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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Does this look dangerous to you? Online censorship puts LGBT lives in danger]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-12-19T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Online censorship affects LGBTQ folks and people of color in ways that we will never see - because of how sites are moderated.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132380_MPACT-Autonomy-300x250.jpg_1e6d6841-aa8e-4c94-b5bc-e9b977271240.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Testing Positive Again]]></title>
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    <updated>2021-12-30T10:38:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Like many people, I got tested positive for COVID-19. It was surreal how many feelings popped up from my HIV experience.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120176_iStock-1270585119.jpg_6675bc1a-a1ce-4cbb-bd86-c8f8a910dc19.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Oh! You're negative?!?!: Talking about sex]]></title>
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    <updated>2021-08-25T10:22:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After almost 20 years of sero-sorting, I am starting to meet HIV-negative guys who are on PrEP and/or know about viral suppression.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114940_iStock-1125912446.jpg_ccaa2db2-4099-47d5-b21c-237196cb8e8e.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment costs: The importance of TRIPS flexibility]]></title>
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    <updated>2021-05-28T09:09:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Big pharma - a trillion-dollar industry - holds the keys to accessible treatment. TRIPS has been used to limit global availability of meds<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/111454_iStock-157638273.jpg_3a147cbe-2648-4455-b350-e978c91c7287.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Positive Leadership Matters - Or Why I Became an Executive Director...]]></title>
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    <updated>2021-05-19T09:55:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I recently started as Executive Director of MPact: Global Action for Gay Health & Rights. Why would I do that when I'm already tenured?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/111254_ACT-UP-P12-17-017.jpg_3080cbfc-1c4a-4273-a7ce-3f643c91adb9.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A tough start to 2021: Goodbye to Carmen Vazquez and  Joe Sonnabend]]></title>
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    <updated>2021-02-19T13:00:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For many of us in the HIV community, we have learned to live with loss. In this current pandemic, what lessons can we share?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/106713_candle-iStock-78901117.jpg_32e1313c-7671-4d21-b94f-6d5c24b6c1b6.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Race matters: Still in 2021]]></title>
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    <updated>2021-01-13T10:28:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The HIV and LGBTQ communities still struggle with race and how to integrate racial justice into our movements.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/104926_P06-18-010.jpg_4c8fba0e-ad4c-4a7b-a819-c236ed4ca56f.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[To the President-Elect Biden and Vice-President-Elect Harris...]]></title>
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    <updated>2021-01-02T07:59:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The US People living with HIV Caucus has some words for the incoming Administration<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/104440_shutterstock-1849414864.jpg_7b2cbcf5-57cd-4a59-926b-f38f4a4f3ab1.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Tis the Season: Looking ahead]]></title>
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    <updated>2020-12-02T09:37:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[2020 is ending. The year is nothing like we expected when we rang in the New Year. What next?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/102491_gay-couple-ts-86491796.jpg_dc0e00d0-4dae-4832-9bf2-bef7989cc540.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Positive Vote: A vital beginning towards changing society]]></title>
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    <updated>2020-10-10T11:35:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I'm anxious in 2020. Through a global pandemic, increased focus on racial justice in the US, and an election coming up. It's a lot.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/100033_vote-matters.jpg_b20e1d8d-b38f-4431-bcac-33a4c1832d55.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Recognizing losses and feeling dirty: Living with HIV in another pandemic]]></title>
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    <updated>2020-05-18T11:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In this depressing & tumultuous time, we as a community are facing trauma and loss as Covid-19 pandemic takes it toll.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/93450_iStock-453099335.jpg_32c850f6-76f0-4beb-9e12-6335175a072c.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Who Counts? Some Thoughts on HIV Surveillance]]></title>
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    <updated>2020-02-26T10:12:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV surveillance technologies continue to develop at a rapid rate. How does this affect our HIV community?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/87859_search-ts-458039629.jpg_e2bf184f-7cea-4cab-84d9-8ab697eb87de.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[State of Stigma 2020]]></title>
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    <updated>2020-01-22T06:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[It’s 2020 and people still want us to prove AIDS-related stigma exists. I’m tired.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/85683_depressed-is-000018412092.jpg_2605932d-a626-4c50-b144-a1f149b9c426.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[UNAIDS in 2020 and Beyond]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/unaids-2020-beyond</id>
    <updated>2019-12-19T11:31:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[From domestic HIV advocacy to global views: The relevance of the U.N. Joint Programme<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/84237_UNAIDS2019Protest.png_41582b91-e9ef-441a-89ca-b93d4b8ab263.png" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[US people living with HIV Networks support HIV2020 in Mexico City]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/us-people-living-hiv-networks-support-hiv2020-mexico-city</id>
    <updated>2019-10-07T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People living with HIV networks recognize the importance of community building at HIV2020 in the HIV response.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/79474_hiv2020-logo.png_3bc35afe-bd5d-4391-9c81-bf55e2ac2dcf.png" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ending the Epidemic: What Happens to Us?]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ending-epidemic-happens-us</id>
