resilience & care
Explore the histories, contributions, and present-day needs of long-term survivors. For individual health concerns, bring questions to your care team.
Follow Tez’s X account or explore his public profile. Let’s Kick ASS also links to its moderated survivor group. These are long-term community resources; recent posting was not verified for these channels. The dated social selections above include writer and survivor Mark S. King. Mark June 5 for HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day and September 18 for HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day.
↑ Back to navigationRecovery & support, without shame
If alcohol or other substances are becoming difficult to manage, you deserve support that fits your needs. Explore different approaches, including peer groups, harm reduction, and professional care. You do not have to work out your next step alone.
Find a meeting by ZIP, city, or online
Choose a directory below and enter your location on that organization’s site. AA and NA’s national directories connect you to local service offices and meeting lists; they are not complete national lists of in-person meetings. Check the time zone, meeting format, accessibility, and any attendance requirements before joining.
Alcoholics Anonymous
AA near you
Search by ZIP, town, or state for local AA contacts and meeting lists. Online groups are also available through the AA Online Intergroup.
Narcotics Anonymous
NA near you
Search by postal code, city, or state for local NA websites and phone lines with current meeting information.
Skills-based · secular
SMART Recovery
Find U.S. online or in-person peer meetings using a city and state. SMART also offers Family & Friends support.
Meditation & peer support
Recovery Dharma
A Buddhist-inspired recovery community with online, hybrid, and in-person meetings. Use its meeting filters to explore locations and affinity groups.
Methamphetamine recovery
Crystal Meth Anonymous
Explore CMA’s meeting directory by location and format, including online meetings and LGBTQ+ options.
Free app · iOS & Android
Meeting Guide
AA’s Meeting Guide app helps you find nearby and online meetings using information supplied by participating AA service organizations.
Prefer online? Open the AA Online Intergroup or NA virtual meeting finder. For HIV-specific context, see substance use & HIV, chemsex, safety & support, and the Wellness Hub. A local HIV service organization can help you ask about counseling and treatment options.
When medical support matters: Peer meetings and podcasts do not provide medical detox or replace treatment. Suddenly stopping alcohol after prolonged heavy drinking can cause dangerous, sometimes life-threatening withdrawal; ask a clinician about a safe plan. Read NIAAA’s guidance.
A few recovery podcasts
AA conversations
Grapevine Half-Hour Variety Hour
Interviews and everyday recovery experiences from AA members.
Recorded peer meeting
Grapevine Weekly Open AA Meeting
Listen to recorded speaker experiences from Grapevine’s open virtual meeting.
Different perspectives
SMART Recovery Podcast
Conversations about addictive behaviors, practical tools, and recovery experiences.
For related reading, explore David Fawcett’s two books on sexualized drug use and recovery. Listening can offer company and ideas. It is not the same as a support relationship, and an individual speaker’s experience is not medical advice.
↑ Back to navigationFaith & spiritual communities
Some people find comfort in faith; others have experienced rejection or prefer secular support. You deserve connection without shame. Ask individual communities about their practices rather than assuming every congregation offers the same welcome or HIV services.
Learn more
Faith, belonging & HIV
Explore faith and HIV without prescribing what anyone should believe.
Health equity
The Balm In Gilead
A nonprofit working with faith communities on health education and disparities.
LGBTQ+ inclusion
Metropolitan Community Churches
Find congregations and learn about this denomination’s community work.
Jewish community
Keshet
Resources for LGBTQ+ equality and belonging in Jewish life.
Other starting points include the Unitarian Universalist Association and Human Rights Campaign’s LGBTQ+ faith-resource directory. None is a substitute for medical care or a guarantee about a particular local group.
↑ Back to navigationYouth & young adults
Young people deserve understandable information and respectful support. Consent rules depend on the service, state, and circumstances; there is no single nationwide age rule for independent access to PrEP.
Start here
HIV & young people
A deeper guide to care, prevention, school, and support.
Youth leadership
Advocates for Youth
Sexual health education and opportunities for youth advocacy.
