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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Personal Farewell to Aidsmap from the Activist Who Was There]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-07-18T13:04:00-04:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-term survivor and HIV journalist Gus Cairns brings personal insight — and great stories — to news of the closing of aidsmap.com.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/149637_gus-crop.jpg_2f3a4143-4b7d-4af3-8134-ff8c0cb9aa75.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Managing AIDS Grief in the 1980s… by Making Silly Videos]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-05-30T07:19:56-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The staff of an AIDS agency in the 1980s made funny videos to manage grief and stress. Here is one of them, once thought to be lost forever.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/148041_shanti-viodeo-grab-.jpg_510df81a-6973-45b2-ae7c-0e73cf28e9fd.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Many Children of Dr. Jesse Peel]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-01-15T07:16:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Dr. Jesse Peel has a college LGBTQ center named for him. His real legacy are his many queer children.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/143927_Mark-S-King-Jesse-Peel-ECO-Students.jpg_4afafc5d-3714-4828-bb6c-ad504621574b.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[For Charles Sanchez’s Cabaret Show, ‘Life is Fabulous’ at Long, Long Last]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-10-31T18:43:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Charles Sanchez will commemorate the 20th anniversary of his HIV diagnosis with a one-man cabaret show on Saturday, November 4th.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/141777_LIF-banner-1.jpeg_834d25fb-5c53-4d16-ad13-653108877e69.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Does this book release make me look anxious?]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-09-03T06:10:13-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivor, a collection of essays that include pieces from POZ Magazine, has been released.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/140073_Darrell-pic-crop.jpg_b726cf9e-a9a8-4c6e-be9f-a4bc8433abbe.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Do We Support Black Women in an Arena Once Led by Gay White Men?]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-08-14T09:20:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Black women represent more than half the registrants of the U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS, but racial disparity is far from solved.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/139458_white-black-activists.jpg_eac1246a-fd06-4721-9162-d04b9c083390.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How You Can Preserve the Music Legacy of AIDS Icon Michael Callen]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-07-24T19:04:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New vocal music recordings of the great AIDS icon Michael Callen are being remastered and released.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/138761_michael-richard.jpg_467557c6-2121-4e38-90a8-c691dfb703e9.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can We Create a Life Beyond HIV?]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-07-07T11:36:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A recent town hall event from The Reunion Project focused on long-term survivors building a life beyond their HIV status.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/138150_TRP-Collage.jpg_9bb94158-d0d2-475b-88a9-1b5c346ae2fd.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How The Denver Principles Changed Health Care Forever]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-06-13T13:46:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[If the word "empowerment" hadn't yet been a part of the health care lexicon, it was about to be.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/83055_denver-principles-banner.jpg_7e280077-7355-4383-9382-88f83daf986a.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Comic Michael Henry Shuts Down HIV Gossip in Startling Video]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-06-13T09:28:49-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Popular YouTube comedian Michael Henry dishes out some tough love to a friend who reveals someone's HIV status.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/137480_Michael-Henry-Snip-2.jpg_88be0284-0e99-4ec8-aa01-74ecea3207cb.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Survivors Look Back, and Explore the Meaning of ‘Getting to Zero’]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-05-16T15:45:03-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new documentary explores the lives of long-term HIV survivors and what initiatives to "end the HIV epidemic" mean to them.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/136665_Doc-subject-collage.jpg_28573e3d-4952-4b08-a46e-347bd8b9f3f6.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[ACT UP Veterans Have a New Pursuit: Their Memoirs]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-04-05T16:41:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Author K.M. Soehnlein discusses his ACT UP book and what topic can start a fight within the group all over again.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135620_Army-of-Lovers-artwork.jpg_b9708b05-dd70-4ca5-9d36-77aa812a2a54.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[“Saints &amp; Sinners” Festival Honors Its Roots in HIV/AIDS]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-03-31T10:09:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The New Orleans-based LGBTQ+ literary festival was founded to amplify HIV/AIDS in literature. They still lift up those voices.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/135496_SAS-artwork-.jpg_6eaed055-46be-4fce-ba3f-e83bd5f06d21.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Advocates Try to Halt a Wacky, Dangerous Book from an HIV Denialist]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-03-20T09:39:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The forthcoming book is the latest in ludicrous claims, feeding off scientific distrust, that HIV does not cause AIDS.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/135087_Head-in-the-sand.jpg_491bd6cb-a4c7-4fe8-b070-f0656cd83c88.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why HINAC is the HIV Event We Desperately Need and How to Get a Scholarship]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-01-31T12:08:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The 'HIV Is Not A Crime Training Academy' is unlike any other community event. Here's info and how to apply for a scholarship.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/133505_HINAC-Kalee-Garland-.jpg_69683bc8-d625-4a04-9380-7e3d536b7974.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Naughty ‘n Nice Holiday Videos with an HIV Twist]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/naughty-n-nice-holiday-videos-hiv-twist</id>
    <updated>2022-12-20T13:24:31-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Holiday cheer is both naughty and nice in this collection of videos with an HIV twist.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132495_mistr-grab.jpg_3eefb69a-b87d-46db-b3d0-813aeb51b74f.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Reunion Project Town Hall to Feature HIV Fitness Legend Nelson Vergel]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/reunion-project-town-hall-feature-hiv-fitness-legend-nelson-vergel</id>
    <updated>2022-12-02T13:29:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Reunion Project Town Hall event this Tuesday, Dec 6 from 2-5pm ET will feature fitness legend Nelson Vergel.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/131933_Nelson-Vergel-by-Lynn-Lane.jpeg_d5cbd7f6-1787-4a59-8d19-bc71ee516046.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Five Takeaways from the 2022 U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/five-takeaways-2022-us-conference-hivaids-uscha</id>
    <updated>2022-10-13T11:25:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mark S. King's roundup of the recent USCHA in San Juan includes praise, critique and advice for attendees.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/130155_uscha-collage-5.jpg_43c89660-61a7-476c-8c82-2009d239e7ad.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Watch a Man Living with HIV Confront His Criminalization Accuser]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-man-living-hiv-confront-criminalization-accuser</id>
    <updated>2022-10-07T16:12:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As part of the new HIV Justice Academy, a new edit of a classic criminalization video produced by Mark S. King has been released.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/130103_Face-Off---thumb-without-text.png_3d182083-7607-42a2-b733-d95f4edeb258.png" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Free Online ‘HIV Criminalization Academy’ has Launched. We Need It.]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/free-online-hiv-criminalization-academy-launched-need</id>
    <updated>2022-10-06T10:47:51-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The HIV Justice Academy is a free resource that helps us understand why people are prosecuted because of their status - and how to stop it.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/130066_HCA-artwork.png_03a3a0df-ce3e-47a1-ae91-3e3afcf44b34.png" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[An Interview With New Reunion Project Director Jeff Berry]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/interview-new-reunion-project-director-jeff-berry</id>
    <updated>2022-09-14T15:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Reunion Project is a national network of long-term HIV/AIDS survivors. Their newly named director, Jeff Berry, discusses the issue.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129249_Jeff-Mark-grab.jpg_6d02893b-062c-487f-8980-caf3bec6462d.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Thing about Being Naked with Damon Jacobs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/thing-naked-damon-jacobs"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/thing-naked-damon-jacobs</id>
    <updated>2022-09-06T11:26:54-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For his bathtub interview series, Damon L. Jacobs got me to reveal more than I ever imagined.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129020_Damon-and-Mark-Bathtub.jpg_588bcd2f-5d68-4b09-ac71-58332676e832.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What is Driving the Latest Monkeypox Messaging Battle?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/driving-latest-monkeypox-messaging-battle"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/driving-latest-monkeypox-messaging-battle</id>
    <updated>2022-08-31T17:27:32-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Defining monkeypox as a sexually transmitted disease (STI) has led to distracting squabbles about stigma and identity.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/128914_shame.jpg_53fdb1f3-5992-43bd-a6e1-2eacd47ada38.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CDC's Daskalakis on Monkeypox, Stigma, and Being “the Gay in the Room”]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/cdcs-daskalakis-monkeypox-stigma-gay-room"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/cdcs-daskalakis-monkeypox-stigma-gay-room</id>
    <updated>2022-08-15T12:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The high-ranking openly gay man at CDC discusses monkeypox and the tricky mix of being a gay man talking about the risks of gay sex.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/128401_demetre-full.jpg_99432823-bd1c-4e48-8525-f1351f317e13.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Two Long-Term Survivors on Life, Death, and Leaving HIV Activism]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/two-longterm-survivors-life-death-leaving-hiv-activism"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/two-longterm-survivors-life-death-leaving-hiv-activism</id>
