Steven Spencer

Steve is a champion for equality and is immensely involved in LGBTQIA+ advocacy and the HIV sector. Born in New Zealand and raised just outside of Melbourne, the 29 year old bisexual man and HIV peer sits on the board of NAPWHA, is a member of the Sydney Bi+ Network and is a co-founder of the PrEP community advocacy network PrEPaccessNOW (PAN).

“I am proud to be a BGF Community Ambassador because I believe in the importance of the work BGF does for its clients and for the HIV response more broadly. There is no better feeling than knowing there is a community here; a community that understands what it is like to live with HIV, and to have these spaces and opportunities to share our angst, our joys, our ideas, and to be given the opportunity to thrive. I look forward to using my ambassadorship to promote caring and greater understanding of the diverse experiences of people living with HIV.

As a proud bisexual man living with HIV I have learnt it is never too late to be your true self and there is nothing to be ashamed about, there is just a full life to live. I’m looking forward to meeting as much of the BGF family as possible."