Pittsburgh has lost a quiet giant. Kathi Boyle helped build a more inclusive response to HIV/AIDS, advocating for women, Black communities, LGBTQ people, and everyone who deserved care, dignity, and support.
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Kathi Boyle, Former Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force Leader Who Expanded HIV Services Across Communities, has Passed Away
Kathi Boyle, a longtime human services leader whose work helped expand HIV/AIDS services in Western Pennsylvania beyond the populations initially served during the epidemic's earliest years, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2026. Boyle is perhaps best remembered for her leadership at the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force (PATF), now known as Allies for Health + Wellbeing, where she helped guide the organization through a period of growth and transformation. Founded in 1985 during the height of the AIDS crisis, PATF emerged to provide support, housing assistance, prevention services, and advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS at a time when stigma, discrimination, and inadequate government responses left many community members without support.