Support
The Trevor Project
Explore current crisis-support options for LGBTQ+ young people.
Florida In Focus
Find a youth-serving organization
Use our national and Florida directory, then ask directly about age eligibility, privacy, and costs.
Before an appointment: Ask what you can consent to, who can access the portal, how billing is handled, and when information must be shared. Florida’s section 384.30 permits minors to consent to STI examination and treatment and includes confidentiality protections with legal exceptions. That does not establish a blanket “PrEP at 15” rule. Ask the clinic how the law applies to the particular service.
Trans & nonbinary community
Community should make room for all of you. Look for trans-led spaces, ask providers about the services you need, and confirm current eligibility and access.
Learn more
HIV & trans health
A deeper guide to care, prevention, and barriers to access.
Community leadership
Trans-led voices
Find The TransLatin@ Coalition in the social directory above.
Grassroots support
Trans Justice Funding Project
Learn about support for trans-led community organizations.
Florida In Focus
Local connections
Our Florida In Focus directory includes organizations offering LGBTQ+ community programs. Ask each organization about its current services.
For spiritual community, see the faith section. For national and Florida care options, use Find Care; confirm services before traveling.
↑ Back to navigationSmall ways to show up
Community grows through ordinary acts: sharing a useful resource, offering time, attending a gathering, or making space for someone else to speak.
Volunteer
Start with what you can offer
Find work that fits your time and skills; ask organizations about their current needs.
Advocacy
Turn concern into action
Find current funding issues, original call scripts, and ways to contact representatives.
Visibility
Share a fact
Use downloadable, sourced cards to challenge misinformation.
Recognition
Lift someone up
Nominate an advocate or organization for editorial consideration.
For a quieter moment, visit the Daily Message. For personal storytelling, the Voices Rising wall is open to check-ins, stories, microblogs, and memorials.
↑ Back to navigationMedia, news & community writing
These publishers bring different reporting and lived-experience perspectives. Check publication dates and follow the sources behind medical or legal claims.
HIV journalism
POZ
News, commentary, interviews, and community perspectives.
HIV information & voices
TheBody
HIV explainers, reporting, and first-person stories.
Treatment & community
Positively Aware
HIV information and community reporting from TPAN.
HIV & culture
Plus
HIV-related news, culture, and personal perspectives.
Women’s voices
A Girl Like Me LIVE
The Well Project’s conversations center women’s experiences with HIV.
More context
How HIV has been represented
Explore media history and the voices that changed the conversation.
Watch, experience & discuss
A starting selection of films, theatre, television, and visual art. Some works contain grief, death, discrimination, sex, or substance use. Period stories reflect their time; they do not describe today’s treatment outlook. Check content notes, regional availability, and any viewing cost with the official provider.
Documentary · 2012
How to Survive a Plague
David France’s documentary follows ACT UP and Treatment Action Group in the struggle for effective HIV treatment.
Film · 1993
Philadelphia
A courtroom drama about AIDS discrimination, with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. A starting point for discussing how mainstream film represented HIV.
Stage play · 1985
The Normal Heart
Larry Kramer’s drama confronts public indifference and the early AIDS crisis in New York. Read it alongside the history of community organizing.
Stage musical · 1996
Rent
Jonathan Larson’s musical follows artists, lovers, and friends in New York living in the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
Recorded theatre
Angels in America
Tony Kushner’s drama brings relationships, politics, illness, and spirituality into the same room. The National Theatre’s recording begins with Millennium Approaches.
Television
Pose
Ballroom culture, chosen family, and Black and Latino LGBTQ+ lives are at the center of this series, including the impact of HIV/AIDS.
Television · 2021
It’s a Sin
Russell T Davies follows friends building lives in London as the AIDS crisis unfolds during the 1980s. Joy, love, fear, and grief all have a place.
Musical web series
Merce
Charles Sanchez’s musical comedy puts a character living with HIV at the center of everyday New York life.
Visual art & film
Visual AIDS / Day With(out) Art
Explore artists living with HIV, archives, and the annual December 1 program connecting art with the AIDS response.
