POZ October 2007
POZ October 2007
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
Brothers & Sisters
HIV-positive straight black women and HIV-positive gay black men are finding common ground
Call Me Miss Ralph
“Dreamgirls” diva Sheryl Lee Ralph demands that when it comes to AIDS prevention, women of color do more than just dream.
At Your Service
After her brother passed away from AIDS, Elisa Mills searched for support and found none. Bernadette Berzoza helps her build a league of her o...
Living
Two-Time Survivor
A history of childhood sexual abuse doesn’t have to derail your HIV treatment.
Reyataz Takers: Drink Up
Do you take the protease inhibitor (PI) Reyataz (atazanavir)? If so, be sure to chug at least eight glasses of water a day.
It’s Stuffy in Here
Sinusitis (swelling of the sinuses in the nasal cavity) strikes 68 percent of positive people, leaving them wheezing, snuffling and aching.
So Hot off the Press
Is sexual health a priority for our favorite mags?
The Early Show
Can packing power sooner soften resistance later?
Mortal Combat
HIV may be “manageable” for many, but we still need tools to help manage our fears.
Buck Buddies
Positive (and negative) loan partners tackle discrimination.
Posh Spices
The key to herbal healing: Take more than a pinch
Not in My House
Just because I’m already HIV positive doesn’t mean we’ll have sex without protection.
Talking
Back to the Bathhouse
A positive actor towels off his career—and makes his Broadway debut—by time-traveling to a pre-AIDS sex club.
With or Without You
As Irish infections rise, where in the world is Bono?
Embedded
Big Brother gets under your skin.
Campus Confidential
Just how private are college medical records?
Reality Bites
Vampire fiction has long played fast and loose with HIV-positive hematology.
Sarah Sorting
Comedian Sarah Silverman peppers her stand-up act and self-titled Comedy Central series with AIDS jokes.
Above the Rim
Houston Rockets superstar Yao Ming has a loftier goal than a league championship.
Hot Dates-October 2007
September 15, 1982, AIDS was acknowledged for the first time in the Ronald Reagan White House.
Capital Punishment
On May 30, 2007, President Bush announced: “Many HIV-positive Americans are able to lead productive lives.”
The Shirt Off My Back
The printing and graphic design firm Nightsweats & T-cells (nightsweats.com) believes that there is one HIV treatment option that always...
eBay AIDS
On a recent eBay spree, POZ typed in “HIV” and met sellers hawking everything from a limited-edition Betty Boop AIDS ribbon pin to an...
Dairy Queen
A Missouri mom pumps up HIV awareness—by giving her leftover breast milk to African orphans.
Let’s Hear It for the Boy
Shari Margolese watches her HIV-positive son become a prevention rock star.
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Editor’s Letter-October 2007
Come Together
Mailbox-October 2007
I wanted to thank you for longtime columnist Shawn Decker’s essay “Write of Passage” (June 2007).
Catch of the Month-October 2007
What are you looking for in a man? Respect, compassion—and someone who can challenge me.
