POZ at 25: Empowering the HIV Community Since 1994
POZ at 25: Empowering the HIV Community Since 1994
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POZ at 25
25 Years of POZ: On the Cover
Who’s who (and what’s what) on the cover of the POZ at 25 anniversary book.
Foreword
The POZ founder reflects on creating an important community voice with the potential to change the course of the lives of our readers.
Introduction
POZ’s editor-in-chief on the persistence of POZ magazine.
25 Years of Covers
April/May 1994 - April/May 2019
The Year in POZ: 1994
HIV activist Pedro Zamora, 50 influential AIDS policymakers, home HIV testing kits and more
The Year in POZ: 1995
Larry Kramer, spotlighting the needs of women living with HIV, a giving guide to AIDS service organizations and more
The Year in POZ: 1996
Magic Johnson, the top 50 AIDS researchers, Jeff Getty’s transplant of baboon bone marrow cells and more
The Year in POZ: 1997
Elizabeth Taylor, ACT UP’s 10th anniversary, legal battles faced by people with HIV and more
The Year in POZ: 1998
Sean Strub’s drug holiday, HIV in prison, Treatment Action Group’s Mark Harrington and more
The Year in POZ: 1999
AIDS in Africa, Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis, POZ’s fifth anniversary and more
25 Years of HIV Research
The increasing mastery over the virus is one of humanity’s crowning achievements.
25 Years of Celebrities
Our esteem for their HIV activism—from the red carpet to beyond—is a constant.
25 Years of Contributors
POZ writers and artists have thrived at the magical intersection of lived experience and boundless talent.
25 Years of Personal Stories
Amplifying the voices of people on the front lines of the fight against HIV
The Year in POZ: 2000
New testing options for drug resistance, remembering Stephen Gendin, an HIV voting guide for the presidential candidates and more
The Year in POZ: 2001
HIV and addiction, special report on structured treatment interruptions, recapping 20 years of the epidemic and more
The Year in POZ: 2002
Kami, the HIV-positive muppet, the problems with protease inhibitors, treatment trials and tribulations in Uganda and more
The Year in POZ: 2003
Angels in America comes to HBO, pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV transmission, salvage therapy and more
The Year in POZ: 2004
Exploring “the down low”, the scoop on entry inhibitors, the revival of The Normal Heart and more
The Year in POZ: 2005
The future of immune-based therapies, the Campaign to End AIDS, HIV in the South and more
The Year in POZ: 2006
35 Ones to Watch, the duo behind AIDSmeds.com, Bono launches (RED) and more
The Year in POZ: 2007
The benefits of pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP, the age-old debate about when to start treatment, the lack of sex ed in schools and more
The Year in POZ: 2008
The state of AIDS in Puerto Rico, the push for a National HIV/AIDS Strategy, raising money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and more
The Year in POZ: 2009
The 15th anniversary of POZ, an ode to Martin Delaney of Project Inform, the latest on vaccine research and more
25 Years of Advocates
Twenty-five advocates share what POZ means to them.
The POZ 100
Our annual list celebrates advocates committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS
The Year in POZ: 2010
Black AIDS Institute launches its Greater Than AIDS campaign, the Affordable Care Act passes, cure research and more
The Year in POZ: 2011
Timothy Brown is the first man cured of HIV, mail-order medication, stigma and discrimination in the South and more
The Year in POZ: 2012
The International AIDS Conference returns to the United States, HIV criminalization, How to Survive a Plague and more
The Year in POZ: 2013
Remembering activist Spencer Cox, navigating treatment as prevention, the POZ 100 spotlights unsung heroes and more
The Year in POZ: 2014
The first annual HIV is Not a Crime conference, long-acting antiretrovirals may soon be a reality, Sean Strub’s memoir Body Counts and more
The Year in POZ: 2015
The future of medical marijuana, the POZ 100 celebrates long-term survivors, HIV and military service and more
The Year in POZ: 2016
Charlie Sheen discloses he is HIV positive, spotlighting HIV in the South, undetectable equals untransmittable and more
The Year in POZ: 2017
HIV and aging, HIV buddy programs the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting and more
The Year in POZ: 2018
HIV and Native Americans, the 25th anniversary of the Life Ball, an essay on why AIDS-related deaths persist and more
The Year in POZ: 2019
Portraits of AIDS activists, a U=U pullout poster, a profile of founder Sean Strub and more
POZ.com
POZ.com offers members of the HIV community opportunities to come together to share their stories, experiences and expertise.
Life After POZ
In 1994, activist Sean Strub started a magazine to amplify the voices of people living with HIV.
Afterword
A list of the staff and freelancers who have appeared on the past 25 years of mastheads
