January/February 2023

Cover: In an excerpt from her new book Unprotected: A Memoir, Rae Lewis-Thornton shares why she decided to tell her HIV story.Inside: Monkeypox and HIV; long-term benefits of early HIV treatment. Plus: Photos and takeaways from this year’s United States Conference on HIV and AIDS.

March 2023

Cover: Longtime advocates Tami Haught and Kamaria Laffrey are named co–executive directors the Sero Project, which has fought HIV criminalization laws for the past 10 years. Inside: Women are the focus of new programs to increase PrEP update in the South; Anthony Fauci discusses his retirement with Mitchell Warren of AVAC. Plus: The winners of the 7th annual POZ Awards.

April/May 2023

Cover: A new generation is using the social media app Tik Tok to promote sexual health. Inside: Ward 86 has pioneered innovations that have been adopted worldwide; Marvell Terry II’s new role in HIV advocacy. Plus: PEPFAR turns 20.

June 2023

Cover: Friends André Jordan and Darius Harper, both actors, navigate life with HIV. Inside: Implants and inserts show promise for HIV prevention; photographer and activist Lola Flash brings four decades of their work together in a new photo book. Plus: Country singer David Michael shares his journey living with HIV in South Carolina, Tennessee and the Land of Oz.

July/August 2023

Cover: Long-acting injectables made Josh Kruger rethink HIV treatment, activism and the size of his butt. Inside: a Q&A with Marc Franke, aka the Düsseldorf Patient, who is part of an exclusive circle of people cure of HIV after a stem cell transplant; the Food and Drug Administration eases blood donation rules; Plus: The 2023 HIV Drug Chart.

September 2023

Cover: Long-term survivors share their journeys living with the virus. Inside: Mark S. King covers every angle in a new book; the Undetectable Equals Untransmittable National Task Force launches. Plus: The Denver Principles at 40.

October/November 2023

Cover: The drag performer Queen Moxie spotlights HIV and is ready for her close-up. Inside: Actor and artist David Anzuelo confronts his status; Jeanne Marrazzo is named director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; World Health Organization reaffirms treatment is prevention. Plus: The 2023 POZ HIV Drug Chart—in Spanish!

December 2023

Cover: The 2023 POZ 100 spotlights 100 entities, including organizations, agencies, networks and initiatives, that are making an impact nationwide and around the world in the fight against HIV. Inside: Magic Johnson on HIV awareness in 2023, highlights from USCHA 2023. Plus: A primer on pre-exposure prophylaxis.