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5 FROM THE EDITOR
Sowing the Seeds of Love
• are guys who use mobile apps to hookup for sex well-informed about HIV?
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24 CARE AND TREATMENT
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10 POZ Q+A
Kenyan AIDS activist Inviolata Mmbwavi is running for Parliament to fight for social justice and the right to dignity.
16 POZ PLANET
New York City AIDS organizations offer support after Superstorm Sandy • Say What? Fran Lebowitz • the Supreme Court of Canada’s new ruling on disclosure • two AIDS organizations in the South are making their presence known • a roundup of recent AIDS documentaries • a charity calendar from the “Men in the Alps”
Using condoms correctly • England offers free HIV meds to residents • successful HIV care is a multi-tiered approach • is it OK to mix alcohol and your meds?
26 RESEARCH NOTES
Revisiting HIV in semen • inhibitors in the pipeline • HDAC inhibitors may need combos • Isentress linked to CNS problems
27 SURVEY SAYS
When and why do you disclose your status?
40 POZ HEROES
The Reverend Andrena Ingram uses her pulpit to fight HIV discrimination and stigma.
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