    <updated>2019-09-09T09:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While public health advocates are discussing the “End of AIDS,” I am unsure where we as people living with HIV fit.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/77896_iStock-496996881.jpg_92df0e02-fb4a-4a81-b189-335cddab4c17.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Drama in the Correspondence Section of The Lancet]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/lancet-correspondence-section-drama</id>
    <updated>2019-08-02T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[When communities bring up concerns about research, can we expect researchers to listen and engage us? Or are we just widgets to study?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/76069_people-group-TS-488870987.jpg_cef740d6-652d-409f-a90a-14020bc7c17f.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Self-care is a trip: Taking a break from HIV advocacy]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/selfcare-trip-taking-break-hiv-advocacy</id>
    <updated>2019-07-09T12:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We talk about self-care a lot, but what do we mean? Putting up the "DO NOT DISTURB" sign on our lives as people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/75036_book-ocean-ts-176607487.jpg_5f44b38f-b2b9-4ee6-a486-a7e555df49e5.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Deeper Love: Pride and the rise of transphobia in 2019]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/deeper-love-pride-shame-2019-feelings</id>
    <updated>2019-06-10T08:43:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As we celebrate Pride, let's be intentional and inclusive with gender identity. I want us to stand against the rise of transphobia.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/73086_P01-18-005.jpg_c28c6654-d718-49cc-8929-2d177d9e7e2d.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Giving Thanks?]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/grateful</id>
    <updated>2019-05-14T08:29:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I am always surprised at how much our allies want us to thank them for doing their jobs - or just being human. Let's talk about gratitude.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/71637_holding-hands-iStock-875887698.jpg_dbf7b932-3f49-4ee8-a065-833c10799654.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Activism Alive at AIDSWatch 2019]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-community-holds-cdc-director-accountable-aidswatch-2019"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-community-holds-cdc-director-accountable-aidswatch-2019</id>
    <updated>2019-04-08T08:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While other HIV conferences have felt complacent, AIDSWatch still centers activism. This year we spoke back to the CDC Director.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/69835_cheering-crowd-iStock-104663561-b.jpg_9ad82434-868e-47c5-915b-44e2965f290f.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDSWatch: Getting Our Voices Heard   ]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aidswatch-getting-voices-heard</id>
    <updated>2019-03-04T08:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Each year AIDSWatch brings together hundreds of people living with HIV and our allies to DC to meet with legislators -- reasons to go.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/66796_AIDSWatch-TAEP-AU-PWN.jpg_1afabd08-9840-4a88-afb0-4561b04283e5.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[When your government doesn’t work…]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/government-work"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/government-work</id>
    <updated>2019-02-01T05:49:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In the midst of the federal shutdown and the backlash against migrants and immigration, where is the conversation in HIV?<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/64466_us-flag-barbed-wire-iStock-959698498.jpg_3f93f314-725e-465e-8cd7-5e6368360e8d.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The New Year Upon Us: Taking a moment to reflect   ]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/new-year-upon-us-taking-moment-reflect"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/new-year-upon-us-taking-moment-reflect</id>
    <updated>2018-12-27T08:10:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some thoughts on the closing of 2018 and the start of 2019.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/62820_DSC-0325.jpg_d95dc556-201b-477d-ace0-8fdea2718a59.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Stepping forward and using our voices: What kind of leader do you want to be?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/representing-others-vs-representing-defining-leadership"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/representing-others-vs-representing-defining-leadership</id>
    <updated>2018-11-27T11:19:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[It’s been a little over a year since I started this blog. I've been thinking a lot about the kinds of leadership in the HIV space<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/60772_HIV-Caucus-AIDSWatch2017.jpg_21a64410-71c8-4822-8b6c-8f193600429c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Voting: Getting the HIV community’s voice at the ballot box]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/voting-getting-hiv-communitys-voice-ballot-box"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/voting-getting-hiv-communitys-voice-ballot-box</id>
    <updated>2018-10-22T09:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We have felt like our voices do not matter. But in the HIV community, sometimes our voice is the only thing we have had.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/58884_vote-word-is-000076390167.jpg_87567194-c93c-4245-9f5a-c3085a6bb84a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Public Charge Rule, Immigration and the HIV Community: Connecting the Dots]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/public-charge-rule-immigration-hiv-community-connecting-dots"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/public-charge-rule-immigration-hiv-community-connecting-dots</id>
    <updated>2018-10-01T09:18:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Another attack from this Administration - this time on the use of public benefits. As a community, how will the HIV community respond?<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/57933_immigrant-fence-iStock-885662980.jpg_ce913eb7-ad9d-4358-badc-2d37b815a44a.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Post-Pride: Reflections on notions of “success”]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/postpride-reflections-notions-success"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/postpride-reflections-notions-success</id>