    <updated>2022-08-10T08:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Tez Anderson and Mark S. King wonder if their lives can "have another act" outside of the HIV arena.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/128235_Tez-Mark-Enhanced.jpg_a4a00480-096b-406d-ae78-6a0784fb0b8f.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Complete AIDS2022 Coverage from Mark S. King]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/complete-aids2022-coverage-mark-s-king"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/complete-aids2022-coverage-mark-s-king</id>
    <updated>2022-08-03T14:27:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A wrap-up of the articles, posts, and videos filed during AIDS2022 by POZ blogger Mark S. King.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/127907_AIDS2022-collage-2.jpg_9d4e5026-c538-49a9-b7ff-5ae3c93fcc16.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[WATCH: Monkeypox Activists Disrupt AIDS2022 with Rageful Protest]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-monkeypox-activists-disrupt-aids2022-rageful-protest"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-monkeypox-activists-disrupt-aids2022-rageful-protest</id>
    <updated>2022-08-01T17:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The cries of the diverse crowd of protestors were urgent and inflammatory. Their demands felt deeply personal.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/127837_protest-2.jpg_2b0dbfcc-644d-49eb-be04-3a8d0681804a.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The 'No Pants No Problem' Party at AIDS2022 Lived Up to its Name]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/pants-problem-party-aids2022-lived-name"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/pants-problem-party-aids2022-lived-name</id>
    <updated>2022-07-31T17:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Jessica Whitbread had a dream: to bring people of all HIV status, gender and sexuality together for a dance party. Without many clothes.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/127772_20220730-222321.jpg_343866ba-13b5-4cf0-b8be-d3dfa73f5e1c.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Who needs a 'Positive Lounge' at AIDS2022, anyway?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/needs-positive-lounge-aids2022-anyway"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/needs-positive-lounge-aids2022-anyway</id>
    <updated>2022-07-30T21:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The answer is not as complicated as I thought.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/127754_ias-2022-1.jpg_2beaa503-39a0-45f5-9063-47677155377a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[&quot;U=U&quot; Officially Adopted by Entire U.S. Government]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/uu-officially-adopted-entire-us-government"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/uu-officially-adopted-entire-us-government</id>
    <updated>2022-07-29T00:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Although slow to acknowledge the U=U campaign initially, the U.S. government has now officially and completely adopted the message.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/127732_uequalsu.jpg_5dfb9092-48d6-4fe6-b9fa-080ff9b1872b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Gays Descend on AIDS2022 in Montreal]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/gays-descend-aids2022-montreal"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gays-descend-aids2022-montreal</id>
    <updated>2022-07-28T07:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We need human contact, the company of our tribe, and the satisfaction of being part of something bigger than ourselves that lifts us up.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/127700_20220727-195418.jpg_e09122dd-5b09-4303-8fe6-298573d467ae.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can Gay Men Dial Back on Sex Until Our Monkeypox Vaccinations?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/can-gay-men-dial-back-sex-monkeypox-vaccinations"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/can-gay-men-dial-back-sex-monkeypox-vaccinations</id>
    <updated>2022-07-26T12:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The task is an episodic one, not meant to challenge our sexual outlaw status or right to a good time. It has an endpoint. It has a purpose.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/127597_gay-orgy.jpg_c386a23b-e1d2-48df-9da6-99a8603411a7.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox is traumatic for older gay men. Here’s why.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/monkeypox-traumatic-older-gay-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/monkeypox-traumatic-older-gay-men</id>
    <updated>2022-07-21T11:54:51-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox unearths our fear of being disfigured and the unease that it might actually be punishment for our wicked ways.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/127419_leo-herrera.jpeg_ad2ca14b-b6ff-4604-a088-be483ed54f37.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox is a gay thing. We must say it.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/monkeypox-gay-thing-must-say"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/monkeypox-gay-thing-must-say</id>
    <updated>2022-07-21T10:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We’re doing a disservice to the gay men who most need important Monkeypox information — while misleading everybody else.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/127421_fire-island-monkeypox-edit.jpg_ec82cb41-739d-44ed-b51f-25fa53dd1b12.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[He loved his Florida trip. Then the monkeypox blisters appeared.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/loved-florida-trip-monkeypox-blisters-appeared"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/loved-florida-trip-monkeypox-blisters-appeared</id>
    <updated>2022-07-12T11:54:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Brian Thomas, a gay nurse living with HIV, started posting candid videos of his monkeypox experience only hours after being diagnosed.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/127184_Brian-Thomas-Monkey-Crop.jpeg_70588236-be0c-4af3-b7cd-e3606cb0a27a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meet the Gay Men Behind POZ Magazine’s “Meth Still Kills” Story]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-gay-men-behind-poz-magazines-meth-still-kills"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/meet-gay-men-behind-poz-magazines-meth-still-kills</id>
    <updated>2022-05-31T22:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Four gay men discuss meth, sex, and HIV, and taking part in a POZ Magazine story on the topic, "Meth Still Kills."<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/125709_POZ-Meth-story-grab.png_a2920f0b-310d-4de2-a560-1f370be72a26.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Buckle Up! The 'Staley vs Gilead' lawsuit could cost Big Pharma billions.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/buckle-staley-vs-gilead-lawsuit-cost-big-pharma-billions"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/buckle-staley-vs-gilead-lawsuit-cost-big-pharma-billions</id>
    <updated>2022-04-28T06:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Activist Peter Staley discusses the latest in his Big Pharma lawsuit, which is headed to a jury trial that could change the industry.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/124562_Peter-Staley-crop.jpg_dab90ea4-17ec-4875-aaac-d71460fcbcea.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Join This Webinar on Social Isolation Among Long-Term Survivors]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/join-webinar-social-isolation"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/join-webinar-social-isolation</id>
    <updated>2022-04-18T11:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A free Reunion Project webinar will address loneliness and social isolation among long-term HIV/AIDS survivors.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/124171_Isolation-art.jpg_674f2463-7a6f-47d4-a04d-1446f62d6ea9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People Living with HIV Lend Our Expertise for Free. Let’s Stop It.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/people-living-hiv-lend-expertise-free-stop"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/people-living-hiv-lend-expertise-free-stop</id>
    <updated>2022-04-13T10:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new survey by Prevention Access Campaign wants to know how often you ever get paid to lend your expertise as a person living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/124025_know-your-worth.jpg_f16b9d39-e944-4d2c-b334-c45f1f947d5f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[My HIV Positive Test was 37 Years Ago Today. This is What I Know Is True.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-positive-test-37-years-ago-today"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-positive-test-37-years-ago-today</id>
    <updated>2022-03-15T08:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some truths bombs from a long-term survivor about his 37 years living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/122942_20220302-173728.jpg_e6ce690d-8084-4f50-b73a-6076dbbbf322.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Maryland Officials Frustrate HIV Community after ADAP Cyber Attack]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/maryland-officials-frustrate-hiv-community-adap-cyber-attack"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/maryland-officials-frustrate-hiv-community-adap-cyber-attack</id>
    <updated>2022-03-04T12:49:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Thousands of people living with HIV depend upon ADAP for insurance benefits, but Maryland officials say no to a meeting about the attack.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/122333_doug-linda-image2.jpg_e04e3508-6cdf-4e40-a48f-647fc5289e56.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Bitter Satisfaction of Judging the COVID Queens]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/bitter-satisfaction-judging-covid-queens"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/bitter-satisfaction-judging-covid-queens</id>
    <updated>2022-01-26T10:33:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[COVID Queens are convenient villains, like barebackers and Truvada Whores, created to quench our thirst for bitter satisfaction.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/120939_Cruise-crowd.JPG_62693f08-d614-46de-b9a6-8d86fc07371b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[POZ Magazine Joins Multiple HIV Nominees for 2022 GLAAD Awards]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/poz-magazine-joins-multiple-hiv-nominees-2022-glaad-awards"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/poz-magazine-joins-multiple-hiv-nominees-2022-glaad-awards</id>
    <updated>2022-01-20T23:57:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The 2022 GLAAD Award nominee list includes a wealth of HIV stories and outlets including, for the first time, POZ Magazine.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120852_Mark-hard-crop.jpg_028c09eb-eab5-4448-9ae9-0c15fa160c5d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Revisiting a Heartbreaking HIV Music Video, 25 Years Later]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/revisiting-heartbreaking-hiv-music-video-25-years-later"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/revisiting-heartbreaking-hiv-music-video-25-years-later</id>
    <updated>2021-11-30T07:33:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[25 years later, a video produced in the UK to highlight HIV stigma has been updated with music from Jimmy Somerville and Andy Bell.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/118969_27000-grab-a.jpg_efcf54d4-0f29-41bc-b5e9-dc5871d41ce2.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Financial Crisis Hits HIV Agencies in January. Why Won't Anyone Stop It?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/financial-crisis-hits-hiv-agencies-january"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/financial-crisis-hits-hiv-agencies-january</id>
