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  <updated>2024-04-01T20:48:00-04:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Nearly 500 HIV Advocates Gather in DC for AIDSWatch 2024]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-04-01T20:48:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV advocates convened over 240 meetings with congressional leaders during the annual AIDSWatch.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/146672_aidswatch-Denis-Largeron-aidsunited-01april2024.jpg_854914cd-9b1e-4625-bbab-c8fba3130399.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United’s Public Policy Council Releases Racial Justice Index Results]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-06-22T17:59:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Results show areas of strength and growth for organizations in the HIV sector.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/137862_iStock-620697086.jpg_232358df-8ff4-4fd9-8e80-97fe131d212d.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge’s Anti-PrEP Ruling Is Unconscionable]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-09-07T17:26:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“This ruling…underscores the need for the HIV community to play an active role in elections,” states the CEO of AIDS United.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/129089_P06-18-054.jpg_7b30d908-ea2c-48c8-a404-2ea917cee9b2.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Supreme Court ”Made Grave Error” in Abortion Ruling, says AIDS United CEO]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-06-24T14:37:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“Those of us living with HIV know that private health decisions are personal and should be protected,” writes AIDS United’s Jesse Milan...<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/126788_P09-20-028.jpg_dd57a99c-c52e-416c-a00f-da900a1b55f0.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Reproductive Health Care Access Hangs in Judicial Balance]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-05-06T19:37:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Protecting abortion access will take an all-hands-on-deck approach. AIDS United offers ways to take action at this moment.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/124871_P01-19-009.jpg_dfde4f5b-491a-4560-875a-dc52df7fe7b5.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Protecting the Right to Abortion Is Critical to Ending HIV]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-05-03T17:38:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United CEO Jesse Milan Jr. responds to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion regarding the right to abortion.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124695_P04-33-062.jpg_d2a7c582-e3f3-42f3-adb3-a6ae58ea717c.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[“Harm Reduction Futures Fund” Launches to Support Syringe Services]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-04-25T13:30:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United spearheads the rebranded Harm Reduction Futures Fund to also prevent HIV, viral hepatitis and overdoses.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/124404_iStock-628333906.jpg_fdc9b279-ee3c-4265-96a5-331ab41305a6.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Destigmatizing HIV Among Youth and LGBTQ Folx of Color]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-04-09T09:30:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United speaks with health navigator Clifford Castleberry for National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day 2022.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/123911_Clifford-castleberry-aids-united-2022.jpg_cb1ab963-488d-4904-a01f-aaec20a4aca6.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDSWatch Activists Push Congress Members for These HIV Actions]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-04-08T22:52:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: Watch remarks by Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine, MD, and AIDSWatch discussions on ending the HIV epidemic. [VIDEOS]<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/123907_rachel-levine-aidswatch-2022-youtube-aidsunited.png_0df8eba4-a64a-4f87-ba87-2f0a0f0de27b.png" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Biden-Harris 2023 Budget Falls Short in Supporting People With HIV]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-04-01T11:16:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United praises the White House for funding a PrEP program and the initiative to end HIV but notes where “there is still work to do.”<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123694_P12-21-005.jpg_1ace2a69-ebd2-4f17-a677-dc3ab1de6fd2.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Conversation About HIV and the Issues Black Women Face]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-03-18T13:49:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United interviews Violet, a patient navigator at who works with women living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123139_iStock-1216977964.jpg_401b8bc6-0143-4621-b978-e877534be99d.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[5 Highlights From Biden’s State of the Union Address]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-03-04T17:08:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[President Biden outlined domestic policy priorities that directly impact people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/122367_P10-20-025.jpg_b252a2ac-5b58-4c74-894c-b4290962342a.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[NASTAD and AIDS United Award $7.5M to Syringe Service Programs]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-02-21T14:00:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Meet the 50 grantees that received funds to help their syringe service programs respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121768_HEP-Su-19-003.jpg_7bca4b50-1262-4ddb-ae95-2c21530b5d22.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Syringe Action Fund Awards $330K to 16 Harm Reduction Groups]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-02-18T22:18:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Grants from the AIDS United Syringe Action Fund prioritize groups serving Black, Indigenous and other people of color.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121770_harm-reduction-aids-united.png_c696aff7-2b51-4a85-9b84-e33aaa34c18d.png" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Read Our Congressional Remarks for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-02-11T17:14:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United CEO Jesse Milan Jr. represented the HIV community during a recent congressional briefing on NBHAAD. Here’s what he said.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/121515_iStock-620697086.jpg_dae40577-21b6-4c5c-bfb7-f638307a4ae2.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Embracing Our Full Selves This National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/embracing-full-selves-national-black-hivaids-awareness-day</id>
    <updated>2022-02-05T18:55:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[To quote Audre Lorde: “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle, because we do not lead single-issue lives.”<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/121275_Audre-lorde-creative-commons.jpg_5664d0c1-b71e-475e-ae37-39228e8b976d.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Boosting the Use of Technology at Southern HIV Groups]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/iforward-boosting-use-technology-southern-hiv-groups</id>
    <updated>2022-01-28T15:31:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United launched the iFORWARD program to fund technology use at Southern HIV groups. Applications for grants close February 17.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121028_iStock-1167402516.jpg_e170d944-9a17-4c8a-88e3-50f851ce76ed.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[“We Cannot Address Any LGBTQ Policy Agenda Without Addressing HIV”]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/address-lgbtq-policy-agenda-without-addressing-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-01-20T18:09:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United CEO Jesse Milan Jr. joined a White House roundtable on LGBTQ issues. He laid out three priorities.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/120849_P06-18-054.jpg_94159f42-6d60-4568-b644-95c173bb95f9.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Could Altering the Senate Filibuster Affect HIV Efforts?]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/altering-senate-filibuster-affect-hiv-efforts</id>
    <updated>2022-01-17T07:05:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Voting rights are at stake in the congressional filibuster standoff.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/120758_capitol-winter6789.jpg_874c5afe-29f9-4ca3-bfb2-7a6c412834f8.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Do You Define a Patriot?]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/january-6-attack-define-patriot-hiv-covid-aids-united</id>
    <updated>2022-01-16T21:45:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[When I hear of modern patriots, I think of health care and public health workers, those fighting COVID-19 and HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120751_iStock-1256229007.jpg_e78506f0-61ce-4c34-9a9a-295c76ac9e5c.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Archbishop Tutu Was One of Us]]></title>
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    <updated>2021-12-31T08:12:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As a Black leader, an HIV advocate and the father of a lesbian, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was one of us, writes AIDS United’s Jesse Milan.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/120365_desmond-Tutu-HIV-tshirt-aids-united-dec2021.jpg_84fddc99-6146-42ed-9574-5b56915e4b57.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Top 10 HIV Moments of 2021]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/top-10-hiv-moments-2021-aids-united</id>
    <updated>2021-12-27T09:40:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United’s HIV-themed review of the year (complete with tweets!) gives you 10 reasons to celebrate 2021.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/120131_billy-porter-hollywood-reporter-may2021.jpg_90ee27b4-6423-4353-9e11-66fc367de854.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Safe Consumption Sites Save Lives, Provide HIV Prevention]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/safe-consumption-sites-save-lives-provide-hiv-prevention"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/safe-consumption-sites-save-lives-provide-hiv-prevention</id>
    <updated>2021-12-16T21:20:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Safe consumption sites can provide clean needles, overdose protection, HIV testing and treatment for substance use.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/119945_needle-is-000097474465.jpg_6ff1dbb5-fb9c-48fb-9779-9177070aa15e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meet the 26 HIV Groups Awarded $1.3M by the Southern HIV Impact Fund]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-26-hiv-groups-awarded-13m-southern-hiv-impact-fund"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-26-hiv-groups-awarded-13m-southern-hiv-impact-fund</id>
    <updated>2021-12-15T10:10:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The grants to groups across nine Southern states are funded in part by Gilead Sciences COMPASS Initiative to End HIV in the South. [VIDEO]<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/119867_aids-united-southern-hiv-impact-fund-youtube-dec2021.png_2ed8ca99-9f54-4463-81ee-ece723bd755e.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United Honors Nancy Pelosi, Judith Light and Nine Other Advocates]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-honors-nancy-pelosi-judith-light-nine-advocates"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-honors-nancy-pelosi-judith-light-nine-advocates</id>
    <updated>2021-12-06T20:14:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The virtual celebration took place on World AIDS Day and also marked AIDS United’s 10th anniversary!<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/119376_P06-20-030.jpg_22b14858-032f-4b0c-b766-450a5b02b8ee.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United’s President and CEO Praises New National HIV/AIDS Strategy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-uniteds-president-ceo-praises-new-national-hivaids-strategy"></link>
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    <updated>2021-12-02T20:59:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But Jesse Milan Jr. points out that the U.S. is the only major country not identifying sex workers as a priority population.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/119291_biden-world-aids-day.jpg_59c18fd5-21ac-4838-b6cc-128575ce2b35.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Join AIDS United at the U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS 2021]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/join-aids-united-us-conference-hivaids-2021"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/join-aids-united-us-conference-hivaids-2021</id>
    <updated>2021-12-02T10:56:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Stop by our virtual booth at USCHA and watch the speeches and listening sessions we’re participating in.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/119293_nmac-uscha-2021-main-image.png_b6afdc43-ab8b-41ee-9621-eda17b9d25ed.png" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why a Lack of HIV Data on Native Americans Matters to Everyone]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/lack-hiv-data-native-americans-matters-everyone"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/lack-hiv-data-native-americans-matters-everyone</id>
    <updated>2021-11-24T15:52:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“Native American Month should be every month,” asserts the leader of the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/118912_national-native-hivaids-awareness-day-2016.jpg_4b55871c-7b4d-49d6-ba16-5a3b4a5f1c78.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Centering Health Services, Harm Reduction and Transgender Awareness]]></title>
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    <updated>2021-11-19T20:19:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Six key practices for moving toward trans-centered services, offered during Transgender Awareness Week.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/118827_A-transgender-woman-in-a-hospital-gown-being-treated-by-a-doctor-a-transgender-man.jpg_3f8f4e36-b800-46d6-bbde-2a3cdf2c7e52.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Toast to 10 Years of AIDS United]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/toast-10-years-aids-united</id>
    <updated>2021-11-08T19:59:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Join AIDS United for an evening of virtual celebration on World AIDS Day to commemorate 10 years of working to end the HIV epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/118289_iStock-615269202.jpg_53522315-affe-4c0b-b1f0-299681acea56.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ending the Epidemic Requires a Comprehensive Approach to Health Care]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ending-epidemic-requires-comprehensive-approach-health-care</id>
    <updated>2021-11-03T11:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United’s working group of safety-net providers advances health equity—with help from the federal 340B Discount Drug Program.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/117778_P04-20-006.jpg_bee7245b-55e8-4a50-ab9e-aa8e0ebc3bf6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Need Health Insurance for 2022? Sign up for Obamacare Now!]]></title>
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    <updated>2021-11-01T17:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Starting November 1, you can enroll in or renew health plans for 2022 through the Affordable Care Act.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/117674_is-10627197-us-flag-stethoscope.jpg_5680f231-0346-40fd-b932-bf374b07dabe.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ending the HIV Epidemic Means Ending Voter Suppression]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ending-hiv-epidemic-means-ending-voter-suppression</id>
    <updated>2021-10-29T10:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The ballot is a major tool for advancing HIV policies, but Senate Republican blocked the Freedom to Vote Act.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/117565_iStock-1262424995.jpg_bc1587ab-622c-4428-a8cc-f4a5acbe5fd1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How the Senate’s Proposed 2022 Spending Bills Will Impact People With HIV]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/senates-proposed-2022-spending-bills-will-impact-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-10-28T17:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Senate released appropriation bills that cover funding for several HIV programs. Here are the big wins and concerns.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/117531_Capitol-DC-ts-516142305.jpg_200979bc-7d0c-40df-be19-b1934f764f54.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United Awards $100K to Develop Leadership for Latinos With HIV]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-awards-100k-develop-leadership-latinos-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-10-19T10:25:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Five community-based groups received grants from AIDS United to fight HIV stigma and build leadership.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/117212_P10-21-034.jpg_adee4011-5208-4b69-bd9c-96a8bfa05214.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Senate Votes to Fund the Government for Now, but What’s Next?]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/senate-votes-fund-government-now-next</id>
    <updated>2021-10-01T16:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[What about the debt ceiling and reconciliation bills—and how does this standoff affect HIV policy and Americans in need?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/116603_iStock-175202293.jpg_90318a7d-8565-4334-89d8-73aca0dab74f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Bisexual Week: Uplifting Bi+ Voices and Health Equity]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/bisexual-week-uplifting-bi-voices-health-equity</id>
    <updated>2021-09-23T12:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Nearly 55% of LGBTQ Americans identify as bisexual, though they’re often erased in queer conversations including those on HIV and health.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116289_iStock-1294989485.jpg_bb2ccf3d-d8ed-47ad-9461-e3e88d47255f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Fall AIDSWatch 2021: What to Expect and How to Get Involved]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/fall-aidswatch-2021-expect-get-involved</id>
    <updated>2021-09-17T12:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The virtual HIV conference September 27 and 28 will focus on health care access, voting, quality of life and more. Here’s how to register.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/116111_aidswatch-2019-group.jpg_7bc66300-f23b-4e24-9f11-9e4512cdb760.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How You Can Support HIV-Related Programs Impacted by Hurricane Ida]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/can-support-hivrelated-programs-impacted-hurricane-ida</id>
    <updated>2021-09-01T20:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Donate to AIDS United’s Relief, Recover and Resilience Fund. It helps HIV communities when disaster strikes.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/115487_hurricane-relief-gilead-usca.png_45ff5254-2ecb-470f-97d5-24cd6a99ce6e.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United Awards Grants to Eight Leaders Tackling HIV in the South]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-awards-grants-eight-leaders-tackling-hiv-south"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-awards-grants-eight-leaders-tackling-hiv-south</id>
    <updated>2021-08-27T13:58:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The eight grantees comprise the fourth cohort of the Southern HIV Impact Fund Leadership Development Program.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/115162_team-leader-is-000004363449.jpg_f2cbad27-db04-4536-8439-11a9e048b291.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ending HIV Means Ending Sex Workers’ Invisibility]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/ending-hiv-means-ending-sex-workers-invisibility"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ending-hiv-means-ending-sex-workers-invisibility</id>
    <updated>2021-07-30T18:59:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sex workers are among five population groups most vulnerable to HIV but often lacking services. So why do U.S. HIV plans omit them?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/114122_P04-19-093.jpg_a82ec60d-4379-4e55-872b-1a3081ceb1f5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[For Most With Insurance, HIV Prevention PrEP Must Now Be Free of Charge]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/insurance-hiv-prevention-prep-must-now-free-charge"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/insurance-hiv-prevention-prep-must-now-free-charge</id>
    <updated>2021-07-29T17:23:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But advocates will need to press state Medicaid and insurance officials to ensure the rule is implemented.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114073_PrEP-iStock-840195058.jpg_910999df-b21d-412b-bcbf-cd1fc8aa5b80.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Atlantic City Votes to Close the State’s Largest Syringe Service Program]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/atlantic-city-votes-close-states-largest-syringe-service-program"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/atlantic-city-votes-close-states-largest-syringe-service-program</id>
    <updated>2021-07-27T15:04:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Last year, more people than ever died of overdoses in the U.S. Now is the time to #SaveOasis Drop-in Center. The fight isn’t over!<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114018_HEP-Su-19-003.jpg_d7839666-85a9-490b-a0c9-4ac22648ecd6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Happy Birthday U=U!]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/happy-birthday-uu-hiv-undetectable-equals-untransmittable</id>
    <updated>2021-07-19T14:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“Undetectable Equals Untransmittable” turns 5. Here’s why the HIV fact remains groundbreaking—and how you can celebrate July 21.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113742_uu5YearAnniversaryUMagnets.jpg_368a2f1d-7bfc-4408-80fb-83074e7e80ab.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lawmakers in the U.S. House Propose Boosting HIV Funds in 2022]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/lawmakers-us-house-propose-boosting-hiv-funds-2022"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/lawmakers-us-house-propose-boosting-hiv-funds-2022</id>
    <updated>2021-07-16T17:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The appropriations committee laid out increases in HIV funding for housing, syringe services, health care training and more.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/113740_iStock-182226950.jpg_908a0af9-17b7-43f9-a990-425605e8a30b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Importance of Knowing Your HIV Status]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/importance-knowing-hiv-status"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/importance-knowing-hiv-status</id>
    <updated>2021-07-12T19:36:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Getting tested for HIV is vital to receiving the health care you deserve.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113609_hiv-test-iStock-72338583-LARGE.jpg_5a7f27b7-ad10-4437-8ab1-8a075a8b82d6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What an HIV Leader Told U.S. Senators About LGBTQ Issues]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-leader-jesse-milan-told-us-senators-lgbtq-issues"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-leader-jesse-milan-told-us-senators-lgbtq-issues</id>
    <updated>2021-06-25T15:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United’s Jesse Milan Jr. spoke with 16 senators about HIV lessons that apply to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what he told them.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113100_P06-18-054.jpg_2e7ea662-d53b-4031-8b7b-41b355184bef.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Midwest Syringe Services Program Seeks Community Input]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/midwest-syringe-services-program-seeks-community-input-hiv-harm-reduction"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/midwest-syringe-services-program-seeks-community-input-hiv-harm-reduction</id>
