POZ #149, November 2008 cover featuring AIDS educator Waheedah Shabazz-El |
|
| Editor in Chief | Regan Hofmann |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Sean O'Brien Strub (Founder and Advisory Editor) |
| Staff writers | Michael Musto |
| Categories | Newsmagazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 175,000 |
| Publisher | Megan Strub (Executive Vice President of Smart + Strong and Publisher) |
| First issue | 1994 |
| Company | Smart + Strong |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.POZ.com |
| ISSN | 1075-5705 |
POZ is a monthly magazine that chronicles the lives of people affected by HIV/AIDS.[1] Its website, Poz.com, has daily HIV/AIDS news, treatment information, forums, blogs and personals.
The magazine was founded in 1994 [2] by Sean Strub, an HIV-positive and openly gay businessman and activist. Before launching POZ, Strub was involved with numerous social issues, including politics, environmentalism, civil rights, LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS.
POZ is published by Smart + Strong, which also publishes AIDSmeds.com, a website for HIV/AIDS treatment information; Real Health, a magazine and website for African-American health; Tu Salud, a magazine and website for Latino health; Sane, a website for mental wellness; and Hep, a website for hepatitis information.
In 2004, Strub sold Smart + Strong to CDM Publishing, LLC.[3] Jeremy Grayzel is CEO of CDM Publishing and Smart + Strong. He was president of VNU eMedia (now known as Nielsen Business Media). Ian Anderson is president of Smart + Strong. He was director of product development at VNU eMedia. Megan Strub is publisher and executive vice president of Smart + Strong. She was part of the launch of POZ in 1994.
In 2006, Regan Hofmann [4] became editorial director of Smart + Strong and POZ’s editor-in-chief. She was the writer of the magazine’s “Anonymous” column. Previously, Hofmann was editor-in-chief of New Jersey Life and founded Poets, Artists & Madmen.