Join Us for ALRP’s 43nd Annual Reception!
This beloved tradition brings together hundreds of friends in the Bay Area community who make our work possible. Guests enjoy an open bar, ample hors d’oeuvres, and an exciting live and silent auction.
Proceeds support ALRP’s vital role in advancing and protecting the rights, dignity, and health of people living with HIV/AIDS. Stay tuned for announcements regarding our 2026 honorees, special guests, and more!
Our Honorees
Kathleen R. Hartnett
Bill Hirsh Award
Kathleen R. Hartnett, partner at Cooley LLP, will be honored for her decades’ long record of advancing a broad range of social justice issues with courage, tenacity, and kindness—including her recent advocacy at the Supreme Court on behalf of trans women and girls.
Additional honorees and special guests to be announced soon!
With Special Guest Host
Varla Jean Merman
Varla Jean Merman (aka Jeffery Roberson) starred in the musical Lucky Guy opposite Leslie Jordan in New York at the Little Shubert Theatre, prompting The New York Times to rave, “If Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman had stood in front of the right pair of funhouse mirrors, they might have resembled Ms. Merman and Mr. Jordan in stature as well as comedic talent.”
Jeffery has starred in numerous films and theatrical productions, including as Mary Sunshine on Broadway in the revival of Chicago. His 27 one-woman shows have sold out cabaret venues across the globe, as well as filling international concert halls including the Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Amicus Curiae
Advocates Court
Circuit Court
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Orrick
Perkins Coie Foundation
Roberts Disability Law, P. C.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
District Court
Duane Morris LLP
Hogan Lovells
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nixon Peabody LLP
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, PC
Community Court
Alston & Bird
Callaway & Wolf
DLA Piper
Hanson Bridgett
Kirsten and Andrew Scott
Swanson & McNamara LLP
Unruh Law, P.C.
WilmerHale
Wolford Wayne LLP
Auction Sponsors
Breeze Airways
Frameline
GLBT Historical Society
Iron Horse Vineyards
Perry's SF
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Randy Hahn
River Creek Golf Course
Russian River Vineyards
San Francisco Opera
Suma Landscaping