Back in November, I wrote about how President Obama should appoint Poz founder, Sean Strub, as the new White House AIDS Czar because an intelligent and thoughtful positoid in that position would be incredible. Well, the administration didn't follow my...
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Pedro & Sean & Me
I am so relieved- MTV's "Pedro" was a good movie. I got teary-eyed, it hit all the right notes and it was interesting to see the details portrayed in Judd Winick's graphic novel, Pedro & Me, come to life in this film.It didn't hurt matters that the...
Must Watch TV: Pedro on MTV
MTV to Air Biopic on Pedro Zamora I was excited to read in Poz Magazine about a made-for-TV movie about Pedro Zamora, entitled "Pedro", which will air at 8 pm this Wednesday. In case you're not familiar, Pedro was the HIV-positive young man who appeared on MTV's...
Shawn’s Tool Academy: The Pope
Last month I debuted a new feature on my blog, Shawn's Tool Academy, in which I honor those I deem tools. Who could forget the first dishonoree, Mr. I-Want-Babies-To-Get-AIDS, Dave Schultheis (T)?There was mild concern that the term "tool" was too light for...
Facebook AIDS Lawsuit
A high school student is suing fellow classmates and Facebook for $3 million for defamation of character after falsely being accused of having AIDS, being sexually promiscuous and engaging in bestiality. You can read the story here.It got me thinking: what would be...
HIV Co-Discoverer Fighting for Cure
The co-discoverer of HIV is locked in some legal wrangling over a potential cure for HIV, one that uses "a process that would pinpoint illnesses by their electromagnetic signature and potentially block or neutralize them with an opposing signal..."You can read the...
Stem Cell Ban Lifted
Obama has lifted the ban on stem cells, leading the way for scientists who are eager to cure me of all my ills. A life without hemophilia? What would I do? I would be a cutter! At least for a weekend, just because I could. Life without...
Shawn’s Tool Academy Welcomes…
I love VH1's reality show, Tool Academy, which began with a great swerve. A group of guys thought they were competing on a TV show to discover "America's Top Alpha Male- AKA- Mr. Awesome", but they'd really been nominated by their girlfriends for the Tool Academy....
British Report on Tainted Blood Scandal
The Associated Press ran a story yesterday about a report on the tainted blood scandal in Britain, which you can read here. In Britain, 5,000 hemophiliacs were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, a third of whom have died as a result. The House of Lords (not a trip-hop...
My Column in New Issue of Poz
I have a new column in the latest issue of Poz Magazine, you can read it here: "Week On, Week Off". It's about the ups and one big down of my last seven years on my Structured Treatment Interruption. Hope you enjoy reading it- I am especially proud of all of the...