Just*in Time: June 2012
Posted on June 25, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Just*in Time, Noteworthy
Justin, You probably get messages like this a lot, but I’m a little worried. I had unprotected sex about six to seven months ago. I was a virgin and he was, too. He claimed he was “clean” and everything, but my state of mind wasn’t really all that good afterwards. Anyway, I am worried I [...]
Testing Without Treatment
Posted on May 29, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Left Field
Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren Increased access to testing will mean little unless access to medication keeps pace. On April 19, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-35) launched another try in the House with her Routine HIV Screening Coverage Act, under the new moniker HR 4470. It went immediately to committee—as had her two previous versions [...]
Beach Community
Posted on December 30, 2011 by A&U in Features
South Beach AIDS Project Addresses HIV/AIDS with a Holistic Approach by David Volz The South Beach AIDS Project (SoBAP) is approaching the fight against HIV/AIDS from a wider angle. Over the past few months, SoBAP has been testing people for syphilis and, over the next few weeks, will start testing for a range of sexually transmitted [...]
Summer Reading 2011: Test Run
Posted on July 18, 2011 by A&U in Noteworthy, Positively Literary
Nonfiction by Rob Zukowski Test Run It was the summer of 1987 and I was newly out. Like any twenty year-old having just thrust open the closet doors, I was looking for experiences and adventures. I’d spent my young life nestled in suburbia, living between the northernmost Bronx and southernmost Westchester. In the early days [...]
The Test
Posted on April 17, 2011 by A&U in Movies & TV, The Arts
[FILM] The Test Directed by Gary Strieker Cielo Productions Part-documentary, part-strategic communication, The Test shares the success of the CarePack Demonstration Project, which sought to lessen the impact of HIV, malaria, and diarrhea on the lives of Kenyans. The film is lovingly photographed and offers a diversity of voices—it makes a good case for its [...]
