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  <updated>2024-07-15T17:14:00-04:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Creating Safe Space]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-07-15T17:14:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jordan J. Edwards]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Jordan J. Edwards turned his sensitivity into his superpower.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/149503_poz-stories-jordan-edwards.jpg_6f866b66-a83c-4978-8a76-951f8f610fbd.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Best Medicine]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-05-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ian Bicko]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Finding out I had HIV forced me to look at myself in the mirror and make real changes.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/147703_POZ-Stories-Ian-Bicko.jpg_033bf275-8060-4681-b1d4-f261510713f2.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[My Secret Life No More]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-03-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[William Kennedy]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Irish advocate William Kennedy is an out and proud queer man living happily with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/146484_POZ-Stories-will-kennedy.JPG_9f6c3f04-1fcb-40f8-a1d9-b493be53179f.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Changing Laws and Changing Lives]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-01-19T12:41:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Lashanda Salinas]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV advocate Lashanda Salinas helped reform Tennessee’s HIV criminalization laws.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/144062_UU2023Lashanda-44.jpg_9e846d77-03ee-443d-88db-617ad3b95dd7.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Made Me Survive?]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-11-17T20:42:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tim B.]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Tim B. asks the question many other long-term survivors have asked.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/142598_POZ-Stories-Tim-Baros.jpg_3f47af39-9c68-4875-ad6c-4a6c7f474d78.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Embracing the Light Within]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-10-04T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Jomil Luna]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[My journey of resilience with HIV<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/141103_POZ-Stories-Jomil-Luna.jpeg_48695cde-2c1e-459e-bd34-e0432a43ff6f.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Why Would God Give Me HIV?]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-09-01T20:00:00-04:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After being in denial for years, Vicky Wiggins learned to live with the virus.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/140068_iStock-1308350773.jpg_88440989-89d2-4e3a-8cc0-68a009766d93.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[One Fateful Night]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tommy Bullard]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Six years after an attack, Tommy Bullard found out he was HIV positive.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/138800_tom-bullard.jpg_25c29d0b-f4bc-4519-9067-566aeeb4949c.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Driven by Creativity]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-08-09T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mykel C. Smith]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mykel C. Smith worries about the future but looks forward to what he can create each day.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/139324_unnamed.jpg_f4e07e95-1ea8-44cd-ae9c-3a48d0b2f7c8.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Helping One Person at a Time]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-08-02T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gerald James]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After helping himself, Gerald James now spreads the word about pre-exposure prophylaxis to others in his community.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/138796_Gerald-James.png_f5186f11-efc3-42d8-8959-eb5907f13be6.png" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[“It Felt Like I Was Having an Out-of-Body Experience”]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-07-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Larry Davis]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Larry Davis reflects on the day he was diagnosed with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/138791_larry-davis.jpeg_1a1342b9-f21b-43a3-a2b7-6d857435caff.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sharing Experiences With HIV Across Borders]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-04-12T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Courtney Bosca launched Youth Across Borders to raise awareness and reduce stigma through education and collaboration.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/135469_courtney-bosca.jpeg_1dc471da-ca46-4656-b8cc-1edb5871967d.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[My 39-Year Journey Living With HIV]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-03-29T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-term survivor Mark Grantham persevered and found his voice as an advocate<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/135458_POZ-Stories-mark-grantham.jpg_e3a84ae9-7d15-4484-bb64-d4281173a9dd.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Blessed to Be Alive]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-03-01T15:39:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jeanette Golden]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Jeanette Golden has God and good people in her corner.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/133553_iStock-1401203567.jpg_8f8ba827-c567-4ba5-8857-14d1bca1d0ac.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[When Opportunity Knocks, Answer!]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-02-15T15:32:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michael Varga]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Like many long-term survivors, protease inhibitors changed the course of Michael Varga’s life.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/133547_Michael-Varga.jpg_420b3b1a-7202-4ced-8e13-68ef46c27a1b.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Two Voices Are Stronger Than One]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-02-01T18:19:29-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Eunice Marshall]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Eunice and Kalvin Marshall share information about HIV to dispel stigma.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133543_kalvin-eunice-marshall.jpg_175e76e7-df49-4438-bab4-2a7db1c26d2f.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[My World Stopped When I Was Charged With Criminal Exposure to HIV]]></title>
