Back in 2017 Spokane AIDS Network was closing shop due to changes in allocated resources and funding. Grant Ogren was tasked with finding new sources of money and support and has consequentially returned SAN back as vital agency of community support, testing, food, and housing. How did he turn this around, and what lessons has he learned? How is the role of PrEP in mental health, and how did his first marriage help him become the man he is today?
0:00 -- Grant shares what he likes, and doesn't like about his body. What have been his struggles accepting his body, and what pressures and fears is he still facing today?
11:00 -- What called Grant into doing HIV/AIDS work? What pivotal experiences shaped his service?
19:50 -- What brought Grant into a position of leadership at Spokane AIDS Network? How did he revive the agency after they were closed down, and how he is continuing the agency's mission today?
27:00 -- Grant was one of the first leaders to educate about PrEP to prevent HIV. How did he decide to use PrEP for himself in 2014, and what have been the mental health benefits? How did PrEP help end his use of anti-depressants?
41:08 -- Grant talks about his first marriage to a woman, and his second marriage to a man. How does Grant approach his identity, and what has he learned about growth and change? What gives him hope today?
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