    <updated>2021-11-17T08:25:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Pharma giant Gilead Sciences again plays the villain in this story but there’s plenty of blame to go around.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/118727_340-article-art.jpg_82784432-ad05-465b-8984-0701b6dca656.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Review: Peter Staley’s Memoir “Never Silent” is a Real Life Thriller]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/review-peter-staleys-memoir-never-silent-real-life-thriller"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/review-peter-staleys-memoir-never-silent-real-life-thriller</id>
    <updated>2021-10-12T13:31:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Activist Peter Staley’s much-anticipated new memoir, Never Silent, opens with almost unbearable nail-biting suspense.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116933_never-silent-featured-1024x636.jpg_d8b344cc-28b9-4279-b62b-32b88f7f4278.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Jessica Chastain is Starstruck by Gay AIDS Survivor]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/jessica-chastain-starstruck-gay-aids-survivor"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/jessica-chastain-starstruck-gay-aids-survivor</id>
    <updated>2021-09-16T16:29:45-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Wait til you see the look on actress Jessica Chastain's face when she realizes who is on the red carpet with her.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/116092_jessica-steve-2.jpg_3c3751a9-dcb5-4870-94f4-f3d53d603683.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dentist David Acer: The AIDS Monster Who Never Was]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/dentist-david-acer-aids-monster-never"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/dentist-david-acer-aids-monster-never</id>
    <updated>2021-09-03T13:42:24-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new book revisits the case of a gay Florida dentist accused by Kimberly Bergalis of infecting her with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/115652_StevenReigns.jpg_583ef6e2-1531-4b87-8e90-69e094990ec3.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[He Wrote That First AIDS Report in 1981. He Has a Lot More to Say.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/wrote-first-aids-report-1981-lot-say"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/wrote-first-aids-report-1981-lot-say</id>
    <updated>2021-06-02T21:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Dr. Michael Gottlieb, who wrote the CDC report in 1981, doesn't hold back on Rock Hudson, AmFAR, and his legacy in the history of HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/111938_Michael-Gottlieb-5-copy-1.jpg_35d89993-28b7-420f-98b0-186aaef305a9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Gay Men of &quot;Jerker&quot; Escape AIDS Through the Phone Line]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/gay-men-jerker-escape-aids-phone-line"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gay-men-jerker-escape-aids-phone-line</id>
    <updated>2021-04-20T12:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Watch a virtual performance of this classic of gay theater, written in 1986. It packs a punch.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/109996_Jerker-photo-credit-Tyler-Ogburn-Photography.jpg_352605a4-085d-467b-b088-2417088b06c4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Watch the Most Blissfully Bonkers HIV PSA Ever Made]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/totally-bonkers-hiv-psa-ever-made"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/totally-bonkers-hiv-psa-ever-made</id>
    <updated>2021-02-23T10:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Charles Sanchez is the Mad Hatter of the HIV community, and this is the proof.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/106956_The-Backdoors-Open.png_9b9147dd-33db-451a-91ed-620779b1f963.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Rush Limbaugh Mocked AIDS Deaths. These HIV Activists Outlived Him.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/rush-limbaugh-mocked-aids-deaths-hiv-activists-outlived"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/rush-limbaugh-mocked-aids-deaths-hiv-activists-outlived</id>
    <updated>2021-02-21T10:58:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A small selection of HIV activists who are alive and well today, unlike Rush Limbaugh. He's dead.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/106951_Rush-is-dead-still.JPG_75c7836d-250b-462e-bc46-1f1d26b86c42.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[He Planned a Bug Chaser Party as an HIV Fundraiser. Really.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/planned-bug-chaser-party-hiv-fundraiser-really"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/planned-bug-chaser-party-hiv-fundraiser-really</id>
    <updated>2021-02-04T11:05:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[What could possibly go wrong?<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/106133_POZPrideFest-Cancelled-BEST.JPG_cc9b8703-645e-4172-aff0-87c0a92a24c0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[For This Black Woman Living with HIV, Grief Creates Power]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/black-woman-living-hiv-grief-creates-power"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/black-woman-living-hiv-grief-creates-power</id>
    <updated>2021-01-18T09:41:05-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Find out more about the Positive Women's Network USA's "Celebrate and Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement Day” on March 12, 2021.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/105261_dierdre.jpg_d0d5bbf1-dfe4-4ec9-8814-3ddf9333168e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Watch the Inspiring and Hilarious ‘Birthday Bash’ for HIV/AIDS Survivors]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-inspiring-hilarious-birthday-bash-hivaids-survivors"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-inspiring-hilarious-birthday-bash-hivaids-survivors</id>
    <updated>2020-12-17T10:02:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The stars and the survivors came out for 'Mark S. King's 60th Birthday Bash' and they brought their sense of humor. Watch it here.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/103747_elgton-birthday.JPG_b62e7c49-39dd-47d2-ae57-c4b4e86f83a0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sir Elton John and David Furnish Join Line-up Saluting HIV/AIDS Survivors]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/sir-elton-john-david-furnish-join-lineup-saluting-hivaids-survivors"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/sir-elton-john-david-furnish-join-lineup-saluting-hivaids-survivors</id>
    <updated>2020-12-08T09:10:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sir Elton John joins Greg Louganis and Javier Munoz for "Mark S. King's 60th Birthday Bash" on Wednesday, December 16th.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/102758_elton-david-greg-javier-better.JPG_21e3f512-c8cd-4507-bded-5fb84d419c5d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Activist Peter Staley Has Unmasked Dr. Tony Fauci and It Is Fabulous]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/activist-peter-staley-unmasked-dr-tony-fauci-fabulous"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/activist-peter-staley-unmasked-dr-tony-fauci-fabulous</id>
    <updated>2020-09-26T13:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The AIDS veterans and old friends discuss activism, COVID, droplets, and what to expect this winter.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/99320_Peter-and-Tonu-grab.JPG_56053060-8d19-43b9-bac8-7a93c51189e7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[As Timothy Ray Brown Faces Death, a Great Love Endures]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/timothy-ray-brown-faces-death-great-love-endures"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/timothy-ray-brown-faces-death-great-love-endures</id>
    <updated>2020-09-22T13:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The first person cured of HIV is now in home hospice care, after a recurrence of leukemia, with his loving partner at his side.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/99004_Tim-feeds-Timothy.jpg_8c973ee1-6e89-421c-9a27-eae538b227e6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[GMHC Founder Larry Mass on the ‘Unwritten Chapter’ of AIDS History]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/gmhc-founder-larry-mass-unwritten-chapter-aids-history"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gmhc-founder-larry-mass-unwritten-chapter-aids-history</id>
    <updated>2020-08-24T13:01:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[GMHC founder Larry Mass spills the dirt and names names about a controversy from the early years of the epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/97717_IMG-7749-LarryMass-clipPath---Copy.jpg_3f72ed6d-fabe-41cd-98f3-e8d60ce25e33.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[POZ Contributor Mark S. King Named LGBTQ Journalist of the Year]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/mark-s-king-named-lgbtq-journalist-year"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/mark-s-king-named-lgbtq-journalist-year</id>
    <updated>2020-06-26T11:43:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[My Fabulous Disease also garnered NLGJA’s Excellence in Blogging honor.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/95315_Mark-Den-June-24-2020.jpg_e83a237d-ca89-425c-ae7a-895a71a136da.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Film: Can a ‘Gay Leftie with AIDS’ Get Elected Mayor of a Rural Town?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/film-can-gay-leftie-aids-get-elected-mayor-rural-town"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/film-can-gay-leftie-aids-get-elected-mayor-rural-town</id>
    <updated>2020-06-23T19:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new documentary follows activist (and POZ Magazine founder) Sean Strub's quixotic quest to be elected Mayor of his rural town.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/95132_Sean-Strub.jpeg_80a90888-83b6-4fd4-8fec-16a67ca79c3b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Message for HIV Vaccine Advocacy Day]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/message-hiv-vaccine-advocacy-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/message-hiv-vaccine-advocacy-day</id>
    <updated>2020-05-16T18:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Monday, May 18 is HIV Vaccine Advocacy Day. Support science. Not sound bites.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/93446_Vaccine-Video-grab.jpg_79d82038-ce88-47ab-91c7-143da68cb3ec.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The “Plandemic” Hoax Fooled People. Birx is Still Trying.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/plandemic-hoax-fooled-people-birx-still-trying"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/plandemic-hoax-fooled-people-birx-still-trying</id>
    <updated>2020-05-09T07:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[To be bamboozled by the traveling show is one thing. To join it is quite another.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/93021_Mikovita-Birx-2.JPG_63b1c6f0-5d27-44ad-9179-fc3cf40efbf5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Circus of Books: A Gay Haven During the AIDS Crisis]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/circus-books-gay-haven-aids-crisis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/circus-books-gay-haven-aids-crisis</id>
    <updated>2020-04-21T09:39:57-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The new Netflix documentary shows that among all the naked gay flesh at this adult bookstore, there was a mother's beating heart.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/92217_Circus-of-Books-00-10-10-10.png_97bf62d3-8371-42b2-bc1d-4109eccff36d.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-Positive Student Nurse Faces COVID at Work and Fears at Home]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/poz-student-nurse-faces-covid-work-fears-home"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/poz-student-nurse-faces-covid-work-fears-home</id>
