POZ October 1997
POZ October 1997
In every issue of POZ, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
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She’s Come A Long Way From Baby
Hydeia L. Broadbent has Shirley Temple’s star quality, Whoopi Goldberg’s wit and Madonna’s media savvy. Oh yeah, she also has AIDS.
Last Laughs
Death be not proud and disease be not pretty, but The Diseased Pariah News giggles all the way to the graveyard
Sex It Up
How to treat and defeat impotence
Inside the Issue
Poet’s Corner
HIV takes Atlanta’s Vimal Jairath from science to art.
In a Huff
A former Jesuit finds hope outside the House of Worship
Next-Door Neighbor
Louise Binder has a lot to say about AIDS activism, Canadian-style.
Man with a Mission
Mark Hamilton, UN ambassador on AIDS
New Shave Cinema
“A porn star saying he has AIDS is not a career move.”
Call To Arms: Expended Access
Stop the rollbacks in expanded access to experimental drugs for optionless PWAs
Victory Too Sweet?
FDA warns that protease inhibitors may cause diabetes
POZ Picks
Books, film and theater
All the Rage
Andrew Cunanan and ”AIDS Fuel Frenzy”
Trick or Treat?
The battle over when to intervene with protease cocktails has now taken center stage in the AIDS community.
At the End of Your Rope?
A guide to your antiretroviral options when all else fails
Hit Early, Hit Hard?
The feds’ long-awaited antiretroviral guidelines spark controversy
The Boy Who Stole the Show
...And the filmmaker’s heart
A Love Story for the ’90s
Independent filmmakers have done much in recent years to reverse Hollywood’s shameful silence about the ravages of AIDS among gay men.
Dirt Angel
Selenium, found in soil, is a crucial antioxidant for strong immunity
A Very Pleasant Worry
With Sean Strub’s HIV disease stabilized, it’s time to look at long-term health concerns
A Load on His Mind
Tom Morgan’s antiretroviral crisis of faith
Carnal Knowledge
Sex is the most powerful force in the world, a force to be worshiped and learned from, not harnessed, hidden or ignored.
Love Your Doc? POZ Readers Tell Why
In picking a practitioner, look for expertise, partnership, and a warm smile.
Portrait of the Artist as....
Stephen Andrews’ “Fingerprints” touch something special
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To bare the truth about bareback desires is effective prevention
Bite Me
Even a tiny risk is still a risk
The Defiant Ones
Kudos to PWAs who reject treatment dogmas of all stripes
Boys in the Hood
Klan and fundies stalk gay Casa Nova
The Word on AZT
New resistance data raises old doubts
Chimps off the Old Block
HIV-free primates take it up the nose
Fun with Dick and Jane
At last, a latex that’s ready before you are
A Cut-and-Dry Message
Beauty salons weave safer sex into services
Three’s Company
Whose door will Salick knock on next?
Wellcome to My Nightmare
Foot-dragging on 1592 provokes protests and boycott
