Stan Penfold, 2016

File — Box: 3, Folder: 13

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Scope and Contents

Stan Penfold (b. 1957) was born in Southern California but grew up in Eureka, California, in a small LDS community. Penfold felt different from an early age and realized as he got older that he was attracted to men, an aspect of himself that he felt he had to keep secret from his family and his community. He moved to Rexburg, Idaho to go to college and earned an associate degree in landscape horticulture. Penfold then moved to Salt Lake City for a job. In Salt Lake, Penfold started to take part in the gay community of the city. He describessome of the gay bars he would go to in the city. Penfold talks about becoming aware of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Salt Lake. When he met the director of the Utah AIDS Foundation, Ben Barr, at an event, he decidedhe wanted to volunteer at the foundation. Penfold’s first assignment at the Utah AIDS Foundation was answering phones for the support hotline. He describes the kinds of calls he would get and how they would help the callers. Penfold talks about the culture at the foundation and the kinds of people who would volunteer, as well as the types of support they were providing to people with AIDS. Penfold worked his way up the ranks at the Utah AIDS Foundation and is now the director of the organization. He describes the evolution of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Utah, how the Utah AIDS Foundation has had to change over time, and how the community has changed over time.
Interviewed by Elizabeth Clement. This folder contains transcripts from three interview sessions.

Dates

2016

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