    <updated>2020-04-01T10:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After working for years to shed the shame of living with HIV, his potential exposure to COVID has brought up some old emotions.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/91057_image3-3.jpeg_8ad7a1c9-8342-479f-b116-cb1016425dfe.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Dare Leo Herrera Pretend AIDS Never Existed?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/dare-leo-herrera-pretend-aids-never-existed"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/dare-leo-herrera-pretend-aids-never-existed</id>
    <updated>2020-01-15T10:26:48-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Filmmaker Leo Herrera audaciously wipes AIDS from gay history. Who are we without Our Great Tragedy?<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/85526_FATHERS-4-Stills-E-2.jpg_902b3c61-b2bf-47c6-b42c-8742e37eba7f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sex Worker Jacen Zhu on Living with HIV and Racism in Gay Porn]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/sex-worker-jacen-zhu-living-hiv-racism-gay-porn"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/sex-worker-jacen-zhu-living-hiv-racism-gay-porn</id>
    <updated>2020-01-02T09:57:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sex worker Jacen Zhu holds nothing back in this interview, covering meth addiction among black gay men and racism in gay porn.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/84933_Blog-feature-photo.jpg_67e0672f-daf3-4fba-adbb-0850af08fcb8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Gilead Duped Me into Being Their Mouthpiece. Here’s How.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/gilead-duped-mouthpiece"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gilead-duped-mouthpiece</id>
    <updated>2019-09-25T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How insidious is the reach of Big Pharma? It can affect our policy-making, and even trick people like me into shilling for them.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/78899_Original-CROP.JPG_5aeaa5c5-8f7f-40b1-9792-b6e73ca44046.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[I Left My Hospital Bed to Make an HIV Event. What Self-Care?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/left-hospital-bed-make-hiv-event-selfcare"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/left-hospital-bed-make-hiv-event-selfcare</id>
    <updated>2019-05-22T13:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Literally days after writing about self-care for POZ ("What Price Activism?"), I defied medical advice to make an event. When will we learn?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/72372_Mark-in-hospital-bed-crop.jpg_b8c63afd-0f51-40f4-b0aa-2c56ead901ac.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Behind-the-Scenes Photos at the House PrEP Hearings]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/behindthescenes-photos-house-prep-hearings"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/behindthescenes-photos-house-prep-hearings</id>
    <updated>2019-05-20T08:51:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A photo journal of the #PrEP4All activists at the House hearings on Gilead, PrEP, and Truvada pricing.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/72147_11a.jpg_96492614-f9fc-4349-a5a9-5916fbc221d9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Five Reasons the Gilead Giveaway is a Steaming Pile of Truvada]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/five-reasons-gilead-giveaway-steaming-pile-truvada"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/five-reasons-gilead-giveaway-steaming-pile-truvada</id>
    <updated>2019-05-10T17:38:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Do not fall for Gilead's vile marketing ploy.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/71631_smell.jpg_23ad6ed0-b942-4837-b13c-4651a08bf79e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A New Book Applauds the Straight Women of HIV History (Finally, right?)]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/new-book-applauds-straight-women-hiv-history-finally-right"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/new-book-applauds-straight-women-hiv-history-finally-right</id>
    <updated>2019-05-03T14:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Victoria Noe's new book brings attention, at long last, to the straight women of HIV history.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/71190_Krishna-Stone-2.jpg_76edf856-0e1e-41ee-adbf-c415b16a1e23.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[All Aboard the 2019 HIV Cruise Retreat!]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aboard-2019-hiv-cruise-retreat"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aboard-2019-hiv-cruise-retreat</id>
    <updated>2019-04-07T18:04:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The annual event welcomes people living with HIV, our friends and loved ones for a week in the Caribbean.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/69870_Titanic-Grab-2.jpg_9497caf1-fba9-4b78-90ac-7a466eecb893.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDSWatch: “Strong Interest&quot; in Hearings on Truvada Patent Scandal]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-watch-strong-interest-hearings-truvada-patent-scandal"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-watch-strong-interest-hearings-truvada-patent-scandal</id>
    <updated>2019-04-03T12:14:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The day after CDC Director Robert Redfield was confronted at AIDSWatch, hill visits by advocates produced “strong interest” in hearings.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/69698_James-Krellenstein-Nicholas-Faust---Copy.jpg_956ca800-975c-453f-ae20-a6df81e067d1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS WATCH: Why Is the CDC Withholding Billions in PrEP Profits?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-watch-cdc-withholding-billions-prep-profits"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-watch-cdc-withholding-billions-prep-profits</id>
    <updated>2019-03-30T20:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The CDC holds the patents to Truvada-as-PrEP, but hasn't asked for a dime in royalties from Gilead. This is costing taxpayers billions. Why?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/69438_truvada-1.jpg_74fe323e-7b08-4a61-8a15-02524dfae6c1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[This 15-year-old Made a Film on Greg Louganis and HIV Stigma]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/15yearold-made-film-greg-louganis-hiv-stigma"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/15yearold-made-film-greg-louganis-hiv-stigma</id>
    <updated>2019-03-08T10:51:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[High school freshman Ella Johnson lives in a small Michigan town. She made a short film about Greg Louganis and HIV stigma. He loves it.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/67126_Greg-grab-quote.jpg_0c9674a5-48ab-46fb-bf17-3917520f1817.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Medicare Change Could Keep Us from Life-Saving HIV Meds]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/medicare-change-keep-us-lifesaving-hiv-meds"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/medicare-change-keep-us-lifesaving-hiv-meds</id>
    <updated>2019-02-25T12:33:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A proposed change to Medicare Part D will make our HIV treatment harder. Here's how to make your objection heard.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/66417_Mark-sits----smaller-size.jpg_178d505d-f1c4-403b-bab3-c82f7f8b2468.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Gay Meth Addict and a Clinician Explain Addiction and HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/gay-meth-addict-clinician-explain-addiction-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gay-meth-addict-clinician-explain-addiction-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-01-30T12:51:10-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Addiction specialist Dr. David Fawcett and recovering addict Mark S. King explain meth addiction and HIV in this HIV Endgame video.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/64744_david-and-mark-grab.JPG_ecb15185-a7cb-4dc7-9a0b-bf5a72afb37b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Review of the HIV/AIDS GLAAD Award Nominees]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/review-hivaids-glaad-award-nominees"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/review-hivaids-glaad-award-nominees</id>
    <updated>2019-01-25T16:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[There was only slight representation of HIV/AIDS stories and issues among the 2018 GLAAD Award nominees. Is this progress?<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/64606_GLAAD-awards-art.JPG_d4627e89-59c4-429c-912e-03b6bf01be7c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Armorettes Celebrate 40 Years and $2.3 Million]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/armorettes-celebrate-40-years-23-million"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/armorettes-celebrate-40-years-23-million</id>
    <updated>2019-01-24T08:26:52-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Atlanta's most infamous camp drag troupe has raised millions of dollars for HIV charities - so they put on a hilarious party to celebrate.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/64535_1-19-19-armorettes-40th-9--large.jpg_24237dd0-5fc6-4df8-a452-3a96c3502f76.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Global HIV Community is Getting a Divorce]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/global-hiv-community-getting-divorce"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/global-hiv-community-getting-divorce</id>
    <updated>2018-12-20T08:15:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[With the news of “HIV2020,” the breaking point between community-based advocates and the International AIDS Society has been reached.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/62707_Capture.JPG_5b5689c0-bee0-4507-bb79-b23b4104a40c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ryan White Confab: Trump's New HIV Council is a Bad Joke]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/ryan-white-confab-trumps-new-hiv-council-bad-joke"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ryan-white-confab-trumps-new-hiv-council-bad-joke</id>
    <updated>2018-12-13T12:55:25-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The announcement of a reinstated Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) is a cynical ploy. We shouldn't fall for it.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/62397_FAKE-NEWS-1800x1350px.jpg_3f8ed04b-d1f1-45d1-9508-7f800a04a4b3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Short Film for World AIDS Day has Arrived. Watch It Now.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/short-film-world-aids-day-arrived-watch-now"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/short-film-world-aids-day-arrived-watch-now</id>
    <updated>2018-11-26T13:49:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA["Sing Your Song" puts power into the hands of people living with HIV and demonstrates the value of networks.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/61092_181003-Corey-Burnside-Interview.00-15-45-11.Still001-2.jpg_c2818e22-aec2-4e2b-8abf-dba2c01f1b08.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A History of HIV/AIDS in One Astonishing Poem]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/history-hivaids-one-astonishing-poem"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/history-hivaids-one-astonishing-poem</id>
