Cover Jul/Aug 2008
The Pos-Neg Sex Life: Is It Safe Yet? Plus: Six Steps to Defeat Stigma


Feature Stories
     Pandora's Box
A controversial new Swiss study suggests HIVers with undetectable viral levels can engage in unprotected sex without fear of infecting their partners. But many worry that abandoning safer sex could lead to a new wave of infections.
     The Great Divide
Twenty-seven years into the pandemic, HIVers still find themselves shunned by potential HIV-negative partners.
     Tips+Tools: Legal Minefield
Do you know the laws in your state regarding disclosing serostatus?
     Listen, Please!
A U.S. professor joins with Indian HIV educators to teach the residents of the world's second most-populous nation about the disease through the ancient art of scroll paintings.
     Transformers
Dumisani Rebombo, a former perpetrator of violence against women, is now leading South Africa's charge to break the link the between high HIV infection rates and abuse against women.
     Tips+Tools: Getting Involved
EngenderHealth's Men as Partners program plans to launch outreach efforts in several developing nations, and it needs your help.
  Videos: Men as Partners (Part 1)
Watch and listen to the stories of some of the program's participants.
  Videos: Men as Partners (Part 2)
Watch and listen to the stories of some of the program's participants.
  Videos: Men as Partners (Part 3)
Watch and listen to the stories of some of the program's participants.
     Through the Eyes of a Child
Children with loved ones living with HIV offer messages of love and hope through short essays and drawings of angels.
     Tips+Tools: Get the Video
Support AIDS organizations through your purchase of Angels at My Door.
     Divine Accident
Perfectly Flawed
By Corey Saucier
Is the upswing in new infections really blameless, especially when it comes to the fate of our youths?
     Ask & Tell
An interview with Porno Bingo creator Will Clark.
  Know Your History
Phoenix Rising
By Thomas Fransen, LCSW

On a trip to San Francisco, Fransen is moved by the “memories” of how life must have drastically changed in the city that was hit hard in the 1980s.
  Feelings of Pride
Phoenix Rising
By Thomas Fransen, LCSW

In an attempt to write about a sense of pride, Fransen discovers that his emotion is both tempered and bolstered by a bit of shame.
  Brain Matters
Researchers take a close look at how psychosocial issues affect HIVers’ treatment outcomes.

News
     Irrational Fear
     By the Numbers
     Unfathomable
     Givin' Me a Heart Attack
     Rent's Lease Is Extended
     Triumphs+Trials
     Women on the Web
     Lose the Shame and Guilt
Mind+Manner
By Gary McClain, Ph.D.

If left unresolved, shame becomes a never-ending kick to your self-esteem.
     AIDS Is Linked to Global Warming?
     No More Waiting
     Is That All?
     Rx+Research
New developments in medical research.
     Bad, Bad Kitty!
     Low Testosterone? Don't Blame Your Meds
     Turn the Beat Around
Medicine+Wellness
By Antonio E. Urbina, MD

Many of the same major health issues that affect HIV-negative people as they grow older are affecting HIVers as well.
     Get Lean and Mean
Nutrition+Fitness
By Sam Page

Weight lifting is a sensible path toward better health
     Quote, Unquote
     Reasons for Reluctance
     Battling Bigotry at the Border
     Nation+Beyond
A snapshot of the news on a global scale.
  No Justice, No Peace (Corps)
  Adding to the Confusion
  Oral Sex Linked to Oral Cancer
  Isn’t It Romantic?
  Help for the Newly Diagnosed
  Total Recall
  Protecting Your Boo
  Catch Some Z's, Lose Some Lbs.
  Ponying Up
  Fixing Our Own Backyard
  Words of Wisdom
  Updated Pediatric Guidelines
  Don’t Try This at Home
  Thriving in the Shadows
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