    <updated>2021-06-16T17:03:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How can AIDS United create and elevate events that meet the needs of its syringe service program in the Midwest?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/112676_iStock-628333906.jpg_fbe993e8-fc43-4980-8313-cbf1984ffda5.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How to Bust Whorephobia While Embracing LGBTQ Pride]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/bust-whorephobia-embracing-lgbtq-pride-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/bust-whorephobia-embracing-lgbtq-pride-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-06-11T17:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Respect sex workers’ place in the HIV movement and LGBTQ Pride—and decriminalize sex work.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/112477_iStock-691675970.jpg_9174663e-087d-4d06-9d6c-f4efebd11a96.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[40 Years of HIV: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going [VIDEOS]]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/40-years-hiv-going-videos"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/40-years-hiv-going-videos</id>
    <updated>2021-06-09T10:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Watch a “Today” show segment marking this AIDS milestone, plus a message from AIDS United’s Jesse Milan Jr.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112296_jesse-milan-today-show-june2021-youtube.png_004c43be-3fa9-4c06-96eb-b1279c43f5cd.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Firsthand Look at HIV Stigma in Jamaica and the Caribbean]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/firsthand-look-hiv-stigma-jamaica-caribbean"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/firsthand-look-hiv-stigma-jamaica-caribbean</id>
    <updated>2021-06-08T17:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United honors National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112298_Caribbean-islands-iStock-505017846.jpg_555d1caa-a1a9-4196-a31a-141cd75fe270.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Syringe Service Programs Are Vital to Ending the HIV Epidemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/syringe-services-programs-vial-ending-hiv-epidemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/syringe-services-programs-vial-ending-hiv-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2021-05-31T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Injection drug use fueled the 2015 HIV outbreak in Indiana. We must learn from it and protect syringe service programs.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/111773_iStock-962823874.jpg_17684442-a0e6-4987-98ab-8b2417fd0b70.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Transgender Justice Is Key to Ending the HIV Epidemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/transgender-justice-key-ending-hiv-epidemic-lgbtq"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/transgender-justice-key-ending-hiv-epidemic-lgbtq</id>
    <updated>2021-05-28T17:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s why 2021 is “the worst year in recent history for LGBTQ state legislative attacks.”<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/111767_P06-21-040.jpg_758dd2d5-ba98-4b5d-8255-94243df27bd5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Remembering George Floyd One Year Later]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/remembering-george-floyd-one-year-later"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/remembering-george-floyd-one-year-later</id>
    <updated>2021-05-26T11:36:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Systemic racism isn’t just about the police. We’ve seen it for decades in the HIV epidemic and now in the COVID-19 pandemic.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/111621_Mission-PD-IMG-S3693-adj.jpg_1e45f060-14e4-44c5-8fe1-b5cb853564b6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why Abortion Care Providers Are Integral to the Fight Against HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/abortion-care-providers-integral-fight-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/abortion-care-providers-integral-fight-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-05-24T17:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[And yet Trump’s judicial influence continues to threaten reproductive health rights.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/111522_P10-20-004.jpg_5ecd17bf-83f5-43bc-9b1e-813fda5c88b4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[We Can’t Beat HIV, Hepatitis and Overdoses If We Close Syringe Services]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/beat-hiv-hepatitis-overdoses-close-syringe-services"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/beat-hiv-hepatitis-overdoses-close-syringe-services</id>
    <updated>2021-05-11T14:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Syringe service programs are one of the most impactful tools we have to end HIV, viral hepatitis and overdose syndemics.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/110951_HEP-Fall-19-004.jpg_55bb542f-7e84-4dad-8760-829c3f420620.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Biden’s First 100 Days, Assessed by a National HIV Policy Group]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/bidens-first-100-days-assessed-national-hiv-policy-group"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/bidens-first-100-days-assessed-national-hiv-policy-group</id>
    <updated>2021-04-30T17:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: Specific steps the Biden-Harris Administration can take to support those with HIV and end the epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/110482_shutterstock-1849414867.jpg_6941f991-7455-480d-80ed-63b6c058c5e9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Insight From an Young Advocate Born 18 Years Into the HIV Epidemic]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/insight-young-advocate-born-18-years-hiv-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2021-04-23T10:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Share your stories and space to educate and elevate young HIV advocates, writes Whitney Thomas.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/110192_Whitney-Thomas-aids-united-april2021.jpg_3176fb66-9ad6-403b-80e7-7bbdd94c6e4b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[You Have the Power to Tell Congress to End the HIV Epidemic]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/power-tell-congress-end-hiv-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2021-04-21T11:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s how to ensure that critical HIV programs get funded.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/110032_iStock-478038889.jpg_854f4588-f0f3-4baa-8c4b-be1ad1d1a05e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Reflection This National Transgender HIV Testing Day]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/reflection-national-transgender-hiv-testing-day</id>
    <updated>2021-04-20T17:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Aryah Lester urges everyone to put their labor toward a fight in which everyone wins.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110027_aryah-lester-facebook-aids-united-april2021.png_af4a6921-cdc3-4818-9608-019975e2e429.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why Transgender Equity Is Critical to Ending the HIV Epidemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/transgender-equity-critical-ending-hiv-epidemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/transgender-equity-critical-ending-hiv-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2021-03-31T17:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Amid attacks against transgender people’s civil rights and access to health care, here’s how you can help pass the Equality Act.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/109392_A-transgender-woman-in-a-hospital-gown-having-a-conversation-with-a-doctor-a-transgender-man.jpg_11cf2e31-4137-4c02-87e5-f78d1b1df540.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Free HIV Virtual Webinars From AIDS United’s Midwest Program!]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/free-hiv-virtual-webinars-aids-uniteds-midwest-program"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/free-hiv-virtual-webinars-aids-uniteds-midwest-program</id>
    <updated>2021-03-19T13:12:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Learn about syringe services programs, HIV clusters and more from AIDS United’s Midwest Capacity Building Assistance program.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/108519_iStock-1144287280.jpg_5e19ca73-c588-4893-8846-7b72a7bd601f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Is Meaningful Involvement of Black Women in HIV Work?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/meaningful-involvement-black-women-hiv-work"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/meaningful-involvement-black-women-hiv-work</id>
    <updated>2021-03-17T15:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For advocate LaTrischa Miles, it means Black women with HIV can take substantive leadership roles—and much more.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/108381_Latrischa-Miles-P06-11-049.jpg_9e319eb8-111e-48dc-b733-61a58e8b2661.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Plan Will Help End the HIV Epidemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/bidens-covid19-relief-plan-will-help-end-hiv-epidemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/bidens-covid19-relief-plan-will-help-end-hiv-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2021-03-15T12:25:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Known as a $1.9 trillion relief bill for COVID-19, the plan will impact those living with and vulnerable to HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/108115_US-Map-2.jpg_5b773708-670c-4ba4-88fb-af7fab89a2f7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Congressional Funding Rules Can Benefit HIV Nonprofits]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/new-congressional-funding-rules-can-benefit-hiv-nonprofits"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/new-congressional-funding-rules-can-benefit-hiv-nonprofits</id>
    <updated>2021-03-05T16:49:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Also known as earmarks and pork-barrel, the federal process can channel funds to community nonprofits, including HIV groups. Apply today!<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/107690_iStock-1094066768.jpg_4ad2276b-8358-41d9-baad-170ff6e7e5f7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[$200K in Grants From Syringe Access Fund to Boost Harm Reduction Programs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/200k-grants-syringe-access-fund-boost-harm-reduction-programs-indiana-oklahoma"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/200k-grants-syringe-access-fund-boost-harm-reduction-programs-indiana-oklahoma</id>
    <updated>2021-03-03T15:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The advocacy grants allow groups in Indiana and Oklahoma to expand services including HIV, hepatitis C and syringe exchange programs.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/107561_HEP-Fall-19-004.jpg_cda3e2df-ecc1-4260-83c2-62781b3fa9b5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Senate Confirmations That HIV Advocates Are Waiting For]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/senate-confirmations-hiv-advocates-waiting"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/senate-confirmations-hiv-advocates-waiting</id>
    <updated>2021-02-26T19:29:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[These two Biden picks will help lead the nation’s health efforts amid COVID-19 and HIV. Will the Senate confirm them?<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/107227_capitol-healthcare-iStock-157742735.jpg_ea83c16e-fcb2-45ed-b2b2-60f68ae2f2c2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black Sex Workers’ History Is Black History]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/black-sex-workers-history-black-history"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/black-sex-workers-history-black-history</id>
    <updated>2021-02-26T18:26:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[It's also AIDS history. When the virus struck in the 1980s, Black activists for sex workers’ rights created vital HIV programs.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/107225_iStock-1257723211.jpg_3f651a29-3915-41ab-a9fa-69357a55f26d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Marking National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day With a COVID-19 Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/marking-national-black-hivaids-awareness-day-covid19-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/marking-national-black-hivaids-awareness-day-covid19-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2021-02-09T13:11:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Why HIV and COVID-19 are racial justice issues—and what the Black, Queer+ Center for Liberation is doing about it.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/106391_ian-l-haddock-normal-anomaly-initiaitive-aids-united-instagram-feb2021.png_06bf8964-1c85-4598-ae66-3b433b3ca677.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meet the BlaqOut Leader Who Empowers Those Affected by HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-blaqout-leader-empowers-affected-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-blaqout-leader-empowers-affected-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-02-01T22:34:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An interview with D. Rashaan Gilmore, who received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–AIDS United Award for Health Equity<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/105987_r-rashaan-gilmore-blaqout-aids-united-janfeb2021.png_0bc6919b-8c78-4b08-bd9f-8c0831f41ede.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Biden’s First Week in Office Impacts the Work to End HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/bidens-first-week-office-impacts-work-end-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/bidens-first-week-office-impacts-work-end-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-01-29T16:57:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s why AIDS United thinks the Biden-Harris administration will make good on its pledge to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/105906_shutterstock-1608793423.jpg_493b7f86-9cd7-4cbf-8bfa-89f08ec06386.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Spotlighting Eight Potential HIV Champions in the 117th Congress]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/spotlighting-eight-potential-hiv-champions-117th-congress"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/spotlighting-eight-potential-hiv-champions-117th-congress</id>
    <updated>2021-01-22T18:11:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Ending HIV requires lawmakers in Congress dedicated to health equity, racial justice, sex education, housing and more.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/105555_cori-bush-us-congress-from-missouri-jan2021.png_28fb6852-f519-469a-b97d-ea58b0b034cb.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Five Steps the Biden-Harris Team Can Take Right Now to Help End HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/five-steps-bidenharris-team-can-take-right-now-help-end-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/five-steps-bidenharris-team-can-take-right-now-help-end-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-01-20T13:21:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In the first 100 days, they must undo the harmful and discriminatory policies of the Trump administration.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/105368_shutterstock-1849414867.jpg_5b715537-bfb0-44aa-946a-fe1627ebf914.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ensuring Young, Black Communities Know the Transformative Message of U=U]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/ensuring-young-black-communities-know-transformative-message-uu"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ensuring-young-black-communities-know-transformative-message-uu</id>
    <updated>2020-12-30T10:15:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United speaks with Deondre Moore about promoting U=U among African Americans via the “Owning HIV” campaign.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/104336_DeondreMoore-owning-hiv-marck-2020.jpg_ef923566-6da2-488b-afc4-45f22d1e5f5a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Read the Memo HIV Leaders Sent to the Biden-Harris Team]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/read-memo-hiv-leaders-sent-bidenharris-team"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/read-memo-hiv-leaders-sent-bidenharris-team</id>
    <updated>2020-12-28T14:33:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Act Now: End AIDS Coalition outlines how the Biden-Harris team can address the HIV, STI, viral hepatitis and overdose syndemics.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/104215_shutterstock-1849414867.jpg_8e1b1561-7020-45c9-809f-16162f3e5d13.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Looking Back on HIV Policy in 2020]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/looking-back-hiv-policy-2020"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/looking-back-hiv-policy-2020</id>
    <updated>2020-12-24T15:16:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United zooms in on the community’s biggest HIV policy wins in 2020—accomplished via virtual work.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/104139_jesse-milan-aids-united-amsa2020-youtube.png_ce42c332-3b77-48c5-85a6-6eda5d235345.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Will Biden’s Administration Picks Impact HIV Policy?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/will-bidens-administration-picks-impact-hiv-policy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/will-bidens-administration-picks-impact-hiv-policy</id>
    <updated>2020-12-18T13:30:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A look at Biden’s choices of public health leaders—from Xavier Becerra to Anthony Fauci—and how they’ll affect HIV policy<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/103861_Rochelle-Walensky-mass-gen-cdc-dec-2020.jpg_0f30fe16-6c09-454e-98e9-aa34fc40799e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Will We See COVID-19 Financial Relief by the End of the Year?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/will-see-covid19-financial-relief-end-year"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/will-see-covid19-financial-relief-end-year</id>
    <updated>2020-12-18T11:23:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Without COVID-19 relief, many people will face a drop in unemployment assistance the day after Christmas and evictions on January 1.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/103859_iStock-504486028.jpg_65e9b486-4f6c-49dd-a6fc-4be5ac95eeda.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why Syringe Services Have Never Been More Vital Than Now]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/syringe-services-never-vital-now"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/syringe-services-never-vital-now</id>
    <updated>2020-12-11T12:32:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s a best practices guide for adapting harm reduction strategies to navigate winter and COVID-19.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/103184_HEP-Su-19-003.jpg_832148bc-8ee2-470c-a2a5-143cf6122e49.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Watch Messages of Hope From AIDS United and HIV Leaders]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-messages-hope-aids-united-hiv-leaders"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-messages-hope-aids-united-hiv-leaders</id>
    <updated>2020-12-05T18:32:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Recorded for World AIDS Day, relevant on every day!<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/102683_julio-fonseca-aids-united-world-aids-day-youtube-dec2020.png_8615b719-9d86-4e44-b6dd-e025a421a67b.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[We Must Invest in the Health of Native Communities]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/must-invest-health-native-communities"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/must-invest-health-native-communities</id>
    <updated>2020-11-30T14:37:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Amid rising HIV and COVID-19 rates, Native people have become more active in voting rights and politics.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/102425_national-native-hivaids-awareness-day-2016.jpg_9c7a378d-748e-4967-b673-44d6d290a9c7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. Senate Proposes Increasing HIV Funding for Fiscal Year 2021]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/us-senate-proposes-increasing-hiv-funding-fiscal-year-2021"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/us-senate-proposes-increasing-hiv-funding-fiscal-year-2021</id>
    <updated>2020-11-16T17:37:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But is it enough? And what about support for syringe services?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/102013_iStock-1094066768.jpg_99150edd-7fa8-4333-ad05-9e280d1b8bf5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ballot Initiatives Are the Clear Winner in the 2020 Election]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/ballot-initiatives-clear-winner-2020-election"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ballot-initiatives-clear-winner-2020-election</id>
    <updated>2020-11-11T15:24:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[From drug decriminalization to abortion rights, these measures will affect our work to end the HIV epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/101804_Marijuana-iStock-467179346.jpg_45177cc1-33a3-417a-9c22-c76a7022f709.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Amid Attacks on the Affordable Care Act, Don’t Forget to Enroll]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/amid-attacks-affordable-care-act-forget-enroll"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/amid-attacks-affordable-care-act-forget-enroll</id>
    <updated>2020-11-10T12:10:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Before the ACA, 24% of people with HIV had no health insurance. Today it’s about half that. Open enrollment ends Dec. 15.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/101682_docotor-stethoscope-iStock-465367394.jpg_09b76fba-f867-434e-a54d-4a9ad5507495.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United’s Message for President-Elect Joe Biden]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-uniteds-message-presidentelect-joe-biden"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-uniteds-message-presidentelect-joe-biden</id>
    <updated>2020-11-08T12:28:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[With bipartisan support, ending the HIV epidemic is achievable.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/101515_US-Map-2.jpg_bca71b9f-08e9-458c-bb4b-4b76d76d0d14.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Voting Is HIV Advocacy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/voting-hiv-advocacy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/voting-hiv-advocacy</id>
    <updated>2020-11-02T10:13:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The stakes in this election have rarely been higher for people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/101125_iStock-1064672914.jpg_851f96be-a3ce-46dc-9051-9ba0786ee878.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Make a Plan to Vote in the 2020 Election]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/make-plan-vote-2020-election"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/make-plan-vote-2020-election</id>
    <updated>2020-10-29T22:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A lot is at stake, including access to health care and housing.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/101095_iStock-1262425012.jpg_628fc75a-7a5a-4f6b-93c2-a89720fb7c41.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Groups Demand: No Supreme Court Confirmation Until Inauguration]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-groups-demand-supreme-court-confirmation-inauguration"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-groups-demand-supreme-court-confirmation-inauguration</id>
    <updated>2020-10-23T12:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus two other asks that will address the urgent public health and racial justice challenges of 2020.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/100763_Amy-Coney-Barrett--trump-her-nomination-to-supreme-court-sept2020.jpg_756132f7-665a-45ed-9795-d30dec2c421f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[White House Bans Diversity Trainings About Race and Sex Bias]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/white-house-bans-diversity-trainings-race-sex-bias"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/white-house-bans-diversity-trainings-race-sex-bias</id>
    <updated>2020-10-19T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United opposes this executive order. We remain deeply concerned about its impact on ending the HIV epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/100386_Donald-Trump-shutterstock-453281674.jpg_7cadce12-39c6-45ec-b1cb-8742b069e7d5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Join AIDS United at the U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/join-aids-united-us-conference-hivaids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/join-aids-united-us-conference-hivaids</id>
    <updated>2020-10-17T15:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Topics of our virtual workshops and institutes cover aging, COVID-19, Black gay and bisexual men and much more.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/100380_iStock-1143790723.jpg_2244f1f7-14ca-4f7e-8213-c38c7c009c38.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Message to Trump After His COVID-19 Diagnosis, From AIDS United’s CEO]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/message-trump-covid19-diagnosis-aids-uniteds-ceo"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/message-trump-covid19-diagnosis-aids-uniteds-ceo</id>