    <updated>2018-11-10T07:25:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Spoken word artist Mary Bowman opened the 20th Community Summit with a gorgeous poem that manages to revisit decades of HIV/AIDS.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/60366_Mary-Bowman.jpg_902171c2-517d-4a33-a1da-f4da79964d00.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Thirty Years Later, AIDS Activists Who ‘Seized Control’ Discuss Their Legacy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/thirty-years-later-aids-activists-seized-control-discuss-legacy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/thirty-years-later-aids-activists-seized-control-discuss-legacy</id>
    <updated>2018-10-20T12:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The 1988 "Seize Control of the FDA" AIDS protest forced major change and announced the arrival of ACT UP. Original activists discuss it.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/58870_group-at-fda-event.jpg_229d405d-b87c-4377-8612-fa9f893fc228.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How HIV Activists Helped Create the Jeff Flake Elevator Moment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-activists-helped-create-jeff-flake-elevator-moment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-activists-helped-create-jeff-flake-elevator-moment</id>
    <updated>2018-10-11T09:46:55-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Old school AIDS activism had everything to do with an electrifying moment during the Kavanaugh hearings.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/58463_elevator-art-2.jpg_c7a65739-a647-4c25-bfc6-b9a806c50974.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS2020 Will Welcome All the Right People to the USA. What a Travesty.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids2020-will-welcome-right-people-usa-travesty"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids2020-will-welcome-right-people-usa-travesty</id>
    <updated>2018-09-27T13:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The International AIDS Society is not listening to the concerns of people living with HIV. Why this matters. A lot.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/57740_AIDS2020-art-Sean-Black-photo.jpg_3f3d79f1-b72e-4a11-95ac-50afa2aa7d0c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Five Takeaways from the 2018 United States Conference on AIDS]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/five-takeaways-2018-united-states-conference-aids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/five-takeaways-2018-united-states-conference-aids</id>
    <updated>2018-09-11T20:32:46-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mark S. King offers his take on USCA and provides exclusive video from the event.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/56628_IMG-20180908-100639---Copy.jpg_8ed40820-3c76-4bee-a3c8-71c5f22029d9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Greg Louganis Lends Support to HIV+ Candidate Kevin Mack]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/greg-louganis-lends-support-hiv-candidate-kevin-mack"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/greg-louganis-lends-support-hiv-candidate-kevin-mack</id>
    <updated>2018-06-18T12:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An HIV positive Maryland candidate believes his status makes him relatable to voters facing their own challenges.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/52064_Greg-Louganis-with-Kevin-Mack---CROP.jpg_9725e92c-6891-4927-a9ac-dffa9519511b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[WATCH: Long Term Survivors of HIV/AIDS Speak Up About Their Legacy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-long-term-survivors-hivaids-speak-legacy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-long-term-survivors-hivaids-speak-legacy</id>
    <updated>2018-06-01T07:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This is an archive of resilience and joy and courage in the face of something unspeakable.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/50875_group-photo-cropped.jpg_307e0fd4-b93e-4f71-94de-e1ea916c0d4d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Honoring My Gay Brother on 'LGBT Elders Day']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/honoring-gay-brother-lgbt-elders-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/honoring-gay-brother-lgbt-elders-day</id>
    <updated>2018-05-18T10:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[My older gay brother was the first AIDS activist I have ever known. His influence changed my life. We share that story in this video.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/49828_32789822-10214070278698423-7597499127433265152-o.jpg_1cb4de91-1182-4926-acdc-0b73b6eef427.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Revered AIDS Doctor Gabriel Torres: Redemption after Meth Addiction]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/revered-aids-doctor-gabriel-torres-redemption-meth-addiction"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/revered-aids-doctor-gabriel-torres-redemption-meth-addiction</id>
    <updated>2018-05-08T09:39:10-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In his first interview since a prison sentence, famed AIDS pioneer Gabriel Torres discusses addiction, recovery, and the life he has today.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/49222_Ramon-Torres-second-from-right-with-St-Voncents-staff-1992-NYMAG.jpg_29dfa8d6-b92e-4546-a0a6-dad35161f830.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Listen Now: Signorile and King Discuss “The Truth About the 7,000”]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/listen-now-signorile-king-discuss-truth-7000"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/listen-now-signorile-king-discuss-truth-7000</id>
    <updated>2018-04-30T10:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sirius XM radio host Mike Signorile interviews Mark S. King about his POZ magazine piece, "The Truth About the 7,000."<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/48670_a-signoreli.jpg_eb0efe48-71e1-4190-a893-510b781f3240.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Name HIV Activists Fiercer Than the Positive Women’s Network. I’ll Wait.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/name-hiv-activists-fiercer-positive-womens-network-wait"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/name-hiv-activists-fiercer-positive-womens-network-wait</id>
    <updated>2018-04-20T13:47:10-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Meet the amazing women of the Positive Women's Network and watch them in action at their recent leadership summit.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/48332_Mark-and-PWN-women.jpg_e2dbe425-90a6-47bd-b03c-b866d2f9281d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[I Wrote &quot;The Truth About the 7,000.&quot; Now What?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/wrote-truth-7000-now"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/wrote-truth-7000-now</id>
    <updated>2018-04-17T08:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How do we actually respond to those who are struggling with their HIV care? Have you checked in on a friend lately?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/48114_Mark-Office.jpg_b19b9b16-9336-4b78-9845-94f5e0440086.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[amfAR Chair Kenneth Cole Must Be Replaced. Here’s Five Suggestions.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/amfar-chair-kenneth-cole-must-replaced-five-suggestions"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/amfar-chair-kenneth-cole-must-replaced-five-suggestions</id>
    <updated>2017-12-18T07:19:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Designer Kenneth Cole should be fired from the amfAR Board for the fundraising scandal. Here are five worthy replacements.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/42083_Kenneth-Cole-header-art.jpg_6b45efe5-423e-4eef-9e4c-d4478e5580b6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The World AIDS Day Anthem We Really Need Has Just Arrived]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/world-aids-day-anthem-really-need-just-arrived"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/world-aids-day-anthem-really-need-just-arrived</id>
    <updated>2017-11-27T15:05:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA["Your Cure" is a song about an HIV negative person who loves someone with HIV. I'm not crying. You're crying.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/40959_Merce-Cast-Your-Love.jpg_7f380021-61be-456b-bf9b-e1076b7e577f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Antron Reshaud Olukayode Died of AIDS. We Must Say It.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/antron-reshaud-olukayode-died-aids-must-say"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/antron-reshaud-olukayode-died-aids-must-say</id>
    <updated>2017-11-20T08:48:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[If we have learned anything in 2017, it is that the truth matters. Antron just didn’t live long enough to tell it.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/40571_Antron-by-Rick-Gore.jpg_b57f3a2a-be35-4219-9a17-e9d9b7f196d0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[That Time “Will &amp; Grace” Forgot HIV Exists. Again.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/time-will-grace-forgot-hiv-exists"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/time-will-grace-forgot-hiv-exists</id>
    <updated>2017-11-09T10:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Is it time for “Will & Grace” to use comedy to address HIV?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/38596_04-ben-platt-will-and-grace.w710.h473.jpg_5d76c04f-8ef0-4a4e-8695-d678038097b8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[This HIV Long-Term Survivor Quit Smoking to Vape]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-longterm-survivor-quit-smoking-vape"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-longterm-survivor-quit-smoking-vape</id>
    <updated>2017-11-09T09:57:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mark S. King and Damon Jacobs discuss the benefits of switching from cigarettes to vaping, especially for people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/39970_Vape-Mark-Damon.JPG_038604d2-ffaf-452d-ad48-eecbd07640f4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Review: “The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson” Is Trans Film Noir]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/review-death-life-marsha-p-johnson-trans-film-noir"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/review-death-life-marsha-p-johnson-trans-film-noir</id>
    <updated>2017-10-06T13:31:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Filmmaker David France’s (“How to Survive a Plague”) new documentary shows the dangerous gulf between trans women and the LGBT spectrum.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/37649_21083508-1412937658820954-4050735325149432077-o.jpg_8157dada-7ecc-49d5-97dd-4552fc1b2fe9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[DaddyBear Just Apologized to HIV+ Men. It Went Really Badly.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/daddybear-just-apologized-hiv-men-went-really-badly"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/daddybear-just-apologized-hiv-men-went-really-badly</id>
    <updated>2017-09-27T09:55:01-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The DaddyBear gay dating app publicly apologized to HIV+ men, and dug themselves even further into a hole of judgment and stigma.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/36857_daddybearfail-edit.jpg_0bc80e3d-4284-4a8a-8a60-b23476f4fcfc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[After Testing HIV Positive, She Found Her Voice at USCA]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/testing-hiv-positive-found-voice-usca"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/testing-hiv-positive-found-voice-usca</id>
    <updated>2017-09-14T08:36:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Takia traveled alone to USCA shortly after testing HIV positive. She left with new friends, a mission to help others, and a voice.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/35891_Takia-grab-1.jpg_92108ca9-9886-456b-bae3-a690783f482d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[WATCH: USCA Plenary Halted by Trans Activists]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-usca-plenary-halted-trans-activists"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/watch-usca-plenary-halted-trans-activists</id>
