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Some people don’t just show up for the community; they show up in community. RaeShanda Lias is one of them. 🖤 We are honored to announce RaeShanda Lias as this year’s recipient of the SOS Fierce Advocate Award; given in recognition of her extraordinary leadership and unwavering dedication to the Black LGBTQ+ community. An entrepreneur, Army veteran, social media powerhouse with 3M+ followers, Out100 honoree, NAACP Image Award nominee, and recipient of the HRC Influence Award; RaeShanda has used every platform she’s been given to call people to action and give voice to those who feel drowned out. She joins a legacy of fierce advocates who have carried this community forward. And this August, we celebrate her in Atlanta. 🎉 Join us at SOS 2026, August 20–23. The Gala is where we make it official. Link in bio to register. 🔗 📍 SOS 2026 | Atlanta, GA | $150 to register #SOS2026 #SouthernAdvocate #RaeShandaLias #BlackLGBTQ #SouthernAIDSCoalition

13 years. 13 years ago, Marvell L. Terry II had a dream for what was possible; and look at us now. 13 years of showing up, showing out, and showing the world what community looks like when it's rooted in love and collective power. 🖤✊🏾 SOS turns 13 this year, and we're bringing it all back to Atlanta, August 20–23, 2026. If you've been to SOS before, you already know. And if you haven't? This is your year. Drop your favorite SOS memory in the comments. 👇🏾 A session that changed how you think. A friendship that started in the hallway. A moment on the dance floor you'll never forget. We want to hear it all. Then make sure you secure your spot for SOS 2026. Early registration is $150 through July 31. Scan the QR code or click the link in bio. 🔗 #SOS2026 #SavingOurselvesSymposium #BlackLGBTQ #SouthernAIDSCoalition #CollectiveAction #TBT #ATL

SOS is BACK! Mark your calendars and save the date for August 20-23, 2026! For more information, scan the QR code or go to southernaidscoalition.org/sos-conference.

This could be you. 👆🏾 Swipe to see it: attendee or speaker, the room is waiting for you. SOS 2026 is your invitation to expand your personal impact into collective action alongside your people. 📍 August 20–23, 2026 | Atlanta, GA 🎟️ Registration: $150 Got a framework, program, project, or topic our community needs to see? Workshop opportunities for this year's programming are limited. Email sos@southernaidscoalition.org to be considered. This is your sign. Register, submit, and show up. 🖤 Link in bio to register. 🔗 #SOS2026 #SavingOurselvesSymposium #ThisCouldBeYou #BlackLGBTQ #CollectiveAction #SouthernAIDSCoalition

Some people talk about change. Quinton Reynolds builds it from the ground up. 📣 We are honored to announce Quinton Reynolds as this year’s recipient of the SOS Founder’s Award; given in recognition of his extraordinary leadership and unwavering dedication to the Black LGBTQ+ community. Quinton is the Founder and Executive Director of Game Changing Men, a Certified Family Violence Facilitator, consultant, public educator, and a tireless advocate for Black transmasculine people, formerly incarcerated individuals, and TGNC communities across the South. His work is rooted in lived experience, collective care, and the belief that healing and justice belong to everyone. In receiving this award, Quinton joins a proud legacy of founders who have carried this community forward. And this August, we celebrate him in Atlanta. 🎉 Join us at SOS 2026, August 20–23. The Gala is where we make it official. Link in bio to register. 🔗 📍 SOS 2026 | Atlanta, GA | $150 to register #SOS2026 #FoundersAward #SouthernAIDSCoalition #BlackLGBTQ #SavingOurselvesSymposium

Big news! 📣 We are proud to announce @GileadSciences as the Collective Impact Presenting Sponsor of SOS 2026! This is a partnership rooted in real history and lasting impact. As a COMPASS Coordinating Center, SAC and Gilead have been working side by side to address HIV in the South long before today. 75% of people worldwide living with HIV receive a Gilead-innovated treatment regimen; and their $100M+ COMPASS Initiative has invested directly in Southern communities like ours. Their continued support of SOS ensures that the voices who are often silenced have a place to come together, dream, and strategize for the future. Join us in Atlanta, August 20–23 to help us amplify our collective impact for Black LGBTQ+ Southerners. Registration is $150. We hope to see you there! Link in bio. 🔗 #SOS2026 #GileadSciences #COMPASS #BlackLGBTQ #CollectiveAction #HIVEquity

