POZ February-March 2001
POZ February-March 2001
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
A Daily Affirmation
I am grateful today to be alive.
Inside the Issue
Feed Your Head
While HAART remains the main course of any treatment menu for CMC, experimental approaches may be useful on the side or even alone.
TO: President George Bush
RE: The AIDS Agenda
Puppet Masters
Two of Bush’s cabinet nominees could make a major dent in HIVers’ lives.
License to ddI
The anti-HIV drug ddI -- didanosine, sold as Videx -- faces a watershed in October when its 10-year license expires.
Longtime Companions: Tips For Two
“It’s been 13 years since we met at the Paper Moon Club in San Antonio.“
You Sexy Thing
Whether you have a hot-and-heavy honey at home, a part-time play-pal or just your own handy hand this Valentine’s Day, treat yourself.
Indiana Jonesing
Those Midwestern winters are tough to survive.
The Hanging CHAT
Researchers debate about a theory about the origin of HIV
A Play In the Life
Andrew Vélez travels back in time with an old friend
You Schmooze, You Lose
Frank Pizzoli ducks behind the White House drapes
I Want My HIV
Michelle Tan dives into the “awareness” buzz bin
Speak Out
“An Early Frost led to nothing. When we did it, we thought that TV would be a lot more open dealing with AIDS and gay people.”
Once and Again
At one point in Bernard Cooper’s Guess Again, a lonely artist at a party decides to paint a “diagram” of the subtle lines of feeling that...
RetroPoz
Conventional AIDS wisdom was fuzzy (but not warm) in 1987.
Redemption Song
Alex Waters has several strikes against him -- he’s a young black man in jail, and he has AIDS.
Art from the Heart
Hector Soriano constructed this AIDS ofrenda as a spin on the altars traditionally erected for Dia de los Muertos.
S.O.S: Mouth Off
“Medicine by headline” sucks. Take it from KS kisser Sean O. Strub.
Zen at Work
A mantra a day can keep the doctor away. Diane Goldner explains why to try a dose of meditation with your meds.
Three-Way
A trend among drug companies is to market already-approved anti-HIV drugs in adherence-friendlier formulations.
Lip-Locked
This just in: Kissing can spread the virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma. But is the news’ bark worse than its bite?
Suck It Up
Got milk?
Comfort Zone
When HIVers hear the phrase cocktail hour, we reach for our frosty glasses of vodka with little paper parasols. If only!
His M.O. is Her N-0
It was love at first sight -- until his Mouth Odor blinded her. But Nurse’s oral fixatives save this marriage.
Sean’s Trough Luck
A new test of drug levels in the blood is a must-have to make the most of your regimen.
Soul Survivors
Many HIVers testify the practice of spirituality lends them the faith, hope and clarity necessary to thrive in times of crisis.
Dyke Strike
Beth Hastie dishes with Amber Hollibaugh about real-live lesbian AIDS, old boys clubs and her dangerous new book.
A Rage to Age
Turning 40 can be a wicked wrinkle in time. But having HIV has turned River Huston’s midlife crisis into a piece of cake.
Blood Brothers
When Dominic Hamilton-Little lost his Fire Island virginity last summer, he found himself meditating on family, friendship, love and lipo.
Mailbox
I congratulate POZ on having the courage and honesty to print LeRoy Whitfield’s article.
02.16.90 Radiant Baby
Using Day-Glo paints, felt-tip pens, city sidewalks and his own bad-boy but beguiling imagination, Haring made his name as the ’80s top...
Milestones
The American Academy of HIV Medicine, a new group of AIDS clinicians, announced that it has recruited 500 doctors serving about 100,000...
Total Discord
If you already think neggies are from Mars and pozzies are from Venus, just add dope for truly star-crossed love. Lillian Thiemann sends a mis...
Choosing Our Religion
Six positive believers on faith, hope, and survival
Dogma & Devotion
If God had AIDS, would our religious institutions show more love?
The Brain Drain
Forgot your own name? Join the club.
Liver Lovers
When your liver goes South, an organ transplant may be your final destination. Mark takes us along on his partner Vinny’s journey to get one
