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July / August 2008
Torch Song
by John Caldera
When I was chosen to be the only openly HIV-positive person to carry the Olympic torch through the streets of San Francisco, I felt proud and honored. But it wasn’t until a protester tried to extinguish my flame that I learned my true place in Olympic history.
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Service Interruption
by Bob Ickes
Jeremiah Johnson heeded his country’s call to public service by volunteering for the Peace Corps. It sent him to Ukraine to teach English and AIDS prevention. But when he himself became infected there, the Peace Corps dismissed him. After he charged discrimination, and POZ pressed for clarification, the group now says it is committed to accommodating positive volunteers.
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AIDS on the Border
by Eliza Barclay
Those who oppose relaxed American immigration standards often claim that Latin American immigrants who leave their native countries for the U.S. do so with infections they bring into this country. But AIDS prevention experts say migrants often become infected in border towns along the way—or in America—and export HIV back to their homelands.
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Staying Put?
by David Evans and Ben Munisteri
Sticking with an HIV combo that doesn’t fully suppress the virus may still help maintain your health.
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Sound Like a Plan?
by Nicole Joseph
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief supports millions of HIV-positive people around the world—but questions about its policies remain. POZ helps clear the air.
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That's Hot!
by Nicole Joseph
Global warming and HIV/AIDS are related, not competing, causes.
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Death on the Nile
by James Wortman
African AIDS takes a turn to the north—as stigma and homophobia erupt in Egypt.
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Postcard From the Edge
by Creighton Bailey
Creighton Bailey flies to San Fran for an online hookup—with his HIV support group.
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Mile-High Hopes
by Cathryn Vandewater
What does Denver’s Democratic National Convention hold for people living with HIV?
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