    <updated>2017-09-09T07:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The United States Conference on AIDS was disrupted by fierce trans activists on Friday, and we are all better for it.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/35718_Trans-Protest-Grab.jpg_a796f1d4-8e9b-41ab-8b8a-ee477ebcfe35.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Terrifying Crystal Meth Story I Have Never Told]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/terrifying-crystal-meth-story-never-told"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/terrifying-crystal-meth-story-never-told</id>
    <updated>2017-08-18T08:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Even years after getting clean from drugs, one night from my using days still haunts me. And we have to tell these stories.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/34826_meth-feature-FINAL.jpg_85cb62c6-427f-4309-897e-29738b3bea68.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Finally! The Sexy Gay PrEP Video We've Been Waiting For.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/finally-sexy-gay-prep-video-waiting"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/finally-sexy-gay-prep-video-waiting</id>
    <updated>2017-06-21T19:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA["Everything I had seen about PrEP just felt ... awkward."<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/32202_Leo-Forte-Chris-Hanner-and-Rock-Evans-in-The-PrEP-Project.jpg_14f4cc17-9bd6-4e31-a60f-7aa4dc73d409.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS, Love, and Desperation at the Louise Hay Ride]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-love-desperation-louise-hay-ride"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/aids-love-desperation-louise-hay-ride</id>
    <updated>2017-05-24T17:09:51-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The hottest ticket of 1987 for gay men with AIDS was an evening with spiritual guru Louise Hay, who told us we were loved.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/30246_louise-hay1-1.jpg_f3392e05-9e0c-42aa-9e98-44fb31e1332b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Second Chance at Death]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/second-chance-death"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/second-chance-death</id>
    <updated>2017-05-02T15:49:41-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-term survivors may have some parting gifts to share about dying with dignity, grace, and preparation.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/28969_The-Angel-Ellen-McLaughlin-visits-Prior-Stephen-Spinella-in-the-1993-production-of-Angels-in-America.jpg_37e85944-87f1-47c2-9bd8-39ae3f4bae48.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sean McKenna: Life with AIDS Isn’t So Damn ‘Fabulous’]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/sean-mckenna-life-aids-damn-fabulous"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/sean-mckenna-life-aids-damn-fabulous</id>
    <updated>2017-04-22T22:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Is life for long-term AIDS survivors worse than we would like to admit? Sean McKenna calls out those who might minimize this crisis.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/28486_Sean-McKenna-Photo-credit-David-Meanix-CROP.jpg_73ee86f2-447c-4e99-bca9-84bff9967cc1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Fighting Trump: HIV Advocates to Watch in 2017]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/fighting-trump-hiv-advocates-watch-2017"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/fighting-trump-hiv-advocates-watch-2017</id>
    <updated>2017-01-10T09:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The list of "HIV Advocates to Watch" is especially political, this being the year of Trump, and they are and speaking up kicking ass.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/24158_Advocates-to-Watch-17-ver-2.jpg_5d2b1632-f639-41f9-af76-6fbdaa92a9e9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Adam Saleh: Exploiting Prejudice for Fun and Profit]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/adam-saleh-exploiting-prejudice-fun-profit"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/adam-saleh-exploiting-prejudice-fun-profit</id>
    <updated>2016-12-24T11:00:29-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Perhaps I should march down to WalMart and begin shouting “I AM HIV POSITIVE!” as loudly as possible and record people's reactions.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/23512_Capture.JPG_72ca037c-095d-431b-bd1a-d2896815cd2a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[5 Reasons 'HIV Undetectable' Must Mean 'Untransmittable']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/5-reasons-hiv-undetectable-must-mean-untransmittable"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/5-reasons-hiv-undetectable-must-mean-untransmittable</id>
    <updated>2016-12-17T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Historic new research indicates that undetectable people cannot transmit HIV. It's a message that has the power to change the epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/23350_french-campaign.jpg_e6e3412d-58af-45b8-936d-f51cb6c3666f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Compassionate Truce of Tim Murphy's 'Christodora']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/compassionate-truce-tim-murphys-christodora"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/compassionate-truce-tim-murphys-christodora</id>
    <updated>2016-11-28T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Tim Murphy's sweeping novel of people living in New York City is essential reading for any HIV advocate.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/22167_murphy.jpg_5da67df9-8aa9-4fef-883a-fa53701ce161.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sleeping with President Donald Trump]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/sleeping-president-donald-trump"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/sleeping-president-donald-trump</id>
    <updated>2016-11-16T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Are your dreams unsettling these days? Mine are treasonous.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/21873_scary-trump-322465700-650.jpg_96ef4893-463a-421e-96f3-453b53de09d9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Human Toll of Chase Brexton's Union-Busting Efforts]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/human-toll-chase-brextons-unionbusting-efforts"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/human-toll-chase-brextons-unionbusting-efforts</id>
    <updated>2016-08-17T08:09:57-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Five managers from Baltimore's largest HIV provider have been fired in an effort to coerce and intimidate employees from joining a union.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/17814_Jill-Crank-1-CROP.jpg_4a8b9704-7123-45f4-899e-0e155a1de594.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Gay Collective: The Virus Divides. It Doesn't Have To.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/gay-collective-virus-divides"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/gay-collective-virus-divides</id>
    <updated>2016-07-07T19:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A dozen gay men, HIV positive and negative alike, have created a graphic image to address the viral divide in the gay community,<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/16232_Viral-Divide-Flash-Collective.jpg_d4fa39e9-589c-4468-891d-9ab0ba337f56.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[There's More Room in a Broken Heart]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/room-broken-heart"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/room-broken-heart</id>
    <updated>2016-06-07T22:21:11-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Will Armstrong has battled HIV and addiction for years, but it was heart failure that made everything in his life... so much better.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/14525_Bill-Jacuzzi-Crop.jpg_6002eb15-a304-4e8c-beba-52f0836d699c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Checking Privilege at “HIV Is Not A Crime” 2016]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/checking-privilege-hiv-crime-2016"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/checking-privilege-hiv-crime-2016</id>
    <updated>2016-06-02T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The issues of race, gender and privilege crackled through the recent conference.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/14280_hinac-myfabdisease.jpg_7d999cbf-e3f7-4982-a4fc-02ab3b45c717.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Nearly Naked AIDS Advocate]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/nearly-naked-aids-advocate"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/nearly-naked-aids-advocate</id>
    <updated>2016-05-23T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[POZ Magazine's science writer Ben Ryan loves to dance, and his talents are on full display at Broadway Bares each year,<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/108906_13735-1401920-10205809291325695-928154669045562772-o.jpeg-33181265-23e8-402c-b664-e78ce61f72ef.jpeg_1ea853cb-6894-4a72-8361-8f81a28d18d8.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AHF Offers Loans to the Louisiana HIV Agencies They Are Suing]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/ahd-offers-loans-louisiana-hiv-agencies-suing"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ahd-offers-loans-louisiana-hiv-agencies-suing</id>
    <updated>2016-04-10T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS Healthcare Foundation is acting like a wife beater who offers the victim a few bucks for makeup to cover the bruises.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/11750_Kim-Hood-COO-of-HAART-in-Baton-Rouge.JPG_567c16f5-3287-437c-86c1-762d4c4f1779.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Louisiana HIV Agencies Respond to 'Shocking' AHF Lawsuit]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/louisiana-hiv-agencies-respond-shocking-ahf-lawsuit"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/louisiana-hiv-agencies-respond-shocking-ahf-lawsuit</id>
    <updated>2016-04-06T09:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Local advocates consider AIDS Healthcare Foundation's lawsuit a real and present danger to people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/11643_Michael-Weinstein.jpg_807d24fd-4f62-4825-b1c8-3bb297ee1e0c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Web Series That Travels from 'Unsure' to 'Positive']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/web-series-travels-unsure-positive"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/web-series-travels-unsure-positive</id>
    <updated>2016-03-18T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The creator of "Unsure/Positive" chats about HIV shame, bad gay movies, crystal meth orgies, and bringing his own past back to life.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/10664_LISADEILYANDOTHERS.jpg_d45eb1e6-1f6d-4b04-9f58-f5561e33bc42.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[GLAAD Media Awards Dump Grassroots Voices]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/glaad-media-awards-d"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/glaad-media-awards-d</id>
    <updated>2016-01-27T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[GLAAD hasn't simply marginalized the unique voice of bloggers. They have rendered us dispensable and ultimately invisible. <br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/6370_mark-s-king-glaad-media-awards.jpg_59874207-8bb4-4dd5-8d9f-ce28bb421f4a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[I Watched Charlie Sheen on The Dr. Oz Show So You Don't Have To]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/i-watched-charlie-sh"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/i-watched-charlie-sh</id>