    <updated>2020-10-02T16:01:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“Science—not politics—must lead in public health crises.”<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/99803_P09-20-029.jpg_70c800ae-c691-4a59-adaf-6ba144d01ceb.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can We Trust the CDC?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/can-trust-cdc"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/can-trust-cdc</id>
    <updated>2020-09-25T12:37:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The politicization of the nation’s health protection agency leaves those of us living with HIV wondering who to believe.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/99281_CDC-Headquarters-HiRes.jpg_5616d341-c002-4e99-9032-946fc3482728.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Three Proposed Policy Changes That Impact HIV in the South]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/three-proposed-policy-changes-impact-hiv-south"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/three-proposed-policy-changes-impact-hiv-south</id>
    <updated>2020-09-17T17:58:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV efforts in Georgia and Texas could be seriously hindered—but those in Mississippi could be helped.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/98742_stethoscope-money-is-000032878734.jpg_a5ffa2e5-cf00-473b-9916-5c0e9dbf925e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Watch Dems and GOP Talk HIV Policy and Bipartisan Support]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-dems-gop-talk-hiv-policy-bipartisan-support"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-dems-gop-talk-hiv-policy-bipartisan-support</id>
    <updated>2020-09-04T15:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Advocates and lawmakers spoke with AIDS United during the recent political conventions.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/98261_Jenniffer-Gonzalez-Colon-us-rep-aids-united-talk-sep2020-.png_bd8e82f5-4b77-4347-b7e0-4f871d9ce50c.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lost in the Mail: Changes at USPS Delay Medication Delivery]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/lost-mail-changes-usps-delay-medication-delivery"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/lost-mail-changes-usps-delay-medication-delivery</id>
    <updated>2020-09-01T11:21:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In 2019, almost 172 million prescription drugs were sent by mail. Since COVID-19, that number has increased nearly 21%.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/98118_mail-medication-iStock-000004771861-Large.jpg_d1dbe80b-555c-4dbf-b5bc-60558017b324.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United Honors Historic March on Washington]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-honors-historic-march-washington"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-honors-historic-march-washington</id>
    <updated>2020-08-28T15:01:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An open letter to elected officials spells out why racial justice must be a part of our work to end the HIV epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/97982_Martin-Luther-King-Jr-NYWTS.jpg_f76ab363-a39a-47fc-914e-199790baf3bc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 Vaccine Testing Must Include People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/covid19-vaccine-testing-must-include-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/covid19-vaccine-testing-must-include-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2020-08-07T16:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[To not include the 1.2 million people with HIV in the United States is dangerous and irresponsible<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/96875_vaccine-iStock-696021814.jpg_44558f0d-5649-4f70-9a52-911756bd47f8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congress Fails to Reach a Deal on COVID-19 Relief]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-fails-reach-deal-covid19-relief"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-fails-reach-deal-covid19-relief</id>
    <updated>2020-08-07T16:26:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here's how to reach your elected leaders and tell them to protect vulnerable communities—including those with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/96870_CHSu-20-024.jpg_0a80f037-1a72-44c9-b4b8-ef63a90dc00a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[After Months of Waiting, Senate Republicans Release Lackluster COVID-19 Relief Bill]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/months-waiting-senate-republicans-release-lackluster-covid19-relief-bill"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/months-waiting-senate-republicans-release-lackluster-covid19-relief-bill</id>
    <updated>2020-07-31T11:54:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Stable housing is vital for folks with HIV, and this bill does not include rent or mortgage freezes.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/96656_Capitol.jpg_7bf6602e-eaf0-49ea-9aad-ab8aac2ee80f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[House Budgeting Bill Increases Funding to HIV and Health Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/house-budgeting-bill-increases-funding-hiv-health-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/house-budgeting-bill-increases-funding-hiv-health-care</id>
    <updated>2020-07-20T20:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The bill includes support for HIV research, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs and more. A date for the full House review has not been set.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/96175_Capitol-Building-iStock-857514306.jpg_80d980a1-f458-4bf0-926e-b7b72f8564ec.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Time Is Ticking on Congress to Pass COVID-19 Relief]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/time-ticking-congress-pass-covid19-relief"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/time-ticking-congress-pass-covid19-relief</id>
    <updated>2020-07-10T19:26:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Meanwhile, the House subcommittee responsible for many federal HIV programs has approved its funding for fiscal year 2021.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/95881_capitol-healthcare-iStock-157742735.jpg_762dafa3-d3b4-43f0-8bba-e467d5694e70.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Recent SCOTUS Rulings Will Impact the HIV Community]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/recent-scotus-ruling-will-impact-hiv-community"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/recent-scotus-ruling-will-impact-hiv-community</id>
    <updated>2020-07-02T20:57:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Supreme Court handed down two wins and a loss.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/95580_iStock-1080564904.jpg_dcd60052-7a64-4dc8-bf0f-977090d1621f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Biden Leans Into Obama Era Policies to End the HIV Epidemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/biden-leans-obama-era-policies-end-hiv-epidemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/biden-leans-obama-era-policies-end-hiv-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2020-06-30T11:39:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The campaign of the presumptive Democratic nominee responds to the 2020 Presidential Candidate HIV Questionnaire.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/95465_CH-Sp-20-014.jpg_fd0cc28d-281c-4e57-b2f8-3c5dfce4fb57.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Eight HIV Organizations That Empower Black Communities]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/eight-hiv-organizations-empower-black-communities"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/eight-hiv-organizations-empower-black-communities</id>
    <updated>2020-06-25T11:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We cannot end the HIV epidemic without prioritizing the health and well-being of Black people.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/95272_iStock-620697086.jpg_4215ce13-a36b-450e-92af-d52d035c83b3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Empowering LGBTQ Youth in Philadelphia]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/empowering-lgbtq-youth-philadelphia"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/empowering-lgbtq-youth-philadelphia</id>
    <updated>2020-06-12T10:57:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Ashlie Jacob Pollard helps the Attic Youth Center provide health and wellness information and a sense of community.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/94532_ashlie-jacob-pollard-aids-united-june2020-facebook.jpg_7c074f9c-fdf9-4764-a159-495e17ba2e06.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Learn How the HIV Community Can Adapt to the COVID-19 Pandemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/learn-hiv-community-can-adapt-covid19-pandemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/learn-hiv-community-can-adapt-covid19-pandemic</id>
    <updated>2020-06-10T17:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Tune in to AIDS United’s new webinar series “Relief, Recovery and Resilience.”<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/94428_iStock-1212645707.jpg_52464bf6-9168-4b6c-8308-cee6d8b30121.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Long-Term Survivor’s Hope: End the HIV Epidemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/longterm-survivors-hope-end-hiv-epidemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/longterm-survivors-hope-end-hiv-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2020-06-05T15:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s how to do it.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/94126_P06-18-054.jpg_eb5e2953-e973-47a4-a92a-ab54921e84af.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How J. Donté Prayer Fights HIV Stigma in North Carolina]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/j-donte-prayer-fights-hiv-stigma-north-carolina"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/j-donte-prayer-fights-hiv-stigma-north-carolina</id>
    <updated>2020-06-03T19:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“We must address racial and social justice issues with regard to medical access, care and treatment for people of color.”<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/94015_j-donte-prayer-facebook-north-caroina-aids-united-03june2020.jpg_16a3dc95-e878-4374-8b15-97c98c125d8f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[To End HIV We Must End Racist Systems]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/end-hiv-must-end-racist-systems"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/end-hiv-must-end-racist-systems</id>
    <updated>2020-05-29T13:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As HIV advocates, it is our responsibility to link arms with those who are speaking out against police brutality and institutional racism.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/93871_cheering-crowd-iStock-104663561-b.jpg_a4c9435b-f673-4498-b9f9-62760f910c0d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Fighting Two Epidemics: HIV and the Mass Incarceration of LGBTQ People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/fighting-two-epidemics-hiv-mass-incarceration-lgbtq-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/fighting-two-epidemics-hiv-mass-incarceration-lgbtq-people</id>
    <updated>2020-05-28T21:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An interview with Tremaine Jones, who creates space for Black GBQ/SGL men<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/93847_tremaine-jones-aids-united-freedome-fund-21may2020.png_1fd2894c-dac4-4b98-9b36-b92961c93a8f.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United’s CEO Delivers a Powerful Message to Medical Students [VIDEO]]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-uniteds-ceo-delivers-powerful-message-medical-students-video"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-uniteds-ceo-delivers-powerful-message-medical-students-video</id>
    <updated>2020-04-30T14:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“Mistrust of health care providers is deeply rooted in so many communities,” Jesse Milan Jr. tells the AMSA convention.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/92652_jesse-milan-aids-united-amsa2020-youtube.png_95761d58-b52a-450e-a174-b97c29f586de.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Seven Amazing Community Groups That Support Transgender People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/seven-amazing-community-groups-support-transgender-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/seven-amazing-community-groups-support-transgender-people</id>
    <updated>2020-04-17T19:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[They’re all AIDS United grantees uplifting the importance of HIV testing.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/92079_iStock-912368240.jpg_97e9e99f-1ae9-4167-aa35-8651963294b5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ending the HIV Epidemic Means Putting Young People to the Front]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/ending-hiv-epidemic-means-putting-young-people-front"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ending-hiv-epidemic-means-putting-young-people-front</id>
    <updated>2020-04-10T14:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Meet AIDS United’s Laura Gerson—a powerful force for change for young people.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/91595_laura-gerson-aids-united.jpg_dbc750ad-4201-48d4-a226-1157081eaf6a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Leadership Informs People Living With HIV About the Impact of COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-leadership-informs-people-living-hiv-impact-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-leadership-informs-people-living-hiv-impact-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-04-09T18:04:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Leading HIV organizations unite to ensure people with HIV receive detailed and culturally responsive information regarding COVID-19.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/91558_CH-Sp-20-018.jpg_be18c2f9-b81e-4497-a6c2-91920955fbcc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Reflections of a Seasoned AIDSWatch Advocate]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/reflections-seasoned-aidswatch-advocate"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/reflections-seasoned-aidswatch-advocate</id>
    <updated>2020-04-05T11:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Because this year’s lobbying event had to be virtual, people with mobility issues were able to participate, writes Wanda Brendle-Moss.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/91399_aidswatch-2019-group.jpg_0536f526-89e3-4799-908b-7d2ca88fa2fa.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDSWatch 2020 Was a Success]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aidswatch-2020-success"></link>
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    <updated>2020-04-02T12:12:37-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Going virtual, more than 2,500 people attended all or part of the conference.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/91114_Capitol-Building-iStock-857514306.jpg_03973bf1-7d78-439e-a5b3-937f9ff21ba1.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Queen Hatcher-Johnson Is Breaking Down Stigma in Georgia]]></title>
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    <updated>2020-03-25T14:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“There’s nothing that I can’t do if properly trained,” says the transgender HIV advocate.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/90707_queen-hatcher-johnson-facebook-aidsunited.jpg_eb6f2e32-cc37-469d-96eb-23571b972911.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 Relief Package Needs These 15 Elements, Say HIV &amp; LGBT Groups]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/covid19-relief-package-needs-15-elements-say-hiv-lgbt-groups</id>
    <updated>2020-03-17T22:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“A large swath of the U.S. population living with HIV is at great risk,” reads their open letter sent to every member of Congress.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/90188_capitol-healthcare-iStock-157742735.jpg_a72ab133-2449-4208-931e-24e0ebf9422c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Creating Opportunities for Trans Women of Color to Thrive]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/creating-opportunities-trans-women-color-thrive</id>
    <updated>2020-03-13T15:26:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An interview with Jasmine Tasaki of We Care Tennessee<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/89862_wecaretn.org.png_e974cd91-77c6-436e-b48c-763ed1a27f5b.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDSWatch 2020 Goes Virtual]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aidswatch-2020-goes-virtual</id>
    <updated>2020-03-10T14:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[No sessions will take place in person in Washington, DC, so you should plan to participate from your location on March 30.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/89528_aidswatch-2019-group.jpg_a3dae655-4210-46da-8d55-8205d99d430a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Prevents Trans Women of Color From Attaining Executive Jobs?]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/prevents-trans-women-color-attaining-executive-jobs</id>
    <updated>2020-03-05T13:29:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Toi Washington of T.A.K.E. Resource Center in Alabama offers insight and empowering advocacy.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/89172_P01-19-009.jpg_cbf45ae8-e314-4074-b87e-657b0b76d494.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Securing HIV Funds Amid National Plans to Fight the New Coronavirus]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/securing-hiv-funds-amid-national-plans-fight-new-coronavirus</id>
    <updated>2020-02-28T17:29:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The emerging health crisis sidetracks lawmakers working on the upcoming federal budget.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/88489_iStock-478038889.jpg_bb961063-aedc-4451-ba29-35277e4347e3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump Budget Adds HIV Funding While Slashing Safety Net Programs]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-budget-adds-hiv-funding-slashing-safety-net-programs</id>
    <updated>2020-02-21T15:54:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[His 2021 budget includes massive cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program (HOPWA).<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/87834_white-house-iStock-519129292.jpg_0fd7db35-c30b-40ad-a1ab-4cfc6eef557e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Inspiring HIV Quotes From Gay, Bi, Queer and SGL Black Leaders]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/inspiring-hiv-quotes-gay-bi-queer-sgl-black-leaders"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/inspiring-hiv-quotes-gay-bi-queer-sgl-black-leaders</id>
    <updated>2020-02-07T13:35:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2020.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/86732_P01-18-035.jpg_e4b6d192-54eb-4ecc-8e14-eb46f3529dff.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Advocates Are Headed to Capitol Hill and Want You to Join the Fight!]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/join-hiv-advocates-take-fight-capitol-hill"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/join-hiv-advocates-take-fight-capitol-hill</id>
    <updated>2020-01-31T12:40:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Register now for AIDSWatch 2020, which takes place March 30 and 31 in Washington, DC.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/86255_aidswatch2019-aidsunited-twitter.jpg_3f8b3196-0613-4795-b22f-cf8b4f7cc342.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lawmakers Who Dole Out Funds End Up Paying for Trump's Wall]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/lawmakers-dole-funds-end-paying-trumps-wall"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/lawmakers-dole-funds-end-paying-trumps-wall</id>
    <updated>2020-01-20T09:30:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How does this affect federal money to aid Puerto Rico and to end the HIV epidemic in America?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/85674_iStock-1050719352.jpg_21e8dc3f-0360-4516-8183-37c54e7783d3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[White House’s Anti-LGBTQ Actions Threaten Its Plan to End HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/white-houses-antilgbtq-actions-threaten-plan-end-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/white-houses-antilgbtq-actions-threaten-plan-end-hiv</id>
    <updated>2020-01-17T11:57:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Trump administration wants to let health care workers deny service to people based on their religious and moral beliefs.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/85664_gay-flag-ts-482448802.jpg_1a2a3480-8cd3-431f-8b57-05be64cef604.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The New Year Brings New HIV Funding From Congress]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/new-year-brings-new-hiv-funding-congress"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/new-year-brings-new-hiv-funding-congress</id>
    <updated>2020-01-10T18:59:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In related good news: The HIV housing program will receive more funding instead of less!<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/85412_iStock-1094066768.jpg_b60128de-1058-4626-b2f6-42ede5eefc8c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congress Members Request Review of HIV Drug Patent Process]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-members-request-review-hiv-drug-patent-process"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-members-request-review-hiv-drug-patent-process</id>
    <updated>2019-12-18T11:46:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: Tell your representatives to support the PrEP Access and Coverage Act. Here’s how.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/84446_Capitol.jpg_2bece5b1-2897-47c8-a272-02ffec281f43.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can Congress Reach a Budget Deal by December 20?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/can-congress-reach-budget-deal-december-20"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/can-congress-reach-budget-deal-december-20</id>
    <updated>2019-12-12T12:21:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Or will lawmakers face a government shutdown during the holidays?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/84087_capitol-winter6789.jpg_94a3ade9-96a1-4c95-a416-f002a8d3b174.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meet a Transgender CEO Living With HIV and Fighting for Health Equity]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-transgender-ceo-living-hiv-fighting-health-equity"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-transgender-ceo-living-hiv-fighting-health-equity</id>
    <updated>2019-12-04T16:14:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United interviews the award-winning Arianna Inurritegui-Lint.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/83798_arianna-lint-image-300px1.jpg_1178c28d-5403-4591-b3e7-a4680eab3d3b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congrats to Julio Fonseca, Honored in an HIV Heroes Art Exhibit]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congrats-julio-fonseca-honored-hiv-heroes-art-exhibit"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congrats-julio-fonseca-honored-hiv-heroes-art-exhibit</id>
    <updated>2019-12-02T17:33:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This “is proof that you can take any personal challenge and turn it into a positive,” says the DC advocate.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/83653_julio-fonseca-by-michael-coleman-2019.jpg_3510aed8-7a89-437c-b406-437a406429e1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Who Owns the Rights to PrEP?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/owns-rights-prep-hiv-prevention"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/owns-rights-prep-hiv-prevention</id>
    <updated>2019-11-29T12:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The courts will be the judge of that. And AIDS United welcomes the lawsuit over Truvada as HIV prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/83494_truvada-horizontal.jpg_01ac3cd7-265e-41e1-aad7-63c76502e14c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Honoring an Often-Overlooked Population on World AIDS Day]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/honoring-oftenoverlooked-population-world-aids-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/honoring-oftenoverlooked-population-world-aids-day</id>
    <updated>2019-11-27T01:54:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Millennials and Gen Z continue the fight for social justice and health equity.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/83488_P06-18-054.jpg_3cb6e050-bef9-4eaa-ace6-7392461a5358.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Funding for Trump’s Plan to End the HIV Epidemic Is in Jeopardy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/funding-trumps-plan-end-hiv-epidemic-jeopardy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/funding-trumps-plan-end-hiv-epidemic-jeopardy</id>