Mark your calendar. Something special is happening on August 20th! To kick off SOS 2026, the Southern AIDS Coalition is hosting a Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (SHAAD) Reception at Atlanta City Hall; in partnership with the Atlanta Mayor's Office, the Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Gilead Sciences, and the COMPASS Initiative. SHAAD was founded by SAC as a day to unite, call attention to the HIV epidemic in the South, and honor the communities most impacted. The South accounts for more than half of all new HIV diagnoses in the U.S., and this reception is our collective response. Join us for an evening of community, connection, and collective action. 📍 Atlanta City Hall | Atlanta, GA 📅 August 20, 2026 | 6:00 – 9:00 PM We hope to see you there! #SHAAD #SHAAD2026 #SOS2026 #SavingOurselvesSymposium #BlackLGBTQ #HIVEquity #CollectiveAction #SouthernAIDSCoalition #Atlanta

Registration is OPEN. 🗓️ SOS 2026 is coming to Atlanta, and it's time to secure your spot. The Saving Ourselves Symposium is where the Black LGBTQ+ community in the South comes to learn, heal, connect, and celebrate. This year, we're centering Collective Action for Collective Impact; because we've always known that when we move together, we change things. 📍 August 20–23, 2026 🏨 Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria 🎟️ $150 Registration Cost Your registration includes a ticket to the Gala AND the Soulful Queer Brunch. Yes, we said both. Grab your spot before the early bird rate is gone. Link in bio to register. 🔗 #SOS2026 #SavingOurselvesSymposium #BlackLGBTQ #SouthernAIDSCoalition #CollectiveAction #HIVEquity #BlackHealthMatters #ATL2026

Watch this. 💫 The magic of SOS doesn't disappear when the conference ends. It stays with us. It shapes us. It calls us back. This is SOS 2024; the sessions, the connections, the moments on the dance floor that reminded us joy is also part of the work. That is the archive we carry. That is the foundation we build on. And this August, we build again. Join us! Let's make magic together. SOS 2026 | August 20–23 | Atlanta, GA Registration is $150. Link in bio to secure your spot. 🔗 #SOS2026 #SavingOurselvesSymposium #ReliveTheMagic #BlackLGBTQ #CollectiveAction #SouthernAIDSCoalition

SOS 2026 is a wrap, and we are still in our feelings about it. 🖤 To every person who showed up in Atlanta this week; whether you attended, spoke, exhibited, or simply brought your whole self into that room; thank you. You made SOS 2026 everything it was meant to be. The sessions, the healing circles, the Gala, the Soulful Queer Brunch, the connections made in hallways and over meals; that was all you. The magic of SOS lives in this community. And this community showed out. Now share the memories. Scan the QR code to download your SOS 2026 photos, share your favorites, and tag us so we can celebrate together. Use #SOS2026 and let the world see what collective action looks like. 📸: @jelijahphotos #SOS2026 #SavingOurselvesSymposium #BlackLGBTQ #SouthernAIDSCoalition

10 days. 🖤 In 10 days, we gather in Atlanta for the Saving Ourselves Symposium 2026! Get ready for four days of learning, healing, connecting, and celebrating the Black LGBTQ+ community in the South. The sessions are set. The speakers are ready. The community is coming. Are you? If you haven't registered yet, there is still time. You don't want to miss this. 📍 August 20–23, 2026 | Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria 🎟️ Registration: $150 Link in bio to register. 🔗 #SOS2026 #SavingOurselvesSymposium #BlackLGBTQ #SouthernAIDSCoalition #ATL

Your brand belongs in this room. 📣 SOS 2026 is calling on organizations and businesses who are ready to meet the Black LGBTQ+ community face to face. This is your opportunity to put your products and services directly in front of the people you serve; to build brand trust, gather real feedback, and share the passion behind what you do. Exhibiting at SOS means more than a table. It means connection. ✅ Increase your visibility ✅ Deepen your understanding of the community you serve ✅ Build trust through face-to-face engagement ✅ Two discounted conference registrations included ($125 each) Tables are limited. Don't wait on this one. Link in bio to reserve your spot. 🔗 📍 August 20–23, 2026 | Atlanta, GA #SOS2026 #ExhibitorOpportunity #SeekingVendors #BlackLGBTQ #SmallBusiness #ShopSmall #BlackOwned #WomanOwned #QueerOwned

45 years ago today, the CDC published a quiet notice about a mysterious illness. The world wasn't paying attention. The people living through it were. Today is HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day. We honor everyone who survived what followed - before treatments, before answers, before the world caught up. You are the reason this movement exists. We see you. #HLTSAD #HIVLongTermSurvivors #SouthernAIDSCoalition #EndingTheEpidemicSouth #PrideMonth

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45 years ago today, the CDC published a quiet notice about a mysterious illness.