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Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS helps fund harm reduction programs for Prevention Point Philadelphia.
32 THE SHOW MUST GO ON The funds raised by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS support nearly 400 HIV and family service programs nationwide, as well as AIDS research and advocacy. Their performance is definitely more than showbiz as usual. BY TRENTON STRAUBE 38 A CAPITAL AFFAIR Science suggests that it’s possible for us to start to end AIDS. This July, the XIX International AIDS Conference gathered nearly 24,000 members of the global HIV/AIDS community to discuss whether we can make that possibility a reality. BY REGAN HOFMANN 8 FROM THE EDITOR
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9 FEEDBACK
Your letters and comments
10 POZ Q+A
Lambda Legal’s Scott A. Schoettes talks about HIV criminalization in U.S. courts.
15 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
26 WE HEAR YOU
Readers weigh in on a recent case of medical discrimination
28 TREATMENT NEWS
Detecting the link between HIV and brain drain • a new program connects released prisoners to care • the new booster in town • improving HIV testing in the Bronx • how the war on drugs is driving the HIV pandemic
Jamar Rogers releases his debut single • a former Olympic trampolinist publicly discloses his HIV status • spam filters may offer clues to ending HIV • infant circumcision is a global debate • why people with HIV should be offered transplants
30 WHAT MATTERS TO YOU
25 POZ SURVEY SAYS
Kathleen Adams educates and empowers women through hip-hop.
Participating in clinical trials
Finding an HIV vaccine
31 COMFORT ZONE Keeping a journal
44 POZ HEROES
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