POZ November 2002
POZ November 2002
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
Special Report: Takin’ It to the Street
Listen up, Dubya. We’re not all Christian, all clean and all “saving it” for our wedding night.
Special Report: Dangerous Council
Meet the folks advising Dubya on how to stop HIV.
Special Report: New Enemies List...
Doug Ireland busts the Bush (Bible) Beltway with a brief on 6 top scumbags
...And a Few Allies?
The 5 Team Bush players the AIDS community would be wise to court -- and pressure <
Inside the Issue
Magical Math
Imagine a world without aids" is a slogan we don’t hear much anymore.
Tot Trials
My daughter’s been on HIV medication for 13 years, since she was born," said Jan K.
Wan Free!
While it’s no secret that China’s AIDS epidemic is exploding, Chinese officials are still working their Great Wall of Silence.
Talking Turkey
Muppet-hating freaks and viral-load peaks, be damned!
Faster, Pussycat, Die, Die!
A killer virus, crystal meth, early death. Gay life in the fast lane? Even cattier.
Abbott On The Spot
Like so much in life, Norvir (ritonavir) never lived up to its early hype.
IV in Vain:
All four of Bryan Noble’s three-hour IV sessions in 2000 were, er, pointless.
Prison Plus:
Juice for Jailhouse Jubilation?
Ahoy, New Meds Ahead!
What with the new class of entry-inhibitors grabbing all the HIV-med headlines, you’d think there weren’t any other pills prepping for FDA..
Face It:
Switching from a PI to Sustiva won’t undo lipo from face, arms, legs or butt -- if you keep taking the nukes.
Vile Bodies:
Usually, antibodies are your buddies -- immune cells that kill invaders.
Deep Kissing in the Deep South
The CDC warns neggies not to deep-kiss HIVers because of a single 1997 case of transmission by bleeding gums.
Lip Service
What do you think of the CDC’s anti-kissing recs?
Milestones:
Pallotta Team Works, oft-bashed for-profit AIDS Ride organizer, shut down in August, laying off 250 staff.
Obituary:
Suzana Murni, the first HIV positive woman to go public in Indonesia [see “Oh, Suzana!” POZ, July 2000], died July 6 of lymphoma.
Mailbox
“Life vs. Meth” [July/August 2002] scared the hell out of me.
Curiosity Thrills This Cat
At 60 going on six and with a big new book out, artist Barton Benes reveals what’s behind his Cheshire grin.
