June/July 1995

Cover: Lamar “Kidfire” Parks, an HIV-positive boxer and formerly the world’s No. 1 middleweight contender, talks about how the virus ended his career. Inside: HIV prevention activism moves to the forefront as safer sex is scrutinized. Plus: Biotechnology companies pioneer new high-stakes HIV research; HIV-positive photographer John Dugdale on losing his sight to cytomegalovirus, or CMV.