In the local area, a significant issue is affecting a generation of AIDS survivors. This problem has been described as a hidden epidemic, although details about its nature are limited. A local resident, Tez Anderson, has shared his personal experience with HIV.

After moving to San Francisco in 1986, Anderson got tested for HIV at the age of 25. For more information about the struggles faced by AIDS survivors in the local area, readers can refer to the source, LGBTQ Nation, which provides further details about this issue.