Film Discussion – We Were Here: The AIDS Years in San Francisco (2011)

In observance of World AIDS Day, the Phoenix LGBTQ Employee Alliance has partnered
with the City of Phoenix Fast-Track Cities Initiative for a hybrid (in-person and virtual) event.
The featured film discussion is on WE WERE HERE, an intimate, yet epic history of the AIDS
years in San Francisco, as told through the stories of five longtime San Franciscans.

Then immediately following the discussion will be a candid conversation featuring a special
guest speaker, Coach Robert Shegog, who will be sharing his personal story about living
with HIV. He is a former North High School wrestling coach who opened up about his
sexuality and HIV in his autobiography, Wrestling with the Truth, co-written by Nick
Kehagias. We are going to hear how Coach Shegog navigated difficult issues in order to be
the teacher, coach, father figure, and exemplary role model that inspired multiple generations
of students.