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Photo: Last Men Standing

Images made the year after the release of Last Men Standing, a feature-length documentary that followed eight Bay Area gay men who had the remarkable luck to survive AIDS, and the brutal challenges that accompany living on.  

  • Ganymede takes a deep breath outside his home in Oakland, Calif. on November 4, 2016. Ganymede was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • David Spiher (left) and Ralph Thurlow stand in their front home in Hayward, Calif. on December 4, 2016. The couple has been facing Ralph's health challenges around HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder. The couple was part of the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Harry Breaux talks in a cafe near his home in San Francisco, Calif. on November 9, 2016. Breaux was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Kevin VandenBergh stands outside his new apartment in San Francisco, Calif. on November 23, 2016. VandenBergh was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Jesus Guillen pets his cat in his apartment in San Francisco, Calif. on November 11, 2016. Guillen was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Mick Robinson has been taking classes and volunteering in San Francisco, Calif. on November 7, 2016. Robinson was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Ralph Thurlow, left, and David Spiher at their home in Hayward, Calif. on December 4, 2016. The couple has been facing Ralph's health challenges around HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder. The couple was part of the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Ralph Thurlow, left, and David Spiher talk on their couch in Hayward, Calif. on December 4, 2016. The couple has been facing Ralph's health challenges around HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder. The couple was part of the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • David Spiher pets one of his dogs at home in Hayward, Calif. on December 4, 2016. Spiher has been caring for his husband, Ralph Thurlow, who has HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder. The couple was part of the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Kevin VandenBergh looks out the window of his new apartment in San Francisco, Calif. on November 23, 2016. VandenBergh was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Kevin VandenBergh's photograph of his beloved cat. Truman, sits in his apartment in San Francisco, Calif. on November 23, 2016. VandenBergh was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Eileen Glutzer drinks from a mug painted by her late friend Peter Greene on November 8, 2016 in San Francisco, Calif. Greene would make her a mug every year as a gift. Glutzer and Greene were featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Harry Breaux stands near his home in San Francisco, Calif. on November 9, 2016. Breaux was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Jesus Guillen looks out the window of his apartment in San Francisco, Calif. on November 11, 2016. Guillen was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Mick Robinson has been taking classes and volunteering in San Francisco, Calif. on November 7, 2016. Robinson was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Harry Breaux looks out the front door of his new apartment building in San Francisco, Calif. on November 9, 2016. Breaux was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Ralph Thurlow, left, and David Spiher pick oranges in their back yard in Hayward, Calif. on December 4, 2016. The couple has been facing Ralph's health challenges around HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder. The couple was part of the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
  • Kevin VandenBergh looks out the window of his new apartment in San Francisco, Calif. on November 23, 2016. VandenBergh was one of the men featured in the Chronicle's first feature film called Last Men Standing about long-term HIV survivors.
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