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    <updated>2023-01-03T13:40:00-05:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Lashanda Salinas]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lashanda Salinas wants to reform HIV criminalization laws.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/132882_Salinas-Lashanda.jpg_1441da25-519e-4e8e-9981-0f82711a3f55.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[My Authentic Self]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-09-20T12:31:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Teresa Sullivan]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I want people living with HIV to be seen as everyday people that go shopping, have fun and live our lives!<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/129534_Teresa-Sullivan.jpg_71a53ddf-ad69-4113-8ceb-876cad0a41f2.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How HIV Stigma Devastated My Life]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-09-20T12:30:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michelle Anderson]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I was let go abruptly from my job because they found out about my HIV diagnosis.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129538_Michelle-Anderson.jpeg_4f01a77a-f6b0-4c24-915f-eb811b2e7646.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Second Chance]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-09-13T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Robert Mattocks]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A stranger’s kindness helped Robert Mattocks after he was diagnosed with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/129204_doc-heart-hands-is-000019410114.jpg_da813461-86b5-415b-a947-c8b5db7d064e.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Portrait of Strength]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-08-29T14:06:15-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[JoAnn Doctor]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[JoAnn Doctor uses her voice to educate the younger generation about HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/128772_iStock-1209673735.jpg_acbe6c79-7049-484d-a9b7-3e642b347c68.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Achieving My Dreams]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-08-10T23:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Lee Soulja]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lee Soulja regrets that it took him so long to accept and live in his truth as a Black gay man.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/127938_Lee-Soulja.jpg_0182dcad-07c8-48eb-b4c1-2ea3595c7596.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Finding Strength]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-08-03T12:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Scott H]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Scott H. sought help for his substance abuse, got therapy for his depression and found a support group for people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/127901_Scott-H.jpg_83b3b34c-f36e-4553-a73c-28c8b981b65a.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Better Place]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-07-11T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Sequoia Watson]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sequoia Watson stopped questioning why she got HIV and instead started sharing her story to help others.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/127194_sequoia-watson.png_1985e1bb-f4d6-4613-b426-23984a2c6638.png" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Coming Full Circle]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-06-13T12:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Jessica Zajesky, RN]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Jessica Zajesky, RN, works as a nurse at a facility where her mother was once a patient living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/126079_jessica-zajesky.jpg_18d326c0-e424-472a-868b-7f1260b77552.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Positively Living]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-06-06T09:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Devanta Tyler]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Devanta Tyler believes the only time you lose is when you don’t try.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/125292_devanta-tyler.JPG_c227629f-0a46-4221-a545-dfee6c9d071a.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Living Day to Day]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/living-day-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/living-day-day</id>
    <updated>2022-05-30T09:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Anthony Romano]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Despite pain and discomfort, long-term survivor Anthony Romano continues to sing through life.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/125288_Anthony-Romano.jpg_99daaffb-d08d-4cce-95cd-39bafde0483b.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[I Chose to Live and Love]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/chose-live-love"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/chose-live-love</id>
    <updated>2022-05-23T11:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Simba Say]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After being challenged physically, spiritually and mentally by HIV, Simba Say raises awareness about living with the virus.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/125277_simba-say.jpg_ab7e6245-50a3-4855-b180-707e97b41f71.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Learning From Love]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/learning-love"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/learning-love</id>
    <updated>2022-04-25T18:30:15-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Leanna Kinney]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Leanna Kinney gained knowledge and understanding about HIV from her fiancé́.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124470_Leanna-Kinney.jpeg_ce337c6f-d3c2-48ad-b435-49fc358c2a13.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Stigma Warrior]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/stigma-warrior"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/stigma-warrior</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Alicia Green]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Kalee Garland is on a mission to end HIV-related stigma.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121477_P03-22-003.jpg_9aea1a5d-8c00-4c8b-80eb-29ce375ee728.jpg" />]]></content>
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