    <updated>2019-11-22T13:29:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: Congress avoids a government shutdown—at least until December 20.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/83214_capitol-healthcare-iStock-157742735.jpg_ae3de6f4-c2d0-4c8e-b49f-6b313a201147.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Progress on Congressional Funding for 2020 Slows to a Crawl]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/progress-congressional-funding-2020-slows-crawl"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/progress-congressional-funding-2020-slows-crawl</id>
    <updated>2019-11-08T12:44:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV programs such as housing and syringe exchanges could be on the chopping block as the November 21 deadline looms. Here’s what you can do.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/81618_housing-iStock-000040515032.jpg_6f90dfb1-e0fe-47da-befb-6e4f9fe7cd28.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Congress Members Educate and Advocate for Syringe Services Programs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/new-congress-members-educate-advocate-syringe-services-programs"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/new-congress-members-educate-advocate-syringe-services-programs</id>
    <updated>2019-11-01T15:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The programs lower the transmission of HIV and hepatitis C, reduce overdoses and result in these other benefits.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/80760_Syringe-service-programs-congress-aids-united-nov2019.jpg_212e9ca0-02e1-4ae8-8bf2-4d70ad2e40c3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How HIV Communities Can Prepare for Natural Disasters]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-communities-can-prepare-natural-disasters"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-communities-can-prepare-natural-disasters</id>
    <updated>2019-10-29T17:21:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[These essential tools and plans can help you respond to a crisis.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/80495_natural-disaster-gerald-herbert-ap-the-atlantic.jpg_f2e427db-bfec-44fc-9b3f-b666b0a6c3d9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[As Impeachment Rolls On, Funding Talks Stall]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/impeachment-rolls-funding-talks-stall"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/impeachment-rolls-funding-talks-stall</id>
    <updated>2019-10-25T15:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Will federal programs—including HIV efforts—have the money to continue after November 21?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/80398_iStock-1094066768.jpg_019be433-ae29-4f08-8e26-4e2e55d6e470.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Success Stories From AIDS United’s Transgender Leadership Initiative]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/success-stories-aids-uniteds-transgender-leadership-initiative"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/success-stories-aids-uniteds-transgender-leadership-initiative</id>
    <updated>2019-10-23T17:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Grantees provided training, support services, direct employment and more. Check out these inspiring profiles on five groups.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/80263_trans-leadership-aids-united-oct2019.jpg_4065ac90-030a-4157-99f7-0985d5b4abce.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congress’s Indecision on Funding Bills Could Damage HIV Efforts]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congresss-indecision-funding-bills-damage-hiv-efforts"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congresss-indecision-funding-bills-damage-hiv-efforts</id>
    <updated>2019-10-18T17:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: Republicans want to slash $63 million from the Housing for People with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) program.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/80061_iStock-478038889.jpg_febc28fa-ec2e-4f05-af5a-8820cfbca702.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meet the Teen Researcher Working to Create an HIV Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-teen-researcher-working-create-hiv-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-teen-researcher-working-create-hiv-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2019-10-09T17:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“Young researchers such as myself…can provide a new perspective and contribute to the conversation for a cure,” says Chidera Ejikeme.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/79635_Chidera-ejikeme-researcher-aids-united-ISEF.jpg_ecc43ad1-1970-4f05-8557-91c50dbded0d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Whitman-Walker Health Reflects on Today’s Changing HIV Conversation]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/whitmanwalker-health-reflects-todays-changing-hiv-conversation"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/whitmanwalker-health-reflects-todays-changing-hiv-conversation</id>
    <updated>2019-10-03T14:58:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The AIDS service organization based in Washington, DC, is part of AIDS United’s Public Policy Council.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/79390_LGBT-iStock-000063654111.jpg_506eb15d-9eda-4f4f-b504-d8aa8310ae8a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[7 Common Concerns Brought Up by People Aging With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/7-common-concerns-brought-people-aging-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/7-common-concerns-brought-people-aging-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-09-24T16:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We held listening sessions across the country, and this is what we heard.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/78939_Ronald-Johnson-june2018-aids-united.JPG_98f74650-7e02-4fc3-985d-ab08917a150b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How We Can Care for All Generations of HIV Leaders]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/can-care-generations-hiv-leaders"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/can-care-generations-hiv-leaders</id>
    <updated>2019-09-19T11:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As the Reverend Claude Bowen puts it: “Wounded healers can’t heal someone else.”<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/78602_Reverend-Claude-Bowen-resized2.JPG_a2923346-b309-4bb9-a6fe-4ac4057a5df3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Senators Battle Over Reproductive Rights, Halting the Budget Process]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/senators-battle-reproductive-rights-halting-budget-process</id>
    <updated>2019-09-13T16:25:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[To avoid another government shutdown, a resolution must be met by October 1.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/78332_Capitol.jpg_e5d67485-5a6e-457f-a42d-077d41c0badf.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What’s It Like Being a Teenage HIV Researcher?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/like-teenage-hiv-researcher"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/like-teenage-hiv-researcher</id>
    <updated>2019-09-11T17:59:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Meet Kimberlynn Mai. She studies the development of integrase inhibitors.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/78161_Kimberlynn-Mai-aids-united-sept2019.jpg_fdaa16b0-64ee-437f-b88a-be7726586058.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meet Immigrant Activist and HIV Changemaker Teresa Bedzigui]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-immigrant-activist-hiv-changemaker-teresa-bedzigui"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-immigrant-activist-hiv-changemaker-teresa-bedzigui</id>
    <updated>2019-09-05T17:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Listen up: This powerhouse from Cameroon offers everyone an intentional conversation about power, privilege and accountability.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/77776_Teresa-bedzigui-4-aids-united-sept-2019-4.png_e4214c44-7673-4f8c-be46-4363ac11a1a6.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[From Alabama to Africa, Faith Fuels Aquarius Gilmer’s Advocacy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/alabama-africa-faith-fuels-aquarius-gilmers-advocacy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/alabama-africa-faith-fuels-aquarius-gilmers-advocacy</id>
    <updated>2019-08-23T14:58:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The ordained Baptist reverend talks about the intersections of religion, HIV/AIDS and the South.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/77127_Aquarius-gilmer-aids-united-sac2019.jpg_9d5e7348-b5c3-4389-82fd-135ea6c3db94.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congress Sets Spending Caps Before Their August Recess]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-sets-spending-caps-august-recess"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-sets-spending-caps-august-recess</id>
    <updated>2019-08-12T15:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Several House bills outlined HIV funding increases in line with Trump’s Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/76486_P12-18-029.jpg_2510ff80-5b99-4a25-b07e-0973b7176cd9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Under New Family Planning Restrictions, the Gag Rule Comes to America]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/new-family-planning-restrictions-gag-rule-comes-america"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/new-family-planning-restrictions-gag-rule-comes-america</id>
    <updated>2019-08-07T16:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Changes to the Title X program concern abortion and target Planned Parenthood. But they should alarm the HIV community.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/76307_Exam-Room-aids-united.jpg_3fe2df28-dae9-4f61-b195-98df4a211161.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Both Parties Love (and Hate) Parts of the House-Passed Budget Bill]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/parties-love-hate-parts-housepassed-budget-bill"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/parties-love-hate-parts-housepassed-budget-bill</id>
    <updated>2019-07-31T18:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The bill could potentially lead to greater funds for HIV-related programs.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/75981_iStock-1094066768.jpg_c84ad9eb-431d-4cfa-9366-19f43252cde0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How I Worked on the Cure for HIV Before Getting Into College]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/worked-cure-hiv-getting-college"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/worked-cure-hiv-getting-college</id>
    <updated>2019-07-25T16:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A guest blog post by Andrew Ngo, age 18.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/75805_Andrew-Ngo-aids-united-july2019.jpg_72938c18-c9a2-453c-8a51-67ffba70e7da.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[“I’m clean. U B 2”—How Dating App Chats Can Go From RudeAF to NiceAF]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/clean-u-b-2how-dating-app-chats-can-go-rudeaf-niceaf"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/clean-u-b-2how-dating-app-chats-can-go-rudeaf-niceaf</id>
    <updated>2019-07-24T17:25:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[With your help, a campaign including POZ Personals will make dating apps nicer for all. Check out these screenshots!<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/75754_cell-phone-app-aids-united.png_ca328286-7b0b-45fe-a1ee-856957ea6e8c.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Affordable Care Act Is Threatened…Again]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/affordable-care-act-threatenedagain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/affordable-care-act-threatenedagain</id>
    <updated>2019-07-19T10:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The court case could eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Plus 20 million Americans could lose their insurance.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/75505_United-States-Supreme-Court-shutterstock-376433869.jpg_6da5d863-f75d-452c-9469-ca039bc776c9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Summertime Struggles Loom for Congress as Budget Talks Stall]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/summertime-struggles-loom-congress-budget-talks-stall"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/summertime-struggles-loom-congress-budget-talks-stall</id>
    <updated>2019-07-12T11:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Does another federal government shutdown loom?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/75265_capitol-build-is-000012685951.jpg_8b39c4e9-a3f3-4bcb-a7ba-007a19fdcc3b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Senate Stands Still on 2020 Budget as the July 4 Recess Arrives]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/senate-stands-still-2020-budget-july-4-recess-arrives"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/senate-stands-still-2020-budget-july-4-recess-arrives</id>
    <updated>2019-07-02T14:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But is the recently passed bill to fund the border crisis a sign that other progressive priorities will also be ignored?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/74891_Fireworks-_b9cf88bb-545a-42eb-8e44-d0ee1efc8234.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Programs See Major Increases Thanks to Lawmakers in the House]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-programs-see-major-increases-thanks-lawmakers-house"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-programs-see-major-increases-thanks-lawmakers-house</id>
    <updated>2019-06-24T13:12:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But the bills now wait on the Senate.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/74287_iStock-478038889.jpg_3c5f63a9-a78f-499e-9013-9c06d8b567aa.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[From Slinging Lumber to Leading a Harm Reduction Center]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/slinging-lumber-leading-harm-reduction-center"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/slinging-lumber-leading-harm-reduction-center</id>
    <updated>2019-06-21T12:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Meet Christa Weather of Open Aid Alliance in Montana.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/74205_christa-weathers-open-aid-alliance-aids-united-2019.jpg_b8b1ccb1-42f2-4b9f-b0cb-981671d8d0e0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. Lawmakers Budget More Money for HIV and Health Care in 2020]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/us-lawmakers-budget-money-hiv-health-care-2020"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/us-lawmakers-budget-money-hiv-health-care-2020</id>
    <updated>2019-06-20T16:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Funding bills in the House prioritize Ryan White efforts, the Office of AIDS Research, opioid programs and more.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/74164_stethoscope-money-is-000032878734.jpg_81ae7f5e-c57e-4122-a9e7-3d5bb8d571df.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What This HIV Leader Told U.S. Senators at an LGBT Pride Meeting]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-leader-told-us-senators-lgbt-pride-meeting"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-leader-told-us-senators-lgbt-pride-meeting</id>
    <updated>2019-06-18T11:58:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“It’s hard to be proud when your health is on the line and when stigma is beating you up,” said AIDS United’s Jesse Milan.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/73944_gay-flag-ts-482448802.jpg_b672704b-e420-4e42-b699-3c68615b8c23.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How U.S. Immigration Policy Killed Johana Medina León]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/us-immigration-policy-killed-johana-medina-leon"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/us-immigration-policy-killed-johana-medina-leon</id>
    <updated>2019-06-14T14:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A trans woman with HIV, she fled persecution in El Salvador—then died after detainment in ICE’s “LGBTQ pod.”<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/73809_immigrant-fence-iStock-885662980.jpg_a68a5ff0-81ab-489b-b5bd-bdf0b77f39a7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Increased Health Risks of Aging With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/increased-health-risks-aging-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/increased-health-risks-aging-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-06-13T18:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For one thing, HIV long-term survivors face a higher risk of heart disease.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/73779_cardiogram-heart-iStock-000025853202-Full.jpg_7ea984d4-e5e4-44c4-9574-a9b3e35e6e4c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Pride Can Counter HIV Stigma and Uplift Marginalized People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/pride-can-counter-hiv-stigma-uplift-marginalized-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/pride-can-counter-hiv-stigma-uplift-marginalized-people</id>
    <updated>2019-06-06T12:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Meet queer AIDS advocate Bianca Carrillo, who says LGBTQ Pride “gives rise to expressing love for yourself and your community.”<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/73243_bianca-carrillo-aids-united.png_ea041362-d607-40eb-8e53-fffdd0f01aa9.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Disaster Relief Is Badly Needed, but Congress Fails to Act]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/disaster-relief-badly-needed-congress-fails-act"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/disaster-relief-badly-needed-congress-fails-act</id>
    <updated>2019-05-30T13:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Hurricanes, floods and other climate-change disasters affect HIV communities too.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/72788_hurricane-iStock-1040975032.jpg_a7b049be-31b8-41ff-aa67-ec3dedccef3b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How the Damage From Anti-Abortion Laws Affects People Impacted by HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/damage-antiabortion-laws-affects-people-impacted-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/damage-antiabortion-laws-affects-people-impacted-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-05-29T16:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[And other surprising ways that abortion rights and HIV are linked.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/72737_community-is-000003937940-Large.jpg_6f76d4e5-68e8-4283-a364-4c299c9f1fe1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Review of the Congressional Hearing on HIV Drug Pricing]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/review-congressional-hearing-hiv-drug-pricing"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/review-congressional-hearing-hiv-drug-pricing</id>
    <updated>2019-05-22T22:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In the form of direct quotes from the participants<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/72421_elijah-cummings-PrepHearing3-aids-united-2019.PNG_7317f1dc-0a8a-46a6-9b6b-a9e93cc5d4da.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[4 States Where Medicaid Programs Struggle to Fight Off Harmful Changes]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/4-states-medicaid-programs-struggle-fight-harmful-changes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/4-states-medicaid-programs-struggle-fight-harmful-changes</id>
    <updated>2019-05-22T16:21:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Medicaid covers nearly 40% of people living with HIV currently in care.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/72403_US-Map-2.jpg_8923fbc1-5a78-4861-86f5-ccf003abaebf.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Smart Insight About HIV and Hep B Among Asians and Pacific Islanders]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/smart-insight-hiv-hep-b-among-asians-pacific-islanders"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/smart-insight-hiv-hep-b-among-asians-pacific-islanders</id>
    <updated>2019-05-17T17:51:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[API communities comprise more than 50% of all people in the U.S. living with hepatitis B, notes GMHC’s Kelsey Louie.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/72111_GMHC-Spring-Gala.jpg_4e0032dd-570c-47d3-b315-ead7a9e94e3f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Where Will the Bulk of Gilead’s PrEP Donations End Up?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/will-bulk-gileads-prep-donations-end"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/will-bulk-gileads-prep-donations-end</id>
    <updated>2019-05-10T16:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Truvada manufacturer’s agreement with the Trump Administration is “a tremendous step toward ending the epidemic.”<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/71601_truvada-prep-may2019.png_1ec87779-d55a-4f15-bc17-6777efae28a2.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Budget Talks for Fiscal Year 2020 Include Increased HIV Funds]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/budget-talks-fiscal-year-2020-include-increased-hiv-funds"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/budget-talks-fiscal-year-2020-include-increased-hiv-funds</id>
    <updated>2019-05-10T15:21:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But a congressional fight over a disaster relief bill for Puerto Rico doesn’t bode well for HIV spending.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/71613_Puerto-Rico-Flag-iStock-116924734.jpg_12682257-c59c-471c-abdf-29d2477e0f62.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Federal Lawmakers Propose Robust Health Spending Plans]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/federal-lawmakers-propose-robust-health-spending-plans"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/federal-lawmakers-propose-robust-health-spending-plans</id>
    <updated>2019-05-08T16:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[That means more money for the CDC and HIV programs. But the future of these funding bills remains unclear.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/71475_iStock-1050719352.jpg_9b9d1626-6869-4a56-909a-dc020b55e135.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Syringe Services Programs Can Help End the Opioid Epidemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/syringe-services-programs-can-help-end-opioid-epidemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/syringe-services-programs-can-help-end-opioid-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2019-05-01T11:43:35-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But we have to fund them first.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/71088_2019-International-Harm-Reduction-Conference.jpg_377c292d-ab67-407d-acad-cb6b51cfa4e3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Whose Health Care Plan Could Dominate the 2020 Election?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/whose-health-care-plan-dominate-2020-election"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/whose-health-care-plan-dominate-2020-election</id>
    <updated>2019-04-19T13:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A look at the competing initiatives, including Medicare for All.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/70693_Warren-Medicare-for-All--aids-united.jpg_8dd68ead-38c9-4618-80de-05f90ecb3c43.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meet Extraordinary Transgender Woman Kenya Carlyle]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-extraordinary-transgender-woman-kenya-carlyle"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-extraordinary-transgender-woman-kenya-carlyle</id>
    <updated>2019-04-19T12:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[She trains similar women living with HIV to become Justice Advocates!<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/70691_Kenya-carlyle-aids-united-april2019.jpg_36073cdc-07c7-4aa1-b36c-83568aa2359f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A High Schooler’s Perspective (and Advice!) on Transgender Advocacy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/high-schoolers-perspective-advice-transgender-advocacy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/high-schoolers-perspective-advice-transgender-advocacy</id>
    <updated>2019-04-16T17:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[April 18 marks National Transgender HIV Testing Day.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/70509_Lexi-web.jpg_8642ddb2-e3ef-4bf5-a618-551f8c8bfd01.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Getting the Younger Generation to Talk About HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/getting-younger-generation-talk-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/getting-younger-generation-talk-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-04-10T12:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“Most young people don’t understand the impact that it can have,” says Bryan Thompson of AIDS United.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/70098_Bryan-Thompson.jpg_d68ccf4e-5c95-4e97-a962-55b8bd2f9c36.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United Denounces Trump Administration’s Latest Assault on Health Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-denounces-trump-administrations-latest-assault-health-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-denounces-trump-administrations-latest-assault-health-care</id>