    <updated>2016-01-13T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I am dismayed to report that Tiger Blood Charlie is back and he has gone rogue.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/5897_charlie-sheen-dr-oz-mark-s-king.jpg_17510cbb-bf0d-4aae-aa86-2bd1eeef592d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Man Who Buried Them Remembers]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-man-who-buried-t"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-man-who-buried-t</id>
    <updated>2016-01-13T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The burials were performed at unmarked graves in a lonely section of Baltimore Cemetery.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/89769_angel-yellow-flowers-iStock-655307328.jpg_879f1608-c9c3-4285-9b06-dccc2c017ac2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Five Things I Learned Aboard the HIV Cruise Retreat]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/five-things-i-learne"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/five-things-i-learne</id>
    <updated>2015-12-21T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The days and nights are packed with exclusive shore excursions, private parties and all the perks of being aboard a large passenger ship.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/6371_mark-s-king-cruise-group.jpg_650a50e3-37b1-4852-abee-e7ed742068a1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Do We Solve a Problem Like Pintauro?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/danny-pintauro-not-r"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/danny-pintauro-not-r</id>
    <updated>2015-10-07T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We don't always get the spokesperson we want. We have to work with the celebrity we are dealt.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/87204_14616-danny.png_bc684c45-7a15-4ebc-bbf8-8909cf500663.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[VIDEO: The 2015 US Conference on AIDS]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/video-the-2015-us-co"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/video-the-2015-us-co</id>
    <updated>2015-09-15T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The spirit shared by the advocates, healthcare providers, and organizations who convened for USCA was electrifying.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/6373_Mark-King-P06-15-001.jpg_a385a0b3-69fa-4ea8-b609-5e9137b85730.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Southern Town Joins ACT UP in 'Small Town Rage']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/a-southern-town-star"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/a-southern-town-star</id>
    <updated>2015-08-30T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA['Even people in the gay community wanted us to go away,' said Robert. 'They thought we were appalling.'<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/92391_401189-NIH-Protest-Alana-Oldham-300x300.jpg_27fd2bf9-a6f1-4fa0-adc7-d9af3d1c4173.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Wonderful, Stigma-Bashing 'Wizards of Poz']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-wonderful-stigma"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-wonderful-stigma</id>
    <updated>2015-08-18T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Australian HIV advocates have launched The Wizards of Poz, a social media campaign that celebrates people living with HIV<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/107520_401179-Wizard-main-photo-1024x1024.jpg_a46ffe2a-24ef-4773-8714-2a146ae49e91.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Visual AIDS Web Gallery 'Proud to be Positive']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-visual-aids-web"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-visual-aids-web</id>
    <updated>2015-06-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We must reject the stigma that labels people with HIV as predatory, irresponsible, and lacking in self-respect. <br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/6376_Mark-King-P06-15-001.jpg_904d3a69-f73e-4b91-8537-8d7d9138359d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Odds of Love]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-odds-of-love"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-odds-of-love</id>
    <updated>2015-05-27T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After several false starts and some complete misfires, I had stopped believing I would ever get the whole relationship thing right.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/87022_mark-king-engagement-Horizonatal-crop.jpg_c3997109-4bee-4b40-bd47-a8b796d0305b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AHF Reinstates Advocacy Funding (and They Totally Mean It This Time)]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/ahf-reinstates-advocacy-funding-and-they-totally-mean-it-this-time"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/ahf-reinstates-advocacy-funding-and-they-totally-mean-it-this-time</id>
    <updated>2015-04-21T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Let's all hope AHF's commitment to serving people with HIV in Louisiana is worth, well, the computer screen it's written on.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/25498_AHF-crop.jpg_1e077ddd-e9b1-4bd8-a0ce-f154425738a5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Did AIDS Healthcare Foundation Just Retaliate Against Whistleblower?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/did-aids-healthcare"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/did-aids-healthcare</id>
    <updated>2015-04-13T07:29:42-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA["This reaction by Mr. Weinstein is at its core indicative of what this lawsuit is about," said attorney Theodore Leopold of Cohen Milstein.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Angry Fallout from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Scandal]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-angry-fallout-fr"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-angry-fallout-fr</id>
    <updated>2015-04-09T18:23:51-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA["I tried to do something about it and I wasn't able to," Carrel said. "I'm HIV positive and I work in this field. I want people to be in care...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Night Miss America Met the Biggest Star in the World]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-night-miss-ameri"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-night-miss-ameri</id>
    <updated>2015-03-20T11:12:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Every moment of grace, bravery and resilience I have known from people living with HIV, can be summed up in that moment.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/109058_401026-LilyTomlin-Lipsynca-Credit-Ron-Galella-225x300.jpg_6ca23591-de2d-4749-9064-786954937741.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The First Man Cured of AIDS joins the HIV Cruise Retreat as a Special Guest]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-first-man-cured-of-aids-joins-the-hiv-cruise-retreat-as-a-special-guest"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-first-man-cured-of-aids-joins-the-hiv-cruise-retreat-as-a-special-guest</id>
    <updated>2015-02-26T15:08:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Timothy Ray Brown, still considers himself part of the HIV community and is joining the 2015 HIV Cruise Retreat as a special guest.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/109054_401007-Timothy-Crop-2-259x300.jpg_8533b971-0282-4a6d-ba68-846d3328c10a.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sean Strub and the Legacy of AIDS]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/sean-strub-and-the-l"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/sean-strub-and-the-l</id>
    <updated>2015-01-28T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sean agreed to a conversation to discuss everything from his memoir to body image, sexual abuse, legacy of AIDS, and state of HIV community.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/87018_Sean-Strub.jpg_fc8d6187-9c33-48b3-9f0d-11833851575c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[My Gonorrhea Nostalgia]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/my-gonorrhea-nostalg"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/my-gonorrhea-nostalg</id>
    <updated>2015-01-13T12:51:50-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[No longer is avoiding HIV the prime objective; we must also now use a condom every time so that we are never exposed to, well, whatever. How m...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[This Teenage Couple Will School You Now]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/this-teenage-couple"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/this-teenage-couple</id>
    <updated>2014-11-13T11:31:07-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[When Chanse tested positive, his mother threw a coming out party for her 19-year-old son. And that's not the most surprising thing about the s...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Woman Behind the Poetry of Poz Artist Mary Bowman]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-woman-behind-the"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-woman-behind-the</id>
    <updated>2014-11-11T07:33:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mary's talent lies not only in her poetic words, but the sheer passionate force of the emotions behind them. It's impossible to watch her and...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Michael Loves Tyler: A Very Modern HIV Romance]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/michael-loves-tyler"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/michael-loves-tyler</id>
    <updated>2014-10-12T08:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The topic of HIV may be resolved between them, but that hasn't kept them both from discussing their sexual choices in very public forums.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/93810_MLTJH.jpg_013b47ae-7669-4b8e-9bc8-8aa94e1a84ac.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why We Have to Share Our Pain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/why-we-have-to-share"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/why-we-have-to-share</id>
    <updated>2014-10-01T10:17:52-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I don't care about the suffering of others or the inhumanity of war or the latest HIV infection rates. Because what I am going through right n...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Methtacular! The Musical Comedy... about Addiction?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/methtacular-the-musi"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/methtacular-the-musi</id>
    <updated>2014-09-03T10:33:35-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As much as we may fear revealing our secrets, it is that intimacy, that sharing of ourselves, that we all truly desire and that has such heali...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[When Friendship Bridges the Viral Divide]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/when-friendship-brid"></link>
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    <updated>2014-06-27T13:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lynne is not a placeholder and she is not a substitute. She is a gift of my survival, and the right friend at the right time.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/148734_400829-20Mark-thumb-200x315-2219.jpg_38142929-e19b-4c29-bf7a-7a31aea06697.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[(Video) The Powerful 'HIV is Not a Crime' Conference]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-is-not-a-crime"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-is-not-a-crime</id>
    <updated>2014-06-12T12:32:24-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The crowd swallowed the lump in their throats and came to life, beginning to applaud Kerry, and then to cheer, and it soon became an emotional...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[My Phone Sex Career During the Dawn of AIDS]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/my-phone-sex-career"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/my-phone-sex-career</id>