Go deeper in HIV, art & culture, art and the AIDS response, and our Larry Kramer article. For a group discussion: Whose perspective is centered? What has changed? What would you want someone to understand about life with HIV today?
↑ Back to navigationBooks & long reads
Build a reading list around the people and histories that interest you. Ask your library about print, digital, or interlibrary-loan availability; access varies.
David Fawcett · Recovery
Lust, Men, and Meth
A Gay Man’s Guide to Sex and Recovery
A focused resource on methamphetamine recovery and rebuilding sex and intimacy.
David Fawcett · Recovery
Sex Under the Influence
Understanding and Healing from Sexualized Drug Use
Fawcett’s follow-up explores sexualized drug use and recovery beyond the first book’s focus on gay men.
Literature
Writers who refused silence
Explore writers who challenged erasure and made room for complex lives.
Movement history
ACT UP & the people behind it
Our history guide provides context for movement histories such as Sarah Schulman’s Let the Record Show and David France’s How to Survive a Plague.
Read critically
Revisiting “Patient Zero”
If you read Randy Shilts’s And the Band Played On, pair it with the evidence correcting the “Patient Zero” story.
These two Amazon links are not affiliate links. For more context and support resources, see our chemsex guide’s further reading.
↑ Back to navigationRecognition & community appreciation
Recognition can help people discover important work. These links are starting points, not a claim that nominations are currently open.
Recognition archive
POZ 100
Explore previous lists of community honorees and their work.
Your community
Spotlight of the Month
Our nomination form welcomes national and Florida advocates and organizations. Selection follows editorial review.
Memorial & legacy
Remembering is part of community care. There is room for grief, gratitude, and the stories people leave with us.
1948–2026
Butch McKay
A longtime HIV advocate and Positive Living Conference leader, remembered for bringing people together with warmth and persistence. His family’s memorial records his death on January 30, 2026.
1984–2024
Hydeia Broadbent
An advocate from childhood, Hydeia challenged HIV stigma through public storytelling. The National AIDS Memorial honors her legacy and a Quilt panel made in her memory.
Community art
AIDS Memorial Quilt
Search the interactive Quilt, remember a loved one, and learn about making a panel or hosting a display.
To leave your own remembrance, choose Memorial in Voices Rising. Posts appear after moderation; share only details you have permission to make public.
↑ Back to navigationPlaces to remember across the country
These are a few places where art, names, and shared space hold the history of HIV/AIDS. Visit in person when you can, or explore their stories online. Check each organization’s current visitor information before making a trip.
Places of Remembrance: HIV & AIDS Memorials
Read our companion guide to these places, the Quilt, Timothy Ray Brown’s memorial bench, and ways to participate with care.
Read the full Learning Hub guide →San Francisco, California
National AIDS Memorial Grove
A living memorial in Golden Gate Park dedicated to remembrance, reflection, and connection.
New York, New York
New York City AIDS Memorial
A place of remembrance in the West Village at Greenwich Avenue and West 12th Street, with public art and educational programs.
Los Angeles, California
The Wall Las Memorias
An AIDS monument combining names, murals about AIDS in Latino communities, and space for reflection.
Seattle, Washington
The AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway
Public art and storytelling remember the epidemic and community responses in Seattle and Washington State.
Key West, Florida
Key West AIDS Memorial
Names honor lives lost to AIDS at the foot of the Edward B. Knight Pier, at White Street and Atlantic Boulevard.
Palm Springs, California
Timothy Ray Brown’s memorial bench
Dedicated in Wellness Park in 2021, the bench remembers the HIV cure research advocate known as the Berlin Patient.
History & remembrance
Hart Island
Our learning-hub article explores Hart Island, public memory, and the lives too often left out of the story.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt above also brings remembrance into communities nationwide. Know a memorial we should include? Send us its name and official website.
↑ Back to navigationFlorida In Focus
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Explore the 10 Florida organization spotlights · Filter upcoming events for Florida · Find organizations across all 67 counties · Florida events, fundraisers & galas · Peer support across Florida · Find care and support
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