Standing for HIV. Equality and Rights, the HERO Awards is an annual fundraising event which acknowledges outstanding service to the HIV response in Asia and the Pacific, and to the region’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) communities.
The HERO Awards also raises funds for the LGBTQI human rights, HIV, health and wellbeing work of APCOM, as well as Covid-19 emergency funding. APCOM is a leading Asia Pacific LGBTQI and HIV non-profit organisation based in Bangkok, Thailand, and is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2022.