    <updated>2014-05-19T09:23:48-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As the AIDS headlines during that time increased, so did business. And at long last, something jolted me from my shallow priorities of phone s...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[VIDEO: What Negative Men Really Think of POZ Guys]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/video-what-negative"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/video-what-negative</id>
    <updated>2014-04-24T09:10:38-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[No matter which of these men you might relate to the most, they are all just trying to carve out a satisfying sexual existence during a pretty...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[When People with HIV Became Suicide Bombers]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/when-people-with-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/when-people-with-hiv</id>
    <updated>2014-04-02T15:29:23-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Instead of placing responsibility with everyone having sex, And the Band Played On painted people with HIV as suicide bombers. The damage, to...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Will HIV Ever Be Safe Enough for You?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/will-hiv-ever-be-saf"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/will-hiv-ever-be-saf</id>
    <updated>2014-03-12T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[If you still have the arrogance to believe you could win the HIV Powerball Lottery and be the one person who gets infected in ways disproven<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Our Problem with Being 'CURED' of HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/our-problem-with-bei"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/our-problem-with-bei</id>
    <updated>2014-02-28T14:16:40-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Timothy Brown is the real heart of CURED. His humility and spirit are evident everywhere, as the book follows everything from his medical jour...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Fog of a Thousand Years]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-fog-of-a-thousan"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-fog-of-a-thousan</id>
    <updated>2014-02-18T12:31:02-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We are the storytellers of our own lives. We select the bits and pieces to remember, and the truth fades. It becomes lost in the fog of a thou...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Fury of the PrEP Debate and Facts to Win It]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-fury-of-the-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-fury-of-the-prep</id>
    <updated>2014-01-28T10:26:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Maybe proponents of PrEP like myself believed the response to the drug would be more enthusiastic.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Stop Bludgeoning Young Gay Men with Our AIDS Tragedy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/stop-bludgeoning-you"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/stop-bludgeoning-you</id>
    <updated>2013-11-24T07:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Asking young gay men to fear something they have literally grown to accept is as realistic as asking them to perform "duck and cover" drills<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Beautiful Sadness of 'Dallas Buyers Club']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-beautiful-sadnes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-beautiful-sadnes</id>
    <updated>2013-10-28T15:09:20-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[No one is healed, no one fully conquers their demons, and no one gets out unscathed. The fact that the filmmakers make you root for every one...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why Aren't You Out About Your HIV+ Status?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/out-about-hiv-status"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/out-about-hiv-status</id>
    <updated>2013-10-19T18:02:04-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Is the risk of some social embarrassment really enough to deny your identity as part of a large group of people battling an indiscriminate vir...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Two Minutes of Advice When Testing Poz]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/two-minutes-of-advice"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/two-minutes-of-advice</id>
    <updated>2013-09-29T09:37:04-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I had to create a video in my own peculiar way -- something that demonstrates the sense of humor that has served me well over the course of 30...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Amazing Advocates of the 2013 US Conference on AIDS]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/usca-2013"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/usca-2013</id>
    <updated>2013-09-16T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[At the recent 2013 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) in New Orleans, the word "stigma" wafted through the event.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Real Poz Guys of Atlanta III]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/real-guys-atlanta"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/real-guys-atlanta</id>
    <updated>2013-09-14T15:20:56-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[These guys must be getting the hang of this, because we discussed and revealed things like never before. From crystal meth addiction to our mo...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Suicide: A Love Story]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/suicide-a-love-story"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/suicide-a-love-story</id>
    <updated>2013-07-29T10:41:29-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I knew about assisted suicide but had never considered the logistics a caring lover would undertake -- or had witnessed the haunted result lik...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Cure for AIDS: The HIV Activists Turning Hope into Action]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/a-cure-for-aids-the"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/a-cure-for-aids-the</id>
    <updated>2013-06-25T11:26:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[One can easily connect dots from the activists shown in the Oscar nominated documentary How to Survive a Plague to these treatment advocates<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Fabulous Wizard of POZ]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-fabulous-wizard"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-fabulous-wizard</id>
    <updated>2013-05-29T12:07:02-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Negotiations between myself and POZ Magazine were heated. First they claimed Leibovitz was busy and Scavullo was dead, and then they rejected...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The New National Voice of People with HIV is...]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/new-national-voice"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/new-national-voice</id>
    <updated>2013-05-24T09:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[At a recent town hall forum, the very idea of what it means to be positive -- and who is our national voice of advocacy -- was questioned.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What It Feels Like For a Mom]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/feels-like-for-mom"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/feels-like-for-mom</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T12:52:53-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mom is no expert. She isn't an AIDS researcher and she doesn't march on Washington. She just loves her kids and tries to understand what is ha...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[My Sad and Trivial Night with Rock Hudson]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/my-sad-and-trivial-n"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/my-sad-and-trivial-n</id>
    <updated>2013-04-03T17:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mark S. King recollects his one-night stand with Rock Hudson, years before Hudson would become the most famous AIDS patient in the world.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/138037_rock-hudson-movies-and-films-and-filmography-u4.jpg_67768ff0-d439-42e7-a594-9050500ae081.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[All Aboard the HIV Cruise Retreat]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-cruise-retreat"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-cruise-retreat</id>
    <updated>2013-03-15T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For seven days, I lived in a state of enhanced gratitude. For my life, my health, and for the people who organize the retreat.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and Gay Media: The Vanishing Virus]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-and-gay-media-th"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/hiv-and-gay-media-th</id>
    <updated>2013-02-27T19:27:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Is LGBT media reflecting community's waning interest, or do they have a responsibility to serve as advocates for better public awareness?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Increasingly Strange Case of Uncle Poodle]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-increasingly-str"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-increasingly-str</id>
    <updated>2013-02-19T12:33:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Everybody knows that when you test HIV positive, you don't call your doctor to start treatment. You call the police to press charges.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Your Mother Liked It Bareback]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/your-mother-liked-it"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/your-mother-liked-it</id>
    <updated>2013-01-28T22:13:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[When gay men engage in intercourse without a barrier we label it psychotic barebacking, but when straight people do it we call it sex.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[I'm Gonna Wipe That AIDS Right Off of My Face]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/im-gonna-wipe-that-a"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/im-gonna-wipe-that-a</id>
    <updated>2013-01-24T19:31:52-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[My facial wasting pitted two strong emotions against one another: my pride in being a longtime HIV/AIDS survivor, and my shame for looking lik...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Probing My Anal Phobia]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/probing-my-anal-phobia"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/probing-my-anal-phobia</id>
    <updated>2013-01-15T11:02:43-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[My conundrum as a youth: exploring the pleasures of my tush while fighting the terror that something stinky might be going on down there. And...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Private War That Killed Spencer Cox]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/blog/the-private-war-that"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/the-private-war-that</id>
    <updated>2013-01-03T08:07:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The official cause of death was AIDS-related complications, which is understandable if PTSD is a complication related to AIDS.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Night Don Lemon Hugged Me]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/blog/don-lemon</id>
    <updated>2012-12-17T15:12:31-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark S. King]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We talked about HIV stigma and Madonna lighting. He shared a story of seeing an AIDS patient on a New York City street years ago. I interjecte...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
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