    <updated>2018-08-31T08:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Pride celebrations often make me think about how we measure success. For me, the LGBTQ and HIV communities overlap.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/55062_Chuck-Shumer-shutterstock-79955455.jpg_bcde75a9-edbb-497c-bfb1-68b7caf37863.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How much worse does it need to get? Reflecting on US politics   ]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/much-worse-need-get-reflecting-us-politics"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/much-worse-need-get-reflecting-us-politics</id>
    <updated>2018-08-01T08:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We all live in a social media-influenced bubble. What does it mean in terms of HIV politics?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/53787_U.N.-AIDS-Meeting-Protest1-_7edba196-1e07-4036-aac6-50a26a116f39.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Networks of People living with HIV as a Public Health Solution]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/networks-people-living-hiv-public-health-solution"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/networks-people-living-hiv-public-health-solution</id>
    <updated>2018-07-01T09:40:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For an innovative means of reaching people living with HIV, resource those networks of people living with HIV already doing the work<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/52835_HINAC.png_0c7c2f25-5dba-4f4a-8129-32e37ef0e978.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[It leaves a mark: Current realities of HIV-related stigma]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/leaves-mark-current-realities-hivrelated-stigma"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/leaves-mark-current-realities-hivrelated-stigma</id>
    <updated>2018-05-31T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I keep hearing from people that HIV-stigma doesn't exist anymore or that we can't affect it. I want to set the record straight.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/50478_homeless-boy-iStock-1554223551.jpg_d358268a-b592-4373-8967-f2d6fbc1b020.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Conferences – What use are they and how much do they cost?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-conferences-utility-costs"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-conferences-utility-costs</id>
    <updated>2018-04-02T09:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The arguments about AIDS2020 to be held in San Francisco have brought forward discussion about HIV conferences in general. Let's talk!<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/47168_Kerry-Thomas-pictureAIDS2016-SOUTHAFRICA.jpg_f1fdb1cb-51ff-411b-b936-5d05039d1ee9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The work/play/relax balance: Preventing burnout and planning ahead in HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/taking-breaks-hiv-new-fields-vison"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/taking-breaks-hiv-new-fields-vison</id>
    <updated>2018-03-01T10:50:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[With 2018 already shaping up to be a busy year in HIV activism, I wanted to talk about the importance of taking breaks.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/45769_DSC-0419.jpg_356abb5f-06c4-4333-8d31-a62da5999c8a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why Does HIV Need a Racial Justice Framework?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-need-racial-justice-framework"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-need-racial-justice-framework</id>
    <updated>2018-02-02T07:07:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Considering recent politics, I want to talk about race and HIV with “A Declaration of Liberation” manifesto on racial justice.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/43859_Racial-Justice-Framework-Group-Pic.jpg_70b45183-8d28-4ad3-bab7-88c11128721b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Being &quot;in community&quot; - some thoughts for 2018]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/community-thoughts-2018"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/community-thoughts-2018</id>
    <updated>2017-12-31T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The New Year is a good time to contemplate the impact of community building for people living with HIV. Welcome to 2018!<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/42204_HIV-Racial-Justice-Working-Group-committee.jpg_88ba5859-4d38-4afa-a71e-42aa46408081.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Year of President Trump: The Need to Build Community for People Living with HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/year-president-trump-need-build-community-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/year-president-trump-need-build-community-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2017-12-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Originally wrote this in November. After the historic election in Alabama, I post this as a way of recognizing the importance of community.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/41996_Barb-Cardell.jpg_419fc455-c287-41b1-b898-5e9143ab237c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meaningful Involvement of People with HIV/AIDS (MIPA): What does meaningful mean?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/meaningful-involvement-people-hivaids-mipa-meaningful-mean"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/meaningful-involvement-people-hivaids-mipa-meaningful-mean</id>
    <updated>2017-11-29T11:45:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After a lot of collaborations, it's clear that "meaningful" means different things to different people. Let's start the discussion here...<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/40095_HIV-Caucus-AIDSWatch2017.jpg_8cfdad0e-05e2-45d9-b6ac-f37c774dfda1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Getting to the Table: A Look at the Current Work of Networks of People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/now-look-current-work-networks-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/now-look-current-work-networks-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2017-11-03T13:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A friend asked why networks of people living with HIV are emerging again. I look at two issues that networks are integral to moving forward<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/38593_DSC-0326.jpg_3b0e319e-b26e-4b51-8c4b-537b0aaf04f8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What’s a Network of People Living With HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/networks-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/networks-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2017-10-01T13:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Andrew Spieldenner, PhD]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[And what makes it different from other kinds of groups made for people living with HIV? I start the discussion here...<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/36900_positive-networks.png_12d57c2f-e47a-4b35-bf57-bba006a0fac0.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
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