The POZ 100 debuted in 2010. In hopes of supporting the work of HIV/AIDS advocates, POZ spotlighted 100 longtime warriors in the fight against the virus. We wanted to honor their service and provide them with recognition to inspire them to carry on.
The list has a slightly different focus each year, such as youth or long-term survivors. It also varies from having only HIV-positive people to sometimes including HIV-negative allies. Despite those differences, the idea remains the same—thanking those in the HIV/AIDS struggle for their work.
POZ is a mirror for the community, so we wanted to reflect back on all the efforts being made by so many. Some honorees were well known, but many of them were only known to their local communities before being nationally recognized. No list is ever definitive, but we’ve done our best to make each POZ 100 list representative of the epidemic.
The 2023 POZ 100 nomination period is now closed. It will highlight organizations and campaigns that are focused on ending HIV and making an impact in local communities, across the country and around the world.
Click here for more updates on the POZ 100.
Here are our most recent POZ 100 lists:
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| 2022 Celebrating Latino advocates |
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| 2021 Celebrating Black advocates |
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| 2020 Celebrating 10 years of the POZ 100 |
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| 2019 Celebrating transgender, gender-nonconforming and nonbinary advocates |
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| 2018 Celebrating HIV-positive individuals who are 50 and over and fighting HIV/AIDS |
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| 2017 Spotlighting HIV-positive and HIV-negative women who are fighting HIV/AIDS |
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| 2016 We focus on a geographic region: the South. |
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| 2015 Long-term survivors living with HIV/AIDS making a difference in the fight against the virus. |
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| 2014 Youth under the age of 30, both positive and negative, taking a stand against HIV/AIDS. |
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| 2013 Unsung heroes in the fight against AIDS who also live with HIV. |
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| 2012 Recognizing advocates, both positive and negative, accelerating the end of AIDS. |
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| 2011 Celebrating 100 people (both positive and negative), things and ideas that improved how we tackle HIV. |
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| 2010 Heavyweights in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the United States, both positive and negative. |
