Brandy Romero, 2017

File — Box: 4, Folder: 18

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Brandy Romero (b. 1979) was born and raised in Utah. She lived in Salt Lake City with her father and his partner. Romero’s father was gay and she grew up around his partner and his gay and lesbian friends. In 1997, Romero’s father passed away due to complications from AIDS. Though Romero and some of her family suspected her father was HIV-positive, they only found out for certain when he was taken to the hospital for pneumonia. Romero talks about her father’s experience as a gay man and asa person living with AIDS. After Romero’s father passed away, she decided she wanted to volunteer with the Utah AIDS Foundation in Salt Lake City. She started in outreach. Romero and other volunteers would go to gay clubs and bars to hand out condoms and talk about HIV prevention. Romero has worked at the Utah AIDS Foundation ever since. She now works as the supportive services coordinator. Romero runs the food bank and coordinates programs like the Seasons Givings program, which provides food for clients during the holiday season, and the Backpack to School program, which provides school supplies for children of people with AIDS.
Interviewed by Elizabeth Clement.

Dates

2017

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