    <updated>2019-03-27T15:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Department of Justice seeks to throw out the Affordable Care Act entirely.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/68789_docotor-stethoscope-iStock-465367394.jpg_5ede524a-b9d8-4c71-a660-84baa1781d5d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Modernizing HIV Laws and Looking Forward to AIDSWatch [VIDEO]]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/modernizing-hiv-laws-looking-forward-aidswatch-video"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/modernizing-hiv-laws-looking-forward-aidswatch-video</id>
    <updated>2019-03-22T16:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[North Carolina AIDS Action Network’s Christina Adeleke isn’t afraid to dream big!<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/68345_christina-adeleke-aidswatch-aidsunited-2019.png_e24b433e-d019-45fe-b299-c74d9442af0e.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Uplifting Harm Reduction on National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/uplifting-harm-reduction-national-native-hivaids-awareness-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/uplifting-harm-reduction-national-native-hivaids-awareness-day</id>
    <updated>2019-03-20T17:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Bad River and Red Cliff bands in Wisconsin operate lifesaving syringe access programs.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/68184_nmac-nnhad-banner.png_e233085a-7723-47f1-9030-5a98617c59ef.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump Proposes New HIV Funding but Same Old (Massive) Budget Cuts]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-proposes-new-hiv-funding-old-massive-budget-cuts"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-proposes-new-hiv-funding-old-massive-budget-cuts</id>
    <updated>2019-03-15T11:54:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: Once again federal funds get diverted from health care and into the detention of immigrant youth.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/67776_immigrant-fence-iStock-885662980.jpg_661de52c-e663-493c-9486-b7184495cd55.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Five National HIV Groups Weigh In on Trump’s 2020 Budget Proposal]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/five-national-hiv-groups-weigh-trumps-2020-budget-proposal"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/five-national-hiv-groups-weigh-trumps-2020-budget-proposal</id>
    <updated>2019-03-11T17:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A statement from the Partnership to End HIV, STDs and Hepatitis<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/67302_US-Map-2.jpg_24ce3918-7594-49b4-832a-2b9b72523039.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meet Kelly Stevens, a Shero Behind the Scenes at AIDS United]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-kelly-stevens-shero-behind-scenes-aids-united"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-kelly-stevens-shero-behind-scenes-aids-united</id>
    <updated>2019-03-08T12:05:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Getting to Zero program manager offers an easy step we can all take to start the HIV conversation and beat stigma.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/67131_Kelly-stevens-headshot-aids-united2019.png_2170deae-eea5-493f-9855-c94eb5ea0e8d.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ad Campaign Urges Trump to End HIV and Protect Medicare [VIDEO]]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/ad-campaign-urges-trump-end-hiv-protect-medicare-video"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ad-campaign-urges-trump-end-hiv-protect-medicare-video</id>
    <updated>2019-02-20T17:58:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The president’s proposed Medicare Part D rule will restrict access to HIV meds. AIDS United wants him to withdraw it.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/66228_aids-united-medicare-partd-ad-youtube2019.png_fdd63a91-0daa-49b7-b9eb-5c5a22ff7054.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Prevention, Care and Awareness Are Acts of Love]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-prevention-care-awareness-acts-love"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-prevention-care-awareness-acts-love</id>
    <updated>2019-02-19T13:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Investing in Black health means to invest in the mental, physical, emotional and metaphysical.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/66062_AboundingProsperitiesweb.png_9a31e10c-3099-420d-9d22-799c4583ca12.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Uncertainties Remain Around Trump’s Plan to End the U.S. HIV Epidemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/uncertainties-remain-around-trumps-plan-end-us-hiv-epidemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/uncertainties-remain-around-trumps-plan-end-us-hiv-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2019-02-15T15:26:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Even if the administration devotes new resources to the fight, it must repair its attacks on health care and the HIV community.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/65919_stethoscope-money-is-000032878734.jpg_0dbbf949-a836-4de8-977b-c0c95cb01814.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[In Efforts to Avoid Another Shutdown, Congress Could Harm HIV Funding]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/efforts-avoid-another-shutdown-congress-harm-hiv-funding"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/efforts-avoid-another-shutdown-congress-harm-hiv-funding</id>
    <updated>2019-02-08T15:10:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Meanwhile, the White House scrambles to release its 2020 budget request.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/65326_iStock-1050719352.jpg_0ce19a40-1ed1-428f-805c-e484c986e47f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Love Letter to Black Gay Men of the Early HIV Movement]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/love-letter-black-gay-men-early-hiv-movement"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/love-letter-black-gay-men-early-hiv-movement</id>
    <updated>2019-02-07T12:20:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Their legacy elevates the humanity, health and dignity of Black gay men today.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/65206_counter-narrative-project-SHIF1.jpg_a4b40de9-f276-45be-ae0b-9b2c05ab42fd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United and 21 HIV Groups Urge Trump to Honor SOTU Commitment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-21-hiv-groups-urge-trump-honor-sotu-commitment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-21-hiv-groups-urge-trump-honor-sotu-commitment</id>
    <updated>2019-02-06T11:52:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Expand health care access; withdraw Medicare Part D changes.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/65149_red-ribbon-white-house.jpg_e12f031c-6cb3-42a7-a74b-61c916d55c80.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Taking the Pulse of Today’s U.S. Health Care System]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/taking-pulse-todays-us-health-care-system"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/taking-pulse-todays-us-health-care-system</id>
    <updated>2019-02-01T16:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Rural hospital closings, Medicaid expansions and trouble in U.S. territories<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/64888_docotor-stethoscope-iStock-465367394.jpg_a1432d75-cb7c-4dae-a8b3-3c69e35462ff.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Safe Consumption Spaces Put People Who Use Drugs First]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/safe-consumption-spaces-put-people-use-drugs-first"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/safe-consumption-spaces-put-people-use-drugs-first</id>
    <updated>2019-01-25T13:01:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[And, says Miss Ian, they reduce new HIV and hepatitis C transmissions.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/64581_miss-ian-san-fran-drug-users-union-2019.png_b8670e70-d915-4717-bda5-6cc1b8f9b16b.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Good News From Capitol Hill Regarding an AIDS Housing Bill]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/good-news-capitol-hill-regarding-aids-housing-bill"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/good-news-capitol-hill-regarding-aids-housing-bill</id>
    <updated>2019-01-23T16:09:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[And also bad news: The shutdown causes hardships among federal workers and vulnerable populations.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/64476_housing-iStock-000040515032.jpg_72ef6050-4e4f-4ea7-881f-aa19d0ed10e7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump Administration Proposal Would Remove Protections for HIV Meds]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-administration-proposal-remove-protections-hiv-meds"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-administration-proposal-remove-protections-hiv-meds</id>
    <updated>2019-01-18T17:52:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The plan involves drugs available through Medicare.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/64037_meds-money-is-000012730477.jpg_fbeb3cd9-4d67-4323-acab-2b402f6e3b64.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[As Congress Kicks Off, Pelosi and Dems Work to End Government Shutdown]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-kicks-pelosi-dems-work-end-government-shutdown"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-kicks-pelosi-dems-work-end-government-shutdown</id>
    <updated>2019-01-04T12:53:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Their House bill funds T-HUD, which includes Housing for People Living With AIDS. But will the bill succeed?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/63330_pelosi-aids-united-jan2019.PNG_67715ffb-152d-4077-ae07-7f2cd595a3d5.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Report Recommends Heroin-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/new-report-recommends-heroinassisted-treatment-opioid-use-disorder"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/new-report-recommends-heroinassisted-treatment-opioid-use-disorder</id>
    <updated>2018-12-28T12:15:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But it is less supportive of safer consumption spaces.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/62974_door-choices-ts-485076009.jpg_6dd6968e-e533-4483-9e92-a0b5f3b0f29f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act Is Under Attack Again, This Time in the Courts]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/affordable-care-act-attack-time-courts"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/affordable-care-act-attack-time-courts</id>
    <updated>2018-12-26T16:41:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A complete repeal of the ACA would result in a staggering 17.1 million people losing health insurance.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/62882_usa-stethoscope-iStock-184385052.jpg_17cf4443-1ba6-4a17-81a8-9d7c47ef41a0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[“Sex Workers Want Rights, Not Rescue”]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/sex-workers-want-rights-rescue"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/sex-workers-want-rights-rescue</id>
    <updated>2018-12-17T17:26:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An interview with Christa Daring on the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/62529_Christa-Daring-aids-united-dec2018.jpg_f9e08f81-d976-4298-b5da-4f68a2aa27b8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Out of Options, Congress Prepares for a “Trump Shutdown”]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/options-congress-prepares-trump-shutdown"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/options-congress-prepares-trump-shutdown</id>
    <updated>2018-12-17T15:52:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Democrats suggested passing six of the seven outstanding appropriations bills, including an $18 million increase for AIDS housing.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/62519_Donald-Trump-shutterstock-453281674.jpg_df9d17cd-a128-4ed4-b0fb-8d33627e17c2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Highlighting Our Resilience on Transgender Day of Remembrance]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/highlighting-resilience-transgender-day-remembrance"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/highlighting-resilience-transgender-day-remembrance</id>
    <updated>2018-11-19T17:58:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I used to opt out of TDOR, which is marked this Tuesday, November 20. But no longer.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/60827_Kiera-st-james-aids-united-blog2018.jpg_726f20fe-5119-477b-b9ec-8831b634bea0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Can HIV Advocates Expect With the New U.S. Congress?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/can-hiv-advocates-expect-new-us-congress"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/can-hiv-advocates-expect-new-us-congress</id>
    <updated>2018-11-16T12:55:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Instead of defending HIV programs from attack, we can make gains on issues like health care access and drug pricing reform.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/60626_capitol-winter6789.jpg_1f5172f6-4821-498a-97de-5ae3439a3793.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Blue Wave Delivers as Promised on Election Day]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/blue-wave-delivers-promised-election-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/blue-wave-delivers-promised-election-day</id>
    <updated>2018-11-09T17:25:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: Three deep-red states vote to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/60358_iStock-545546656.jpg_a9654312-82fc-4988-a2a3-297e74ca249e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What the Next Congress Could Mean for People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/next-congress-mean-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/next-congress-mean-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2018-11-09T16:24:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Keep your eyes on the 340B Drug Discount program and funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/60346_is-10627197-us-flag-stethoscope.jpg_c3a69a00-c626-4460-ab8c-6071db798fe0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Voting in the Midterms Is HIV Advocacy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/voting-midterms-hiv-advocacy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/voting-midterms-hiv-advocacy</id>
    <updated>2018-11-05T13:34:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Just think back on how the past 20 months have impacted health care, Medicaid, LGBTQ rights and more.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/59749_how-i-vote-matters.png_1395be4c-3760-4d47-81dd-ddf6dd220aa6.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meet Bry, the Eccentric Uncle and HIV Long-Term Survivor]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-bry-eccentric-uncle-longtime-survivor"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-bry-eccentric-uncle-longtime-survivor</id>
    <updated>2018-10-30T16:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The first-time author tells us how he turned his back on anger and despair<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/59364_bryan-guyll.png_744a89a6-bee4-40a8-9966-93412e9a1d12.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why We’re Fighting Discriminatory “Junk Insurance” Health Care Plans]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/fighting-discriminatory-junk-insurance-plans-hiv</id>
    <updated>2018-10-25T11:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For one thing, these plans don’t cover preexisting conditions—including HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/59116_gavel-stetho-ts-451038227.jpg_5239e0ce-54ca-4889-8cda-a878498f631c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Possible HIV Outbreak in Miami Homeless Area Raises Ethical Concerns]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/possible-hiv-outbreak-miami-homeless-area-raises-ethical-concerns"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/possible-hiv-outbreak-miami-homeless-area-raises-ethical-concerns</id>
    <updated>2018-10-22T12:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People living below a highway overpass might be forced into treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/58928_HIV--iStock-23193685-LARGE.jpg_6f53f5c3-0f3f-46fd-8d21-44e219059b94.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[As Midterms Approach, HIV Groups Are Getting Out the Vote]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/midterms-approach-hiv-groups-getting-vote"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/midterms-approach-hiv-groups-getting-vote</id>
    <updated>2018-10-19T16:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“There is so much at stake in this midterm election.”<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/58848_how-i-vote-matters.png_552febe1-63e7-4d2e-9e25-d46103399179.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hurricane Michael’s Impact on People With HIV—and How You Can Help]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hurricane-michaels-impact-people-hivand-can-help"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hurricane-michaels-impact-people-hivand-can-help</id>
    <updated>2018-10-18T16:27:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A prominent AIDS organization in Panama City, Florida, can’t reach its clients in rural counties.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/58821_hands-is-000002027164.jpg_efc138a3-c26f-4ead-89ab-b865ff66b766.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Advocates Must Unite to Stop Brett Kavanaugh]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-advocates-must-unite-stop-brett-kavanaugh"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-advocates-must-unite-stop-brett-kavanaugh</id>
    <updated>2018-10-05T11:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[ACTION ALERT: We make it easy to send a letter to your Congress members.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/58238_kavanaugh-aids-united.png_a0cfa921-0cde-455c-bca7-d571d74c51fb.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congress Quietly Makes Progress on Its Opioid Bill and FY19 Funding]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-quietly-makes-progress-opioid-bill-fy19-funding"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-quietly-makes-progress-opioid-bill-fy19-funding</id>
    <updated>2018-09-28T12:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Though not as great as Republicans claim, the opioid legislation includes victories for drug user advocates.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/57840_capitol-healthcare-iStock-157742735.jpg_90bfcc15-9c80-4ade-bbd0-dc5acf395a1e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[From Safety Nets to Barbed Wire]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-safety-nets-barbed-wire"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-safety-nets-barbed-wire</id>
    <updated>2018-09-21T15:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More details about HHS Secretary Azar using HIV funds to pay for detaining immigrant children.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/57428_immigrantchildrenACLUphoto-01.jpg_f2be4ef6-3c27-429d-a695-9b7b9cc4d760.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Young Person’s Thoughts on National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/young-persons-thoughts-national-hivaids-aging-awareness-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/young-persons-thoughts-national-hivaids-aging-awareness-day</id>
    <updated>2018-09-17T13:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Respect your elders!<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/56945_nhaad-aging-day-facts2017.jpg_9c4428e9-9e5f-4c52-810a-0b6e1d2e6fb8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[One Reason This Week’s AIDS Conference Is Different From Past Years]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/one-reason-weeks-aids-conference-different-past-years"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/one-reason-weeks-aids-conference-different-past-years</id>
    <updated>2018-09-07T15:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Controversy about the 2020 International AIDS Conference casts a shadow over 2018USCA.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/56352_usca-aids-united.png_7641c9e5-2fac-4099-8b1e-63be948988e6.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can Kavanaugh Be Kept Off the Supreme Court?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/can-kavanaugh-can-kept-supreme-court"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/can-kavanaugh-can-kept-supreme-court</id>
    <updated>2018-09-07T13:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Why there’s a glimmer of hope among the high drama of his congressional hearings.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/56344_kavanaugh-aids-united.png_d95853df-0120-42ad-9f8c-b40711e4574c.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[We Can’t End HIV If Puerto Rico Is Left Out or Left Behind]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/end-hiv-puerto-rico-left-left-behind"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/end-hiv-puerto-rico-left-left-behind</id>
    <updated>2018-09-04T13:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[At a San Juan conference, AIDS United is honored for its hurricane relief efforts.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/56187_Puerto-Rico-Flag-iStock-116924734.jpg_80045a33-ed1f-4e30-bbfb-7e77eafe934a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Winners in Florida and Arizona Primaries View Health Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/winners-florida-arizona-primaries-view-health-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/winners-florida-arizona-primaries-view-health-care</id>
    <updated>2018-08-31T11:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Florida’s Andrew Gillum wants to expand Medicaid, which would vastly improve the state’s fight against HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/56071_GILLUM-aids-united.jpg_eed01c05-9fa0-4bb9-9170-0e1185012cb6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump’s “Public Charge” Rules Would Harm Immigrants With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-public-charge-rules-harm-immigrants-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-public-charge-rules-harm-immigrants-hiv</id>
    <updated>2018-08-29T16:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The proposed changes would also kick nearly 2 million children off health insurance.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/55991_legal-immigrants-aids-united-aug2018.jpg_2a41db9f-871a-4cfe-9a77-3f5df5bd7063.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why 1,200 Service Members With HIV Could Be Discharged October 1]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/1200-service-members-hiv-discharged-october-1"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/1200-service-members-hiv-discharged-october-1</id>
    <updated>2018-08-24T12:33:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: updates on transgender veterans and PrEP in the military.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/55622_stop-trumps-military-ban-aids-united-sfdeesafe.JPG_61b75d48-959b-4613-8a1d-760495deb52b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are We Doing Enough to Prevent Another Scott County?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/enough-prevent-another-scott-county"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/enough-prevent-another-scott-county</id>
    <updated>2018-08-15T13:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Four years ago, nearly 200 people contracted HIV in Indiana’s opioid-related outbreak.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/55202_northern-kentucky-health-dept-tank-ad-aids-united2018.jpg_7b81d5ff-d5c8-48a3-be1f-4b22046e75da.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why the Midterm Elections Matter to People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/midterm-elections-matter-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/midterm-elections-matter-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2018-08-03T11:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[470 seats are up for grabs in Congress. Here’s how you can be an informed and active voter.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/54568_norden-voting-rights-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg_9d876e84-271e-41d7-9ea6-d39c7db175a7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[These Ballot Initiatives Could Have a Big Impact in the Midterms]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/ballot-initiatives-big-impact-midterms"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ballot-initiatives-big-impact-midterms</id>
