▁successfully ▁lo bb ied ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁( SF DP H ) ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁female ▁cond om ▁available ▁to ▁gay ▁men , ▁and ▁advoc ated ▁re open ing ▁the ▁gay ▁bath h ouses ▁there . ▁He ▁also ▁founded ▁the ▁A ID S ▁Account ability ▁Project , ▁a ▁watch dog ▁organization ▁that ▁obtained ▁I RS ▁tax ▁forms ▁ 9 9 0 ▁from ▁non pro fit ▁A ID S ▁service ▁organizations , ▁then ▁published ▁the ▁financial ▁information ▁dis closed ▁there in ▁online . ▁He ▁currently ▁lives ▁with ▁his ▁partner ▁of ▁eigh teen ▁years , ▁Mike ▁M err igan , ▁and ▁writes ▁a ▁blog ▁called ▁The ▁Pet rel is ▁Files . ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Pet rel is ▁announced ▁his ▁candid acy ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors , ▁running ▁against ▁inc umb ent ▁Scott ▁Wiener ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁ 8 ▁seat , ▁representing ▁the ▁Castro , ▁No e ▁Valley , ▁Diam ond ▁He ights , ▁and ▁Glen ▁Park ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Out ▁magazine ▁included ▁Pet rel is ▁in ▁the ▁Out ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁recogn izing ▁him , ▁for ▁creating ▁the ▁A ID S ▁Account ability ▁Project , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" people ▁who ▁defined ▁ 1 9 9 8 ". ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁The ▁Adv oc ate ▁named ▁Pet rel is ▁among ▁its ▁" Best ▁and ▁Bright est ▁Activ