POZ November 2000
POZ November 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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Grin and Cast It
You may have to hold your nose. But by voting for prez you’ll help pick the next commander-in-chief of the world’s war on AIDS.
Inside the Issue
City of Love
Donna Minkowitz travels to Philadelphia and gets stoned on compassionate conservatism.
Down and Out in L.A.
Neither low-flying helicopters nor high-handed platform committee neglect could quite keep AIDS in the Democratic Party shadows this year.
As Cool as Ice
Rudy Galindo skated his way from the trailer park to the winner’s circle.
The Secret Life of Syphilis
Daniel Wolfe launches a new series examining the links among dueling diseases
Easy Rider
Taking part in an AIDS Ride is life-changing.
Wheel of Misfortune
Despite the popularity of AIDS rides, Pallotta TeamWorks, the team responsible for producing them, has sparked its share of controversy.
Raising Lazio
The HIV dissident movement may prove to be an unlikely but deciding factor in the highest-profile congressional race of this year’s election
Pos & Neg
A Taiwanese credit agency hired PWAs as debt collectors to scare clients into paying their dues.
Love Connection
If Paula Pagan could have everything she wanted in a man, he would come with eyes like Billy Dee Williams’ and a head as bald as Mr. Clean’s
Pick Me!
Websites with personal ads and chat rooms for HIVers range from those for people who just want to talk dirty to ones for hopeless romantics.
Comic Belief
Marvel Comics animator talks with POZ about Pedro Zamora, his former Real World housemate.
Daytime Drama
The HIV conversation reaches ABC soap opera
Catching Up With
(POZ November 1999)
La Quinceañera de Allgo
The Austin Latino/Latina Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Organization (ALLGO) is celebrating la quinceñara, 15 years of struggle.
Survivor: The Sex Episode
There’s a chilling (to me) moment in Sex: The Annabel Chong Story.
Milestones
The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association honored Donna Futterman, MD, for her trailblazing research.
A Watched Pot Boils
The first study of HIVers who toke finds the weed won’t mess with your meds but -- pass the brownies! -- may help you put on the pounds.
Herb Of The Month
Goldenseal
Staying Syphi-less
Syphilis is on the rise among some people with HIV.
Shelf Life
One major omission: the few promising studies of alternative treatments.
Pure Gene-ius
Leading geneticist Alan Lambowitz, Ph.D., introduces introns, a breakthrough that may make gene therapy safe and effective against HIV.
Chug-A-Bug
Bugging your kids may turn out to be the right thing to do if they’re living with HIV.
Time for T
A recent yearlong trial of through-the-med-mill HIVers showed encouraging results with T-20, an experimental antiretroviral.
Delayed Reaction
Glaxo Wellcome warns of abacavir (Ziagen) usage the second time around
Comfort Zone
We all know how bad smoking is, and as an asymptomatic HIV positive guy, I’m doing my best to stay healthy.
The Alopecia Trail
Leaving your locks on clothing, pillows and others’ shoulders? Nurse lets her hair down on hair loss.
Commanding Heights
At age 7, Margaretha DeJesus may be thin, but not to worry: What’s more important is that she’s shooting up very fast.
Patriot’s Day
A case of the old “Is it KS or just a bruise?” panic leaves Emily Carter proud to be an American.
Micro Money
Low-cost, low-profile legislation in a hyped-up election year could change the course of the epidemic -- and improve your sex life!
11.3.89 Film Noir
Marlon Riggs’ film Tongues Untied premiered in San Francisco November 3, 1989.
Athletic Supporters
These two sports starlets are stepping up to the plate to talk tough about AIDS. Michelle Tan gets game and the scoop.
S.O.S
People with AIDS face a quandary when voting for the next president November 7.
Mailbox
The story about HIV criminalization was good, but the headline “America’s Most Unwanted” was a really poor decision.
