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I’m a sexual health advocate, adult entertainer, and avid cyclist based in San Francisco. Being part of the LGBTQ+ community has given me an incredible opportunity to connect with people from all walks of life; I believe that also comes with an opportunity to give back whenever and wherever I can.

I first heard about AIDS/LifeCycle after moving to the Bay Area in 2023. In 2025, I was fortunate enough to ride the Final 545 from San Francisco to Los Angeles before ALC came to an end. I went into it thinking I was signing up for one charity bike ride. Instead, I found a community and a purpose that would become a significant part of my life.

That first ride introduced me to an entire world of cycling for a cause: Cycle for the Cause in New York, the Friends for Life Bike Rally in Canada, and the new rides carrying forward the legacy of AIDS/LifeCycle: Cycle to Zero and Center Ride Out.

What keeps bringing me back isn’t just the riding, although I sure love to ride! It’s the community we create along the way. I’ve ridden alongside people with completely different lives and stories, helped strangers fix flats on the side of the road, shared laughs & tears through difficult miles, and watched hundreds of people make sure that nobody gets left behind. We ride together, fundraise together, and get one another across the finish line—how community should be.

I’ve loved cycling since I was young, but moving to the Bay Area gave me the opportunity to rediscover it as an adult. Today, I don’t just ride for sport; I ride for a cause. I ride because access to sexual healthcare matters; HIV prevention, testing, and treatment matter. I ride because people deserve compassionate healthcare, safe housing, mental-health support, food assistance, and community regardless of their circumstances.

These rides raise critical funds for community health centers and LGBTQ+ organizations providing services such as HIV/STI testing and prevention, PrEP access, medical and mental-health care, housing assistance, food programs, youth services, and support for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Participating requires a significant personal commitment of time, travel, training, expenses, and logistics, which I take on because I believe deeply in the work these organizations do. What I’m asking from you is to join me in that commitment by supporting one, or several, of my fundraisers.

Every donation, regardless of size, becomes part of something much larger than any individual rider. It’s not just me. It’s not just you. It’s us.

Together, we can make this world a little better, one mile, one smile, and one charity ride at a time.

With nothing but love,

Ryan Centofanti