POZ January-February 2013
POZ January-February 2013
In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
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Features
Heart to Heart
Three HIV-positive couples share their inspiring love stories.
Myths of Black MSM
True: HIV is on the rise among young African-American men who have sex with men. False: Promiscuity is to blame.
From the Editor
Sowing the Seeds of Love
Inviolata Mmbwavi inspires me. As a girl, Inviolata helped plant a tree in Kenya as part of its Green Belt Movement.
Feedback
Letters-January/February 2013
It is a shame that we have to experience these testaments to find out who we really are. My HIV doesn’t make me.
The POZ Q+A
Standing Against Stigma
Kenyan HIV/AIDS activist Inviolata Mmbwavi fights for social justice and the right to dignity.
POZ Planet
Storm Troopers
Recoveries and reflections after Hurricane Sandy
Say What-Fran Lebowitz
“After AIDS, I think that [gay] people were afraid of a kind of official response to AIDS, like they would be arrested…”
Oh No Canada
The Supreme Court requires more HIV disclosure
Signs of the Times
Two AIDS groups in the South move into new, and more visible, homes.
For Your Consideration...
’Tis the season for cinematic spectacle and red-carpet awards. Don’t overlook these recent documentaries about everyday heroes of the AIDS epi...
Climb Every Mountain
The hills are alive with much more than the sound of music.
Grindr IQ
Are guys who use hookup apps dumb about HIV?
Care and Treatment
Using Condoms As Directed
The good news: Condoms can reduce the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
English Lessons
HIV meds are now free to all residents of England, courtesy of the National Health Service.
Comprehensive Care Is Possible
An inner-city HIV clinic in Baltimore has proved that a robust and dynamic health care practice can produce astonishing results even among the...
HIV, Meds and Booze
Alcohol itself doesn’t have a detrimental effect on CD4 cell counts for people taking antiretroviral therapy, a recent study concludes.
Research Notes
Cure: HDAC Inhibitors May Need Combos
Scientists have achieved a proof-of-concept that cancer drugs known as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors can flush HIV out of the long-elu...
Prevention: Revisiting HIV in Semen
You’ve probably heard of the groundbreaking HPTN 052 study showing that a fully suppressed viral load slashed HIV transmission rates by 96 per...
Treatment: New Fusion Inhibitor, Integrase Inhibitor
The 2012 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in San Francisco brought promising news of new, long-acting antiretr...
POZ Survey Says
Full Disclosure
Deciding to tell someone you have HIV can be a difficult and daunting decision regardless of whether you just tested positive or have been..
POZ Heroes
Minister of HIV
When Andrena Ingram applied to attend seminary, a bishop asked her what gifts she brought to the church.
