In a small, sunlit office at the OpenHouse Community Center in San Francisco, Veronika Fimbres sits confidently. At 72, she is a force of nature. An African-American trans woman, an HIV survivor since 1987, and a nurse with more than 40 years of experience, she is a force of nature.
Veronika has faced and fought battles that the eldest could not imagine. Today, she is raising her voice again, this time against what she calls the Trump administration's "war on humanity." She currently manages interns and volunteers at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, helping them navigate the complexities of public health.