    <updated>2018-07-26T17:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Remember: It’s not all about seats in Congress.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/54155_medicaid-idaho.JPG_18cdf608-e56f-40b5-967f-4e8ae4bc2d35.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Do Medicaid Work Requirements Affect Access to Health Care?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/medicaid-work-requirements-affect-access-health-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/medicaid-work-requirements-affect-access-health-care</id>
    <updated>2018-07-20T12:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As feared, thousands in Arkansas will be kicked off Medicaid by the end of the year.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/53741_arkansas-gov-asa-hutchinson-seema.jpg_65980f9e-487e-498e-a5cd-97ca6310c1b9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court Justice: What’s the Damage?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-justice-damage"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-justice-damage</id>
    <updated>2018-07-13T16:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[He could be disastrous for people with HIV, but he’s not the worst-case scenario.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/53393_kavanaugh-Trump-Supreme-Court-12.JPG_d733953b-29c5-44d2-844d-68e573fe7324.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Supreme Court Can Become an Instrument of Repression and Inequality]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/supreme-court-can-become-instrument-repression-inequality"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/supreme-court-can-become-instrument-repression-inequality</id>
    <updated>2018-06-29T14:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But AIDS activists can help stop that transformation as we fight for human rights and social and economic justice.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/52870_aids-united-supreme-court.jpg_f03fc59a-58a1-43e3-ba84-e0283fa80d10.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[As We Mark 37 Years of HIV, We Can End the Epidemic. Will We?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/mark-37-years-hiv-can-end-epidemic-will"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/mark-37-years-hiv-can-end-epidemic-will</id>
    <updated>2018-06-07T15:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I remember those first reports in June 1981 as well as the historic HIV moments that followed, including the one right now.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/51424_Ronald-Johnson-june2018-aids-united.JPG_441bd3e9-52a0-4080-861e-76cf16cbb496.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Report on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Only Tells Half the Story]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/report-national-hivaids-strategy-tells-half-story"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/report-national-hivaids-strategy-tells-half-story</id>
    <updated>2018-06-01T12:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[It includes data up to 2015. How can we praise any progress as the Trump Administration aims to derail it?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/50923_2017-NHAS-Progress-Report.jpg_1bca2cdd-5f61-44a9-a55d-07f06cc676db.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[As Congress Focuses on Opioids, It Overlooks Meth and Other Drugs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-focuses-opioids-overlooks-meth-drugs"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-focuses-opioids-overlooks-meth-drugs</id>
    <updated>2018-05-25T12:23:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Methamphetamine overdose deaths have skyrocketed in an epicenter of the opioid crisis.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/50556_drug-pipe.jpg_213fb8ac-33f2-42df-b3e8-1b946e2a6c2c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump Administration’s Drug Pricing Plan Doesn’t Deliver]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-administrations-drug-pricing-plan-deliver"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-administrations-drug-pricing-plan-deliver</id>
    <updated>2018-05-23T13:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Neither does the focus on Pharmacy Benefits Managers.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/50166_trump-drug-Bloomberg-Andrew-Harrer.jpeg_6d8a623f-fc0c-418c-980b-345b7f4a11d8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[We Condemn Trump’s Domestic Gag Rule on Family Planning Providers]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/condemn-trumps-domestic-gag-rule-family-planning-providers"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/condemn-trumps-domestic-gag-rule-family-planning-providers</id>
    <updated>2018-05-18T14:57:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s how the administration’s abortion-related attack relates to HIV. Plus: Will the CDC stop collecting vital LGBT data?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/49843_INDIANA-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-facebook.jpg_53f3d454-05d3-4c88-b2c2-32aaaa5379ab.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Where’s the Ryan White Act for Opioids?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/ryan-white-act-opioids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ryan-white-act-opioids</id>
    <updated>2018-05-11T15:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lawmakers advance 25 measures to fight the epidemic, with 30 more to come. But is this just “nibbling around the edges” of the crisis?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/49530_diana-degette-rep-colorado-aids-united.JPG_0c1428ec-525d-4643-b253-f997cfe57fac.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[“My HIV Diagnosis Helped Me Find My Life Passion”]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-diagnosis-helped-find-life-passion"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-diagnosis-helped-find-life-passion</id>
    <updated>2018-05-08T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Contracting the virus as an infant, guest blogger Derek Canas now advocates from the DJ booth.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/49048_derek-canas-DREK1.jpg_3f4df8ce-ab8d-4d5f-b6bb-7e725faaa201.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why Adding $4.2B to a Military Bill Means Less Money for HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/adding-42b-military-bill-means-less-money-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/adding-42b-military-bill-means-less-money-hiv</id>
    <updated>2018-05-02T09:33:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Elsewhere in the Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations process, Congress attempts to restore order.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/48894_02-may-2018-aids-united-fy2019.jpg_a042ed20-1820-42d5-bf7e-193a6f413670.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[In Congress Rush to Pass Opioid Legislation, Funding Falls by the Wayside]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-rush-pass-opioid-legislation-funding-falls-wayside"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-rush-pass-opioid-legislation-funding-falls-wayside</id>
    <updated>2018-04-27T11:57:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Any joy from the bills put forward this week is snuffed out by the absence of any new funding in the House and Senate legislative packages.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/48582_running-highway-is-000049136264.jpg_c0e80238-39e9-4532-943a-21597f4190d3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Consequences of Rescissions]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/consequences-rescissions"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/consequences-rescissions</id>
    <updated>2018-04-20T12:34:41-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As Congress looks to fund the government for 2019, Trump tries to rescind funding for 2018.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/48323_money-bag-iStock-000020853160.jpg_5b3bf208-1e2d-4e7d-b0db-5c888b4975c8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Barriers to HIV Testing Do Transgender People Face?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/barriers-hiv-testing-transgender-people-face"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/barriers-hiv-testing-transgender-people-face</id>
    <updated>2018-04-18T16:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Tori Copper offers answers and also talks about The TRANSitioning to Leadership Academy.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/48248_Tori-cooper-aids-united-18april18.jpg_fd906ab4-d899-4660-9db7-428621364175.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump Wants to Take Back Nearly $60B in Agreed-Upon FY18 Funding]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-wants-take-back-nearly-60b-agreedupon-fy18-funding"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-wants-take-back-nearly-60b-agreedupon-fy18-funding</id>
    <updated>2018-04-13T16:36:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The rescission proposal would cut funds from nondiscretionary domestic programs such as Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/47993_richard-shelby-alabama-senator.jpg_1fcdd856-2d3f-4084-a71d-8c25c732ff9f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[About That Budget Congress (Finally) Passed…]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/budget-congress-finally-passed"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/budget-congress-finally-passed</id>
    <updated>2018-03-23T12:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How does the FY2018 budget affect HIV and opioid efforts? And what about Planned Parenthood and Obamacare?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/47028_capital-winter6789-aids-untied2018.jpg_d4709ac8-f57a-40c3-8d50-fbbce2a84e34.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Poison Pill Riders Threaten to Derail Budget Talks]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/poison-pill-riders-threaten-derail-budget-talks"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/poison-pill-riders-threaten-derail-budget-talks</id>
    <updated>2018-03-16T13:37:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As a government shutdown looms yet again, HIV advocates await details about future funding.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/46740_Capitol-night-Lpad.PNG_1951ffcf-49c4-41aa-94d6-a98d566a61b2.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why the Congressional Sex Trafficking Bills Won’t Help Sex Workers]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congressional-sex-trafficking-bills-help-sex-workers-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congressional-sex-trafficking-bills-help-sex-workers-hiv</id>
    <updated>2018-03-09T18:05:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For starters, the law could shut down internet sites, forcing sex workers on the street, where they’re in even more danger.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/46428_Capitol.jpg_955784b4-4c41-46ac-bc77-15f2aaff8daf.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Be a Part of the 25th Anniversary AIDSWatch]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/part-25th-anniversary-aidswatch-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/part-25th-anniversary-aidswatch-hiv</id>
    <updated>2018-03-02T16:19:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Grassroots HIV advocates will meet with lawmakers in DC on March 26 and 27. Sign up now!<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/46097_aidswatch-etaf.jpeg_976028a6-7f5c-424f-8fdb-244a99a4c681.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[At the White House, Anti-LGBT Stances Inform HIV Policy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/white-houses-antilgbt-stances-inform-hiv-policy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/white-houses-antilgbt-stances-inform-hiv-policy</id>
    <updated>2018-02-26T15:54:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[These actions from the Trump administration harm the HIV community.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/45906_red-ribbon-white-house.jpg_fbcb19c0-9934-4cd1-805a-7403c192ba2e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Tale of Two Budgets]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/tale-two-budgets"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/tale-two-budgets</id>
    <updated>2018-02-16T11:39:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Congress and Trump work on two divergent budgets. How will they address HIV/AIDS, the opioid crisis and health care?<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/45485_ct-trump-budget-20180212.jpg_af757f8d-fdca-403e-a0c0-6e219eb5b60c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congress Approves Budget Deal After Brief Shutdown]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-approves-budget-deal-brief-shutdown"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-approves-budget-deal-brief-shutdown</id>
    <updated>2018-02-09T15:59:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The good news: It includes funding for community health centers, Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program and more.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/45152_schumer-mcconnell-awfrghasrh-aids-united2018.JPG_c8fc28d5-c92f-4c48-bfde-ee4952ecfa8a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Race and HIV: A More Uplifting Way to Frame the Discussion]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/race-hiv-uplifting-way-frame-discussion"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/race-hiv-uplifting-way-frame-discussion</id>
    <updated>2018-02-07T13:53:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For one thing, CDC data show decreases in new HIV cases among several Black population groups.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/45007_P01-18-035.jpg_f8b357b8-aeca-4f7f-9d8f-3b4bf22a5b66.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Celebrating and Honoring National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/celebrating-honoring-national-black-hiv-aids-awareness-day-nbhaad"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/celebrating-honoring-national-black-hiv-aids-awareness-day-nbhaad</id>
    <updated>2018-02-02T17:05:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Expand the fight, nurture the front line, measure our performance—and stay the course.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/44706_kevin-Jones-UCHAPS-aids-united-feb2018.jpg_72832286-1075-4120-aef1-5030be83a0eb.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What's Happened Since Trump Promised to Fight the Opioid Crisis?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/happened-since-trump-promised-fight-opioid-crisis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/happened-since-trump-promised-fight-opioid-crisis</id>
    <updated>2018-01-30T17:25:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[90 days ago, he declared a public health emergency.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/44566_trump-opioid-jan2018.jpg_4b01a5ca-55f7-4911-af86-37d70889ee78.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[This Amazing Infographic Sums Up New HIV Data in the U.S.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/amazing-infographic-sums-new-hiv-data-us"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/amazing-infographic-sums-new-hiv-data-us</id>
    <updated>2018-01-26T12:57:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: Updates on the CDC director and the health secretary<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/44366_HIV-surveillance-report-graphic2018.jpg_4667623c-3e59-462f-a562-8823bfb9ac9f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Administration Attacks Program That Reduces Drug Prices for Low-Income Patients]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/gop-attacks-program-reduces-drug-prices-lowincome-patients-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gop-attacks-program-reduces-drug-prices-lowincome-patients-hiv</id>
    <updated>2018-01-23T15:09:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cuts to the 340B program could lead to cutbacks—and even closings—at hospitals and HIV care providers.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/44079_pills-money-is-000042533864.jpg_111d708d-576b-4440-847d-cba8b1d1e2a8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How a Government Shutdown Could Affect People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/government-shutdown-affect-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/government-shutdown-affect-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2018-01-19T17:13:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The CDC would keep fewer than 40 percent on employers on the job—and this is during a deadly flu outbreak.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/43839_GOPShutDown.JPG_ce5da4a2-85c8-4080-b83c-e821756af366.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS Groups Condemn New Rule on Health Workers’ Religious Freedom]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-groups-condemn-new-rule-health-workers-religious-freedom"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-groups-condemn-new-rule-health-workers-religious-freedom</id>
    <updated>2018-01-19T15:19:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Trump Administration is protecting providers who deny medical care. This is “an attempt at state-sanctioned discrimination.”<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/43819_abortion-clinic-iStock-478548242.jpg_c15aea79-75dd-4565-8539-4ea78ec58258.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[4 Battles the HIV Community Must Fight in 2018]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/4-battles-hiv-community-must-fight-2018"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/4-battles-hiv-community-must-fight-2018</id>
    <updated>2018-01-05T16:24:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We won some and lost some in 2017. As our challenges intensify, here’s one way to stay vigilant and engaged.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/43357_AidsWatch-photo17protest-aids-united.JPG_96f78ce7-eb00-415d-8bec-3d2e2eb57a8c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Our Concerns About the Presidential HIV/AIDS Council Getting the Boot]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/concerns-presidential-hiv-aids-council-getting-boot"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/concerns-presidential-hiv-aids-council-getting-boot</id>
    <updated>2018-01-02T16:12:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United questions the timing and approach of the PACHA dismissals.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/42995_president-donald-trump.jpg_7cd88009-38f1-4208-a79a-af8a36352727.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CDC’s “Banned” Words Represent an Attack on Marginalized People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/cdcs-banned-words-represent-attack-marginalized-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/cdcs-banned-words-represent-attack-marginalized-people</id>
    <updated>2017-12-26T16:24:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Also: The State Department has suggested that references to “sex education” be rewritten as “sexual risk avoidance.”<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/42494_CDC-hhs-Image.jpg_6ca4a2a6-fbc1-4163-9062-b4df2a1767a9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Bad Tax Bill Gets Worse After Conference]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/bad-tax-bill-gets-worse-conference"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/bad-tax-bill-gets-worse-conference</id>
    <updated>2017-12-18T17:21:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The final legislation will undermine health care and safety nets while helping the most wealthy. But who will vote against it?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/42170_money-bag-iStock-000020853160.jpg_d738ef4d-455c-460e-a0f9-e5ea2fc8fbf7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Federal Budget Funding Gets Extended for Two Weeks. Then What?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/federal-budget-funding-gets-extended-two-weeks"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/federal-budget-funding-gets-extended-two-weeks</id>
    <updated>2017-12-08T14:54:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The art of the deal: What will lawmakers trade in order to secure votes for the final spending bill?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/41667_aids-united-us-Capitol-Christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony---December-5-2007.jpeg_4651d97b-22d0-41b7-a05c-5d0e159004d0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Word About Trump’s World AIDS Day Proclamation]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/word-trumps-world-aids-day-proclamation"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/word-trumps-world-aids-day-proclamation</id>
    <updated>2017-12-01T13:49:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How can you commend those fighting the epidemic and also try to demolish health care for Americans?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/41306_Donald-Trump-shutterstock-453281674.jpg_17a7ee10-8a34-48ad-94e2-2baa075bb3ea.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[GOP Moves Forward With Tax Plans That Devastate People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/gop-moves-forward-tax-plans-devastate-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gop-moves-forward-tax-plans-devastate-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2017-11-20T13:41:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s how you can oppose bills that cut spending to health care and safety nets.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/40646_tax-cuts-gop-aids-united-20nov2017.JPG_cfb6e773-80d3-4804-a407-5f35b64b581a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why a Government Shutdown Looms a Few Weeks Away]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/government-shutdown-looms-weeks-away-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/government-shutdown-looms-weeks-away-hiv</id>
    <updated>2017-11-10T15:18:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Meanwhile, GOP lawmakers eye repealing the individual mandate of Obamacare.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/40065_us-capitol-aids-united-june2017.jpeg_22c28dd2-0830-430c-90b9-1a2c79b0ed17.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[These Activists Are Trying to Boost Enrollment in Obamacare]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/activists-trying-boost-enrollment-obamacare"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/activists-trying-boost-enrollment-obamacare</id>
    <updated>2017-11-07T11:30:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Despite Trump’s efforts to weaken the Affordable Care Act, you can sign up for 2018 coverage now.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/39808_get-america-covered.png_a4322ccd-7620-454e-9418-17b2ec7010a5.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How the GOP Tax Cuts Will Affect People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/gop-tax-cuts-will-affect-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gop-tax-cuts-will-affect-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2017-11-03T12:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Hint: It’s not good.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/39656_tax-cuts-aids-united-nov2017.JPG_982c518f-8acc-4d9b-b71a-95c22efc57fd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Senators Push Bipartisan Bills to Sustain the Affordable Care Act]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/senators-push-bipartisan-bills-sustain-affordable-care-act"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/senators-push-bipartisan-bills-sustain-affordable-care-act</id>
    <updated>2017-10-27T16:26:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lawmakers hope to save health care from Trump’s sabotage—but what are their odds?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/38834_lamar-Alexander-patty-Murray-senators-aids-united.JPG_b05ffc4e-b22b-4651-983b-a36bd3d41196.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump’s Declaration on the Opioid Crisis Might Harm People Who Have HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-declaration-opioid-crisis-might-harm-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-declaration-opioid-crisis-might-harm-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2017-10-27T11:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Funding to fight the drug epidemic can be diverted from federal money set aside for HIV prevention and care.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/38814_trump-opioid-aids-united.JPG_cb20c5a6-fade-4054-a3fb-c5b40d9780f7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[An HIV Quarantine? Five AIDS and STD Groups Respond]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-quarantine-five-aids-std-groups-respond"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-quarantine-five-aids-std-groups-respond</id>
    <updated>2017-10-26T11:54:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Read the joint statement addressing a Georgia lawmaker’s “extremely painful” comments.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/38732_P03-16-005.jpg_364e516f-cf7c-4127-afe9-968fa3cc0cf6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Over 10,400 Community Health Centers Might Lose Major Funding]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/10400-community-health-centers-might-lose-major-funding"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/10400-community-health-centers-might-lose-major-funding</id>
