January/February 2021

Cover: Bré Anne Rivera founded and directs the Black Trans Fund and is one of the many activists uplifting social justice issues and fighting HIV. Inside: Intimate images, art and musings in the monograph Eric Rhein: Lifelines; more good news about ViiV’s long-acting injectable. Plus: The 2021 HIV/AIDS Awareness Day calendar.

March 2021

Cover: Loreen Willenberg is an elite controller and may be the first woman cured of HIV without having a bone marrow transplant. Inside: Superheroes fighting for your right…to donate blood; new tenofovir tied to weight gain. Plus: Winners of the 5th annual POZ awards.

April/May 2021

Cover: Deondre Moore and other youth advocates are raising HIV awareness and seeking inclusive sex education for their peers. Inside: Remembering Joseph Sonnabend, MD; the FDA approves the monthly injectable Cabenuva. Plus: We got COVID-19 vaccines in a year. Why are HIV vaccines taking so long?

June 2021

Cover: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown reveals how HIV, rage and rape can coexist with joy, lust and love. Inside: Help preserve the stories of 40 years of the epidemic by sharing yours; a survey on mental health. Plus: Sarah Schulman discusses her new book about the early political history of ACT UP.

July/August 2021

Cover: Lessons learned from HIV have informed the response to COVID-19, but has the new focus derailed HIV services? Inside: Can HIV meds prevent all transmission of the virus?; Dafina Ward advocates for people living with HIV in the South at the Southern AIDS Coalition. Plus: 25 years of Dining Out For Life.

September 2021

Cover: Chronic pain is a fact of life for far too many people living with HIV, including Jesús Guillén who appears on the cover. But new research aims to address pain at its core. Inside: Long-term survivor Steve Pieters discusses his historic interview with televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker and the upcoming film about her life; several states pass bills to allow pharmacists to prescribe HIV prevention meds. Plus: Remembering activist Marco Castro-Bojorquez.

October/November 2021

Cover: Despite the fact that they are disproportionately affected by HIV, many Latinos living with the virus are thriving. Inside: The latest on long-acting PrEP; an exhibit of artists lost to AIDS early in the epidemic. Plus: A Q&A with Miss Universe Andrea Meza.

December 2021

Cover: Playwright, filmmaker and poet Donja R. Love shares his vision with POZ founder Sean Strub. Inside: The 2021 POZ 100 celebrates Black advocates; an HIV vaccine that uses the same mRNA approach as COVID-19 vaccine. Plus: Five must-read memoirs and one must-see documentary.