POZ October 2000
POZ October 2000
In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
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Feature
Stephen Gendin
From daily fashion statements to his fearless statements of other kinds, in life Stephen was impossible to miss.
Inside the Issue
Be Very Afraid
In Stephen Gendin’s death, Larry Kramer sees every HIVer’s future. And the reason for us to be heroes again.
The CD4 Solution?
Now that HAART-for-life is a bust, IL-2 -- the immune-boosting drug that gets a rise out of your CD4 cells -- has been reborn.
The Boys in the Band
ACT UP/San Francisco says AIDS is not a killer disease but a vast homophobic conspiracy -- and they’ll do almost anything to make that point
Bare Witness
Stephen Gendin was the irrreplacable It Boy of AIDS and queer activism. His comrades. lovers, and friends explain.
The March
A freedom-song refrain
My, What a Big Trial IL-2 Has! Will It Work?
Critics raise troubling questions about NIAID’s five-year ESPRIT megatrial of IL-2 plus HAART vs. HAART alone.
AIDSplotation or Art?
This is one of those photos deemed too shocking for the International AIDS Conference. You decide.
Refugee All-Stars
Mohammed Ali was tortured and imprisoned in his native Ethiopia for his political views.
Drive-By Shopping
Finally there’s a good reason to wait in line at the DMV.
Upward Mobility
It was all about money at the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) “Honoring with Pride” event held on Ellis Island this summer.
S.O.S
No matter what his hair color, I always found consolation in the little scar on Stephen Gendin’s right temple.
NEG/POS
The National Bishop’s Conference of Brazil last June restricted its opposition to Catholic’s condom use.
Take Five
In May, UNAIDS urged five companies to say they’d cut the prices of anti-HIV drugs in poor countries.
POZ Picks
AIDS hoaxes, scams, and scares are as old as the epidemic itself.
The Medium Is The Message
The new ad for hivstopwithme.org is everywhere—on billboards, web banners, and even in POZ.
A Conference Of Their Own
“Are we supposed to believe to be carrying a sign or something?” one woman whispers to another in the confused, but calm throng.
Milestones
New York City’s PWA Health Group quietly closed its doors in May ending a notable chapter in the history of AIDS treatment.
Cutting Class
Whatever happened to AIDS ed in schools? Don’t tune in to Campaign 2000 for the answer.
Last Word
Whatever happened to AIDS activism? Stephen Gendin dares his comrades to bite the hand that feeds ‘em.
It Takes A Village Voice
Mark Schoofs of The Village Voice went to African to report on history’s worst health crisis and came out with a Pulitzer Prize.
Conference of the Century
The 13th International AIDS Conference was the scientific conference gone political.
Stop and Start
The AIDS shindig in South Africa marked an eclipse of HAART-for-life and the dawning of cheap meds for poor nations.
Sit Up, Sit Down?
The Durban AIDS conference uncorked no magnum breakthroughs but did not serve up a few tantalizing tidbits on possible advances. Some just mig...
Too Much Information
Do blips on the viral radar screen mean you should (A) switch your medications or (B) try super-toxic-mega-HAART?
Sex RX
HAART’s unavailability in poor countries with skyrocketing HIV rates denies people with HIV life-extending treatment and lower viral loads.
Talking Tipranavir
If promise alone could bring new HIV drugs to marker, tipranavir would have already been approved, bottled, and gracing a pharmacy near you.
Shelf Life
HIV positive women juggling many meds may find The Woman’s Pharmacy is a must-have.
The In Crowd
Ingrown nails are a pain for many HIVers. Nurse says postpone the pedicure and start soaking.
Herb Of The Month
Turmeric
He Died Of Old AIDS
What killed Stephen Gendin?
10.8.88: Old Flames
Light is a mysterious thing, and the sight of it peopling a crowd of candleholders deepens the mystery.