    <updated>2017-10-24T11:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Inaction in Congress could mean more than 9 million people won’t have access to health care within months.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/38603_waiting-room-iStock-60657840-LARGE.jpg_87d9526a-6c58-4f05-86e4-2139146171df.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump Signs Executive Order Dismantling Key Parts of Affordable Care Act]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-signs-executive-order-dismantling-key-parts-affordable-care-act</id>
    <updated>2017-10-13T11:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[One way or another, he’s gonna getcha.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/38079_aids-united-Trump-Executive-order.JPG_48bee7f0-0287-47bf-954f-4412f39ea96f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Many Ways Trump Is Sabotaging Obamacare]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/many-ways-trump-sabotaging-obamacare</id>
    <updated>2017-10-06T16:40:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[And how we can ban together to Get America Covered!<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/37664_GetAmericaCovered.png_24aeb6d8-c248-41f8-b0e8-c2e92fb46679.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Donations to Support Urgent HIV Hurricane Relief Effort Needed]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/donations-support-urgent-hiv-hurricane-relief-effort-needed"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/donations-support-urgent-hiv-hurricane-relief-effort-needed</id>
    <updated>2017-09-27T17:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS United, NMAC and other HIV leaders can help you help those in dire need. Here’s how.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/36923_dollar-life-preserver-iStock-000011581302-Full.jpg_aaa6efbf-8424-40c0-8c5d-430db68ef1e3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Is As Important As Ever]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/national-gay-mens-hivaids-awareness-day-important-ever"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/national-gay-mens-hivaids-awareness-day-important-ever</id>
    <updated>2017-09-26T10:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Gay and bisexual men comprise 2 percent of the U.S. population but more than half of people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/36756_NWGHAAD-2017-infographic-gay-bisexual-men.png_e14faa23-d9b4-4212-960b-1153ae8a5f6e.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[GOP Senators Push Dangerous Health Care Repeal Before Sept. 30]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gop-senators-push-dangerous-health-care-repeal-sept-30</id>
    <updated>2017-09-22T12:36:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Three major ways the Graham-Cassidy bill would change the U.S. health care system.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/36594_emergency-ts-482958620.jpg_9faea9ad-36d8-4e74-ba76-d3a99f7a67af.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Struggle, Self-Love &amp; Survival: Growing Old With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/struggle-selflove-survival-growing-old-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/struggle-selflove-survival-growing-old-hiv</id>
    <updated>2017-09-18T12:50:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Eric Jannke of Let’s Kick ASS Palm Springs shares his thoughts about HIV and aging.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/35993_18-sept-eric-Jannke-aging-day.png_30d65f1e-4535-4fd3-a318-983a0c7a4c37.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Trump's Surprise Budget Deal Helps People With HIV]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-surprise-budget-deal-helps-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2017-09-12T17:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In a GOP-controlled Congress, this three-month resolution is very nearly a best-case scenario.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/35821_12sept-schumer-trump-aids-united.PNG_c8375253-f57f-4f81-9a92-55be8a44f37e.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[America Gains a Surgeon General With HIV Experience]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/america-gains-surgeon-general-hiv-experience</id>
    <updated>2017-08-04T12:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Confirmed this week, Jerome Adams helped combat the HIV outbreak in rural Indiana related to the opioid epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/34240_Jerome-Adams-surgeon-general-aids-united.PNG_e3dd23ae-d7d8-4a20-96cf-8438ec4ea870.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Still Behind Schedule, the House 2018 Budget Lurches Forward]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/still-behind-schedule-house-2018-budget-lurches-forward</id>
    <updated>2017-08-01T15:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Domestic programs, including those for HIV, seem pitted against defense spending as a government shutdown looms October 1.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/34133_Capitol-DC-ts-516142305.jpg_00285c81-0c0a-495e-b38f-cd2a43542fa2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congress Pushes Forward on FY18 Budget but Lacks Consensus]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-pushes-forward-fy18-budget-lacks-consensus"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-pushes-forward-fy18-budget-lacks-consensus</id>
    <updated>2017-07-24T17:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A House bill maintains level funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program but kills critical support for the Minority AIDS Initiative Fund.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/33820_dollar-life-preserver-iStock-000011581302-Full.jpg_9b582b38-0129-4ab3-84e1-96128f7e4930.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Zombie Health Care Bill Refuses to Die]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/zombie-health-care-bill-refuses-die"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/zombie-health-care-bill-refuses-die</id>
    <updated>2017-07-21T14:40:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Despite setbacks, GOP Senators still vow to repeal and replace Obamacare. HIV advocates plan another call-in day on Monday, July 24.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/33648_TrumpLunch-aids-united.PNG_33e86566-a735-4a5a-81ca-e74406de8f7e.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Keep Calling Senators to Save Health Care. Here’s How.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/keep-calling-senators-save-health-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/keep-calling-senators-save-health-care</id>
    <updated>2017-07-17T13:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Senate’s new bill will put people living with HIV on waiting lists for life-saving HIV drugs, medical visits and primary care.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/33355_McConnell--senate-aids-united-blog.png_cb7c2d57-a938-40e4-a648-ff89250a3405.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. House Puts These HIV Programs on Chopping Block]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/us-house-puts-hiv-programs-chopping-block"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/us-house-puts-hiv-programs-chopping-block</id>
    <updated>2017-07-14T14:39:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While all eyes are on the Senate health bill, lawmakers in the House plan to gut the Minority AIDS Initiative Fund.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/33306_Capitol-night-Lpad.PNG_aa04872f-5e8e-407c-b2cc-d6e9d575ab46.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Fight for Our Health Care Is Only Getting Started]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/fight-health-care-hiv-getting-started"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/fight-health-care-hiv-getting-started</id>
    <updated>2017-06-30T15:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Senators must hear from us during the July 4 break. Here’s what you can do.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/32848_TylerPF-health-care-Lpad.PNG_1d369172-6418-4f47-a6a7-a4999204a714.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Senate Health Care Bill Really Is Mean and Heartless]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/senate-health-care-bill-really-mean-heartless"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/senate-health-care-bill-really-mean-heartless</id>
    <updated>2017-06-23T18:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s how you can convince lawmakers and governors to reject the Republican bill.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/32328_senate-call-in-aids-united.PNG_2b6f9dea-b354-459d-8eae-4fdeafcbc600.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Senate Moves to Devastate Health Care Safety Net]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/senate-moves-devastate-health-care-hiv-safety-net"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/senate-moves-devastate-health-care-hiv-safety-net</id>
    <updated>2017-06-13T11:40:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While the nation is glued to James Comey’s testimony, U.S. senators quietly work to undo Obamacare.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/31444_McConnell--senate-aids-united-blog.png_59be1d3a-4324-4e23-ad83-4d272636d189.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[GOP Lawmakers See Slow Progress on FY2018 Budget]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/gop-lawmakers-see-slow-progress-fy2018-budget"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gop-lawmakers-see-slow-progress-fy2018-budget</id>
    <updated>2017-06-09T12:59:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But it remains clear that health care and services for people with HIV are at risk of even more cuts.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/31269_us-capitol-aids-united-june2017.jpeg_3c642dc7-c222-4923-84b9-8b4f86da811a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[With First Budget, Trump Cuts a Gaping Hole in the Safety Net]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-first-budget-cuts-gaping-hole-safety-net"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-first-budget-cuts-gaping-hole-safety-net</id>
    <updated>2017-05-30T16:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[With unrestrained vigor, this administration attacks the less fortunate among us on behalf of the extremely wealthy.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/30423_mick-mulvaney-trump-budget2017-aids-united.png_d6b42205-fc48-40e6-9268-180705064670.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump’s Budget for FY 2018 Proposes Draconian Cuts]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-budget-fy-2018-proposes-draconian-cuts"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-budget-fy-2018-proposes-draconian-cuts</id>
    <updated>2017-05-23T16:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“The president’s budget isn’t just a set of numbers, it’s a disturbing statement of values.”<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/30141_trump-budget-2018-1.jpg_6aba98ce-6f3c-4dfd-ba84-7b11dd51044e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Jeff Sessions Declares War on Drugs and Drug Users]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/jeff-sessions-declares-war-drugs-drug-users"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/jeff-sessions-declares-war-drugs-drug-users</id>
    <updated>2017-05-22T17:57:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How the attorney general’s policy change could result in a sizable spike in HIV transmission<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/30096_pence-sessions-aids-united.png_4a957d7e-486a-4313-a5d7-35427004e8df.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Does HIV Funding Look Like for Fiscal Year 2018?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-funding-look-like-fiscal-year-2018"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-funding-look-like-fiscal-year-2018</id>
    <updated>2017-05-12T15:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As Congress works on the new budget, concerns over public health cuts loom large.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/29711_capitol-build-is-000012685951.jpg_92e54beb-c526-4115-a7c4-0d037159c337.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[These Three States Take the Lead in Gutting Medicaid]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/three-states-take-lead-gutting-medicaid-hiv-aids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/three-states-take-lead-gutting-medicaid-hiv-aids</id>
    <updated>2017-05-12T14:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Obamacare helped reduce the number of uninsured Americans, but those gains are more tenuous than ever.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/29709_matt-Bevin-mike-Pence-Lpad-aids-united.png_af114015-1c92-4f52-b2c4-862df0a905d2.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Senate Republicans Take Up Effort to Repeal the Affordable Care Act]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/senate-republicans-take-effort-repeal-affordable-care-act"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/senate-republicans-take-effort-repeal-affordable-care-act</id>
    <updated>2017-05-12T14:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[It’ll only take a trio of GOP lawmakers to derail the new health care bill, which is being crafted right now.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/29717_senate-gop-cspan-aids-united.png_d192e953-2344-40ae-b91e-93cf4ded6681.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Winners and Losers in the Congressional FY2017 Funding Bill]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-winners-losers-congressional-fy2017-funding-bill"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-winners-losers-congressional-fy2017-funding-bill</id>
    <updated>2017-05-05T12:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This bill does not put funding for domestic HIV programs where it needs to be, but it’s a step in the right direction.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/29158_capitol-build-is-000012685951.jpg_86c5484f-836e-4259-a72c-b8455bb38a52.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[House Resuscitates and Passes Bill Gutting Affordable Care Act]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/house-resuscitates-passes-bill-gutting-affordable-care-act"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/house-resuscitates-passes-bill-gutting-affordable-care-act</id>
    <updated>2017-05-05T11:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s how the bill affects people with HIV—and what we think will happen to it in the Senate.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/29150_ahca-health-care-vote-house.png_4f0a47db-fa23-4a6c-bfaa-321d3dac10b1.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Zombie Bill: The Return of the American Health Care Act]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/zombie-bill-return-american-health-care-act"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/zombie-bill-return-american-health-care-act</id>
    <updated>2017-05-01T15:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We stopped this bad bill before. Here’s how we can stop it again.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/29043_AHCA20-Lpad-aids-united.png_f5143869-a90a-408e-b5c1-1914bdd2f86f.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDSWatch May Have Ended, But Our Work Is Just Beginning]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aidswatch-may-ended-work-just-beginning"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aidswatch-may-ended-work-just-beginning</id>
    <updated>2017-04-13T18:04:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s how you can bring fired-up HIV advocacy to your home community.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/28111_aidswatch-etaf.jpeg_506cae71-2279-40a7-b814-fb407c24969d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congressional News Roundup Before the April Recess]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congressional-hiv-aids-news-roundup-april-recess"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congressional-hiv-aids-news-roundup-april-recess</id>
    <updated>2017-04-07T15:33:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Updates on the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act, the Stop AIDS in Prison Act and the latest efforts to derail Obamacare<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/27975_Congress-crop.jpg_179a8fe6-3aa4-46d9-938c-97bf80240a92.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why This HIV Testing Specialist Supports AIDSWatch 2017]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-testing-specialist-supports-aidswatch-2017"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-testing-specialist-supports-aidswatch-2017</id>
    <updated>2017-03-24T17:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Rob Brown knows it’s important for folks with HIV to visit their lawmakers in Washington, DC.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/27334_rod-brown-florida-aids-united-blog.jpeg_1d395fdb-4653-44d3-b8c6-079490f27919.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Amazingly, the GOP Health Plan Is Getting Worse With Age]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/amazingly-gop-health-plan-getting-worse-age</id>
    <updated>2017-03-21T15:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Introduced two weeks ago, the American Health Care Act now gets a closer analysis. The diagnosis is not good.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/27096_paul-ryan-AHCA-aids-united.png_aa069f8f-5328-47ab-bcf8-f337983dd9d2.png" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[National HIV Call-In Day]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/national-hiv-call-in-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/national-hiv-call-in-day</id>
    <updated>2017-03-20T13:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[On Tuesday, March 21, tell Congress to oppose the American Health Care Act.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/27012_megaphone-iStock-000010015012-Large.jpg_44c673a5-d7b0-4f5a-b0c8-7e8dfd40fcf2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump’s “America First” Budget Puts Non-Defense Spending Last]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-america-first-budget-puts-nondefense-spending-last</id>
    <updated>2017-03-17T12:01:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Say what? The budget saves HIV programs while slashing funds to vital health and human services.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/26925_america-first-trump-budget-march-2017.png_03e9c15c-51d5-452c-b21d-344a40be19af.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why AIDS United Opposes the American Health Care Act]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-opposes-american-health-care-act"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-united-opposes-american-health-care-act</id>
    <updated>2017-03-08T15:21:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s how you can speak out against the GOP reform.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/26591_nurse-red-ribbon-ts-178171636.jpg_c5b63271-ceeb-4784-8593-e411992ca95b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump Uses This Woman With a Rare Disease As Proof the FDA Moves Too Slow]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-uses-woman-rare-disease-proof-fda-moves-slow</id>
    <updated>2017-03-03T16:14:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: Guess who now runs the Housing Opportunities for People Living with AIDS Program (HOPWA)? Hint: He also runs HUD.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/26504_monica-crowley-trump-speech-aids-united-blog.png_b3bbe42f-76f4-4f9f-a8c3-09695cc5aed7.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Critical Issues Will AIDSWatch Tackle in 2017?]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/critical-issues-will-aidswatch-tackle-2017</id>
    <updated>2017-03-01T13:21:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Advocate Ronald Johnson explains the power our collective voice will have at this month’s event in DC.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/26181_ronald-johnson-aids-united1.png_b4377e8e-306c-4b49-9538-41755fa764d5.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[National Organizations Join Forces to Ensure Continued Protections for People Living with HIV and Progress Toward Ending the HIV Epidemic]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/national-organizations-join-forces-ensure-continued-protections-people-living-hiv-progress-toward-ending-hiv-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2017-02-27T13:45:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The groups are AIDS United, NASTAD, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), NMAC and The AIDS Institute (TAI).<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/26073_Capitol-DC-ts-516142305.jpg_d7b4730b-2e3c-4033-a840-b1907be8cfea.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why Brenda Simmons Is Gearing Up for AIDSWatch 2017]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/brenda-simmons-gearing-aidswatch-2017</id>
    <updated>2017-02-21T16:39:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The March 27–28 event brings people with HIV to their Congress members on Capital Hill.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/25874_brenda-simmons-aids-united-blog.png_98e56c26-3231-43bb-911d-bd9c2f808555.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump’s New Rules Make It Harder to Sign Up for Health Insurance]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-new-rules-make-harder-sign-health-insurance-tom-price</id>
    <updated>2017-02-17T12:15:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This marks Tom Price’s first week as the nation’s health secretary.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/25755_tom-price-aids-united-feb-2017.png_a7ded8de-6a87-4ff6-bd2f-8cc1d20bc9df.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[If We Want to Save Our Health Care, the HIV Community Must Do This]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/want-save-health-care-hiv-community-must</id>
    <updated>2017-02-14T14:14:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Yes, changing the will of Congress does seem daunting, but it is possible.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/25602_aids-united-protest-accepting-feb2017.png_0724535f-f948-492c-9083-f59ec45518db.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congress Watch: Confirmations, Medicaid and More]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-watch-confirmations-medicaid</id>
    <updated>2017-02-10T18:45:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Betsy DeVos, Jeff Sessions and an FY 2018 budget.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/25464_Congress-white.jpg_65408b4a-9b3d-48a6-bf68-666a66aafde8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[For the GOP, Repeal &amp; Replace Isn’t As Easy As Once Thought]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/gop-repeal-replace-easy-thought-hiv-aids-united"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gop-repeal-replace-easy-thought-hiv-aids-united</id>
    <updated>2017-02-07T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Paul Ryan outlined a 200-day strategy, but other lawmakers say it’ll take longer. Here’s why.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/25316_ryan-mcconnel-aids-united-feb2017.png_eee4fd9d-d61a-4bd7-a0ef-850628883dd6.png" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Chaos at the Stroke of a Pen]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/chaos-stroke-pen-trump-hiv-health-care-aids-united</id>
    <updated>2017-02-03T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A look at Trump’s controversial executive orders—all signed during his first 14 days.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/25166_trump-stroke-of-pen-aids-united-blog-2017.png_ed196e12-a638-4f0b-a90f-9b83e744148a.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Obamacare Replacement Plans Start To Emerge]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/obamacare-replacement-plans-start-emerge</id>
    <updated>2017-01-27T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A look at two proposals from senators, plus the presidential executive order about health care.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/24781_capitol-build-is-000012685951.jpg_4c9c88d4-533d-491e-a710-e46ea01a112d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Advocacy in The Age of Trump]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-advocacy-in-the-age-of-trump"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-advocacy-in-the-age-of-trump</id>
    <updated>2017-01-24T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[What can people do to preserve and enhance the health care and basic human rights of people living with HIV?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/24547_White-House-World-AIDS-Day-2013-01.jpg_e52cc517-6116-48be-ae83-669cf17af812.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lessons Learned From Launching Syringe Service Programs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/lessons-learned-launching-syringe-service-programs"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/lessons-learned-launching-syringe-service-programs</id>
