Natterstad attended the UCLA School of Medicine while also completing his residency. He describes his relationship with his partner/husband and talks about their efforts to educate people and raise funds regarding HIV/AIDS programs, including piano concerts in their home.
Natterstad begins by describing his family and early childhood as the son of a Lutheran Minister and a school teacher. He completed medical school and his residency at the same time that the HIV/AIDS epidemic was occurring and he explains how he became involved and how he established his practice in Los Altos. He concludes by reflecting on his experience of getting married, Proposition 8, and the differences that being married made, both legally and emotionally. Steve made before the Los Altos City Council in 2004, in support of Los Altos high school students who were trying to get a permit for a gay pride parade in downtown Los Altos.