    <updated>2016-12-16T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[CDC calls for “swift action” to prevent new HIV outbreaks among people who inject drugs.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/23330_needle-target-TS-149064066.jpg_80819bc9-ef48-4126-9262-3b24d882f806.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congress Avoids Government Shutdown—at Least Until April]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-avoids-government-shutdownat-least-april"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-avoids-government-shutdownat-least-april</id>
    <updated>2016-12-16T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In terms of funding, a business as usual approach will no longer suffice for people with HIV and their allies.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/23333_aids-united-us-Capitol-Christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony---December-5-2007.jpeg_f25d2438-a283-4cf7-9ce8-6c22780d9a70.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Do Trump’s Nominations Mean for People With HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-nominations-mean-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trumps-nominations-mean-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2016-12-12T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A look at Ben Carson for HUD, Jeff Sessums as attorney general, and Seema Verma for Medicaid and Medicare.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/23076_White-House-ts-164566891.jpg_75b47bc6-d497-4441-b629-829bc0efabc3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Replacing Obamacare: A Look at Competing Proposals]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/replacing-obamacare-look-competing-proposals"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/replacing-obamacare-look-competing-proposals</id>
    <updated>2016-12-08T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Conservatives’ health care plans benefit the young, healthy and well-to-do at the expense of the old, sick and poor.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/22907_changes-sign-is-000053046902.jpg_af2b79d7-dc0b-4c3a-8401-1c2880aaca1e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[URGENT! Tell Congress: No Cuts to HIV Funding]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/urgent-tell-congress-cuts-hiv-funding"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/urgent-tell-congress-cuts-hiv-funding</id>
    <updated>2016-12-07T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s how you can make sure our lawmakers adequately fund domestic HIV/AIDS programs.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/22831_stetho-money-is-000019024391.jpg_f1765e2f-f05a-418f-972e-d50d49a82d44.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Many Meanings of Harm Reduction]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/many-meanings-harm-reduction</id>
    <updated>2016-11-29T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Revolutionary love, a daily practice, a moment of solidarity, and other definitions from leaders in the field.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/22419_talking-HIV.jpg_7bb0ffa7-e121-40ae-94ed-8ca07a230014.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Advocates Face Challenges New and Old After U.S. Elections]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-advocates-face-challenges-new-old-us-elections"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-advocates-face-challenges-new-old-us-elections</id>
    <updated>2016-11-11T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A full repeal of Obamacare is unlikely, but the Ryan White Care Act will be even more important to people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/21723_White-House-ts-164566891.jpg_b822a697-2d6a-4f5f-ab81-b597d677d6b6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Building a Harm Reduction Community in Rural Colorado]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/building-harm-reduction-community-rural-colorado"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/building-harm-reduction-community-rural-colorado</id>
    <updated>2016-11-03T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How the Rocky Mountain Morpheus Project reaches people who inject drugs.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/21004_colorado-aids-united-harm-reduction-nov2016.png_6a24d78f-f133-4ba0-85d3-ab883277769c.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Harm Reduction Efforts at AIDS United]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/harm-reduction-efforts-aids-united"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/harm-reduction-efforts-aids-united</id>
    <updated>2016-11-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Syringe service programs, webinars and the 11th  National Harm Reduction Conference.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/20856_harm-reduction-aids-united.png_3cc48eee-7f2b-4d8c-aaa6-98f8a749731e.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[As STD Rates Soar, Prevention Spending Cuts Loom Large]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/std-rates-soar-prevention-spending-cuts-loom-large"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/std-rates-soar-prevention-spending-cuts-loom-large</id>
    <updated>2016-10-28T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Syphilis cases spiked 333% since 2003, but a U.S. Senate bill wants to cut $5M from STD prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/20810_syphilis-aids-united-blog-oct-2016.png_7c3dc043-69be-4ea5-b995-7ad1dc553cc9.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What to Expect From the Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment for 2017]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/expect-affordable-care-act-open-enrollment-2017"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/expect-affordable-care-act-open-enrollment-2017</id>
    <updated>2016-10-26T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[If you want coverage that starts January 1, you must select a plan by December 15.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/20597_health-insurance-is-000049671612.jpg_0bd92830-d6d4-4bf2-81ca-24c81e2faf49.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. Takes New Steps to Address HIV in the Transgender Population]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/us-takes-new-steps-address-hiv-transgender-population</id>
    <updated>2016-10-24T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The NIH formally designates sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) as a disparity population. Here’s why that’s good news.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/20589_transgender-flag.jpg_ef4a9767-4443-4ffe-837d-17e24e40a616.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Three Presidential Debates: Little Guidance for Voters]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/three-presidential-debates-little-guidance-voters"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/three-presidential-debates-little-guidance-voters</id>
    <updated>2016-10-21T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[So many important issues were not discussed. Much of the blame goes to the moderators.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/20493_presidential-debate-aids-united-2016.png_b5aa469f-1e77-4393-b20e-c6b3046654c5.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Clinton and Trump Offer Differing Health Care Plans During Debate]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/clinton-trump-offer-differing-health-care-plans-debate"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/clinton-trump-offer-differing-health-care-plans-debate</id>
    <updated>2016-10-21T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In summary: Bandage it or blow it up?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/20496_presidential-debate-two-2016.png_d9ffb809-c3b2-45dc-a7df-ebd7509b4a52.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Do Latinos With HIV Often Refer to Themselves?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/latinos-hiv-often-refer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/latinos-hiv-often-refer</id>
    <updated>2016-10-14T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Check out these culturally appropriate HIV facts for National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/20304_nlaad-poster-2016-tabloid-webready.jpg_4b536e3c-ca3c-46a3-8dfc-b43f40beb71b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Role of Housing and the Black Church in HIV in America]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/role-housing-black-church-hiv-america"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/role-housing-black-church-hiv-america</id>
    <updated>2016-10-11T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“We can’t be afraid to discuss the needs of gay men and trans women. When we do that, we’ll see real change.”<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/20168_Venton-Jones-black-church-coalition-aids-united.PNG_2b3edd72-ab43-49a1-8338-4227ac52ec79.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Was MIA in the VP Debate. Again.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-mia-vp-debate"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-mia-vp-debate</id>
    <updated>2016-10-07T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The need for HIV discussions in the presidential and vice-presidential debates is greater than ever.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/20080_kaine--pence-debate-aids-united.png_ba2f51c2-b7b5-4593-8db2-50d427e0c17b.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Voter Restriction Laws Can Silence People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/voter-restriction-laws-can-silence-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/voter-restriction-laws-can-silence-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2016-10-07T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Nine states in the South—the center of the nation’s HIV epidemic—have made it harder for people to vote.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/20076_voter-polling-place-is-000067732091.jpg_f91cc228-c671-4b52-8d76-999e528e6262.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Can the U.S. Government Reduce HIV-Related Stigma?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/can-us-government-reduce-hiv-related-stigma"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/can-us-government-reduce-hiv-related-stigma</id>
    <updated>2016-10-05T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) explores way the federal government can address stigma.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/19968_White-House-ts-164566891.jpg_b7ad1911-f877-4d85-b51d-3d1e7c8f6e32.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Did Trump and Clinton Say About HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-clinton-say-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/trump-clinton-say-hiv</id>
    <updated>2016-09-09T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The AIDS United 2016 Election Center offers resources for community groups, a voter center, roundups of candidates’ positions and more.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/18920_voter-booths-is-000005814659.jpg_2d5a0500-7ee6-4263-9b82-89884286f195.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Big Is the U.S. Transgender Population?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/big-us-transgender-population"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/big-us-transgender-population</id>
    <updated>2016-08-25T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New estimates double the number found by the Williams Institute in 2011. Here’s how that’s related to HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/18279_transgender-flag.jpg_89fdd15f-7932-4cfb-8daf-407c2bcdd8cc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Progress Mixed on National HIV/AIDS Strategy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/progress-mixed-national-hivaids-strategy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/progress-mixed-national-hivaids-strategy</id>
    <updated>2016-08-17T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[14 “indicators” of success show a 30% reduction in AIDS-related deaths but an increase in homelessness among people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/17862_nhas-update-crop.jpg_fcab6597-c5b6-4b64-bce8-1d9ba1d3e4d2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Democratic National Convention: “Don’t Boo. Vote!”]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/democratic-national-convention-dont-boo-vote"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/democratic-national-convention-dont-boo-vote</id>
    <updated>2016-07-29T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[DNC speeches and the party platform highlight these HIV/AIDS issues.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/17312_DNC-2016-logo-democratic.jpg_b0eba42e-2746-4876-a13f-309bdfde0a1f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Success! Congress Makes Housing More Affordable for Persons With AIDS]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/success-congress-makes-housing-affordable-persons-aids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/success-congress-makes-housing-affordable-persons-aids</id>
    <updated>2016-07-28T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) formula will reflect today’s epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/17214_HOPWA-house-Lpad.jpg_886a0119-35f4-4691-bcfe-65b870601442.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[We Have Health Insurance, Still Can’t Afford Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/health-insurance-still-afford-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/health-insurance-still-afford-care</id>
    <updated>2016-07-22T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The problem? Runaway, out-of-pocket expenses like high deductibles and drug co-payments.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/16992_money-stethoscope-TS-101215773.jpg_9896688a-6ac4-425a-83bf-84692549a5fa.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Discussion Missing From Republican National Convention]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-discussion-missing-republican-national-convention"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-discussion-missing-republican-national-convention</id>
    <updated>2016-07-22T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[And the 2016 Republican Platform only mentions AIDS in a section on Africa.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/16999_2016-Republican-National-Convention-Logo-Lpad.jpg_1a947cb5-8f8e-435a-8a64-33f94f4ffa75.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congress at an Impasse Over Zika and Contentious Policy Riders]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-impasse-zika-contentious-policy-riders"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-impasse-zika-contentious-policy-riders</id>
    <updated>2016-07-05T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But divisions among lawmakers might spare HIV programs from budget cuts.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/16142_stop-virus-TS459158917.jpg_1f7ef7b7-cff3-4723-bbfc-0544b0c1dc3a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Briefings on the HIV Clinical Services Improvement Act]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/briefings-hiv-clinical-services-improvement-act"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/briefings-hiv-clinical-services-improvement-act</id>
    <updated>2016-06-27T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s how the bill would expand access to HIV care, notably in the Deep South.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/15979_Congress-white.jpg_18861859-2899-45e7-8a0a-1bb22253982b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[House Republicans Win Legal Challenge to Obamacare]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/house-republicans-win-legal-challenge-obamacare"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/house-republicans-win-legal-challenge-obamacare</id>
    <updated>2016-06-10T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The ruling is of particular concern to people living with HIV and those receiving financial assistance.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/14717_gavel-stetho-ts-451038227.jpg_9469680c-468a-4efc-b8f5-8777b0039a8f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Global Leaders to Meet on Ending AIDS]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/global-leaders-meet-ending-aids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/global-leaders-meet-ending-aids</id>
    <updated>2016-06-06T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Disappointing developments before the High Level Meeting at U.N. headquarters.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/14442_earth-glow-000054563768.jpg_80aaede2-e589-4fbc-922f-36150a1d4064.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Data on HIV Among Gay and Bi Men]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/new-data-hiv-among-gay-bi-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/new-data-hiv-among-gay-bi-men</id>
    <updated>2016-05-25T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But will better knowledge lead to a better response?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/13835_norht-america-is-000009004987-Full.jpg_f467468f-97c8-4973-b8d9-27d938526c47.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congress Seeks to Avoid Disastrous Government Shutdown]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-seeks-avoid-disastrous-government-shutdown"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congress-seeks-avoid-disastrous-government-shutdown</id>
    <updated>2016-05-13T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The House addresses opioid addiction, while the Senate tackles appropriations bill that includes HIV education in the military.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/13360_capitol-build-is-000012685951.jpg_610062a7-184a-4e06-ad1a-e45ec0ecb8b3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[UN General Assembly Holds Special Session on Drug Issues]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/un-general-assembly-holds-special-session-drug-issues"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/un-general-assembly-holds-special-session-drug-issues</id>
    <updated>2016-04-29T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The session offered a chance to emphasize public health and human rights over criminalization.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/12593_UN-Gen-assembly-Michael-Lpad.jpg_74edaa54-561c-4060-9820-72233fa21100.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The 2016 Congressional Race to Fill 435 House Seats]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/2016-congressional-race-fill-435-house-seats"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/2016-congressional-race-fill-435-house-seats</id>
    <updated>2016-04-29T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We must fill the 435 seats with members who support the fight against AIDS. Here’s what you need to know about the election.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/12595_Congress-crop.jpg_4b8f54be-579d-42db-ac57-ced06fa397ad.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Updates on the Congressional FY 2017 Budget and Appropriations]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/updates-congressional-fy-2017-budget-appropriations"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/updates-congressional-fy-2017-budget-appropriations</id>
    <updated>2016-04-20T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The new fiscal year starts October 1. So far, Senate topline allocations offer decreases in six areas that affect federal health care.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/12222_Capitol-DC-ts-516142305.jpg_c5ba0d08-fdbc-4687-a9cf-9184cf785715.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Here’s How State Elections in 2016 Affect People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/state-elections-2016-affect-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/state-elections-2016-affect-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2016-04-19T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Issues like Medicaid expansion and HIV criminalization are almost completely determined by state legislatures and governors. <br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/12153_us-map-ts-131711693.jpg_fb2b4071-8617-49e7-96f3-30edb49c5949.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Low-Income Housing Advocates Celebrate, Reflect and Plan]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/lowincome-housing-advocates-celebrate-reflect-plan"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/lowincome-housing-advocates-celebrate-reflect-plan</id>
    <updated>2016-04-15T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A congressional staff briefing focused on housing programs serving people living with HIV/AIDS, including HOPWA.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/12159_AIDS-United-Housing-programs-awards-april2016.jpg_45a5d8f6-e26f-4bdf-b119-04b0ed5567f9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Cory Booker Introduces Comprehensive Sex-Ed Legislation ]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/us-senator-cory-booker-introduces-comprehensive-sexed-legislation"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/us-senator-cory-booker-introduces-comprehensive-sexed-legislation</id>
    <updated>2016-04-08T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here's how the Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (REHYA)—formerly the REAL Act—aims to protect and empower youth.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/11743_Cory-Booker-US-Senate-2016.jpg_958379c8-01a9-47b2-b202-4c44faa61a36.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Voting for President Will Impact National HIV/AIDS Response]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/voting-president-will-impact-national-hivaids-response"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/voting-president-will-impact-national-hivaids-response</id>
    <updated>2016-03-23T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The new president will form the administration responsible for ensuring that the 2020 targets of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy are met.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/10964_nhas-update-crop.jpg_1d1a8676-64da-4c97-9470-d1f4aff8131f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Presidential HIV/AIDS Questionnaire Released]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/presidential-hivaids-questionnaire-released"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/presidential-hivaids-questionnaire-released</id>
    <updated>2016-03-21T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Former State Department Secretary Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders responded to the survey from more than 50 AIDS groups.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/10842_Election-2016-Lpad.jpg_c402a097-5e6a-4007-9c7c-7940b5bdad3f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Congressional Budget Upheaval Par for the Course]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/congressional-budget-upheaval-par-course"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/congressional-budget-upheaval-par-course</id>
    <updated>2016-03-16T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A proposed $25 billion cut would jeopardize health care services for low-income people including many living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/10981_US-House-Budget-Paul-Ryan-Lpad.jpg_1b259e0e-11bf-4cce-a018-b269ca9fb9a3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Your AIDSWatch Stories: Powerful Tools for HIV Advocacy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aidswatch-stories-powerful-tools-hiv-advocacy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aidswatch-stories-powerful-tools-hiv-advocacy</id>
    <updated>2016-03-11T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[It is clear that together we can end AIDS in America. It was especially evident during last week’s AIDSWatch 2016.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/10560_AIDSWatch2016-Group-AIDS-united-blog.jpg_68f5c9a6-cd83-4b64-acc2-c01084e794d8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Appropriators Review Federal Department Budgets]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/appropriators-review-federal-department-budgets-2016"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/appropriators-review-federal-department-budgets-2016</id>
    <updated>2016-03-11T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This week, the Senate passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, S. 524, to address the opioid epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/10523_Congress-Update-Lpad-aids-united.jpg_50daf590-8622-4283-a1ca-893e16340e5c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Alternate FY 2016 Funding Strategy Takes Shape]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/2016-funding"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/2016-funding</id>
    <updated>2015-05-26T16:51:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[AIDS United]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The appropriations process may become gridlocked.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/99689_401090-206-web.jpg_98f4c530-01a0-481d-8dbb-d6fcee65e2e1.jpeg" />]]></content>
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