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Welcome to the POZ blogs! These are the autobiographical stories, rants, raves, mental machinations and poetic waxings of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. The POZ bloggers hail from all corners of the HIV community. They are activists, doctors, leaders, nurses, journalists, rebels, mothers, lovers, poets and storytellers. They share their tales in the hope that you will empathize with, enjoy and follow their lives and musings, adding your comments along the way.
The opinions expressed by the POZ bloggers and by people providing comments on the POZ blogs are theirs alone. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Smart + Strong and/or its employees. Smart + Strong is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the information contained in the POZ blogs or within any comments posted to the POZ blogs.
Below are links to noteworthy articles, blog posts and op-eds on HIV/AIDS from other sites.
AIDS Vaccine: Mixed Result, Possible Future
January 2010 - Scientific American - Katherine Harmon
Combating Prisoner Abuse
December 20, 2009 - The New York Times - Editorial
HIV/AIDS: The incurable epidemic
December 16, 2009 - The Washington Post - Editorial
Rethinking AIDS Meds
December 3, 2009 - The Advocate - Steve Weinstein
Are We Getting Bored With AIDS?
December 2, 2009 - The New Republic - Harold Pollack
What If They Lived?
December 1, 2009 - The Root - Teresa Wiltz
Homophobia and AIDS funding can't coexist
November 20, 2009 - Los Angeles Times - James Kirchick
An open letter to the global AIDS coordinator
November 13, 2009 - Washington Blade - Charles Francis
Neg, U B 2
November 10, 2009 - The Bilerico Project - D. Gregory Smith
Stuck by a Needle, Not by a Decision
November 9, 2009 - The New York Times - Sibyl Shalo Wilmont
Refusing to Have Sex with HIV-Positive People: Why It's Not a Prevention Strategy, and Why It's Harmful to Our Communities
November 3, 2009 - Trevor Hoppe
Another Kind of AIDS Crisis
November 1, 2009 - New York - David France
Blood, Sex and the FDA
November 2009 - The Advocate - Steven W. Thrasher
Open Letter to The Oprah Winfrey Show - Response to HIV show
October 22, 2009 - Jack Mackenroth
Have Faith in an AIDS Vaccine
October 18, 2009 - The New York Times - Seth Berkley
AIDS Criminals and Innocent Victims: Is There Anything Wrong with This Picture?
September 29, 2009 - CHLP Blog - Catherine Hanssens
The End of Condoms?
September 24, 2009 - The Daily Beast - David Kaufman
HIV's Politically Invisible Cousins: HTLV-1 and -2
September 19, 2009 - The Bilerico Project - Patricia Nell Warren
Should anyone wear the scarlet 'A' of AIDS?
September 6, 2009 - Los Angeles Times - John Manuel Androite
Community Engagement on HIV Policy: Are Town Halls Meaningful Enough?
August 25, 2009 - RH Reality Check - Catherine Hanssens
Sticking Point
August 12, 2009 - The Washington Post (Editorial)
An American Tragedy
July 21, 2009 - The Washington Post (Editorial)
A Crucial Step for Advancing HIV/AIDS Prevention
July 20, 2009 - amfAR.org - Kevin Robert Frost
Diary of an HIV Test
June 19, 2009 - Queerty - Matt Siegel
Treat Early and Treat Hard
May 15, 2009 - latinoaids.org - Dennis de Leon
HIV disclosure laws strike again
May 11, 2009 - The Bilerico Project - Alex Blaze
Should People Who Spread HIV Go to Jail?
May 7, 2009 - The Daily Beast - Regan Hofmann
Baring My Heart for Keep a Child Alive
May 4, 2009 - The Huffington Post - Padma Lakshmi
A Policy Cocktail for Fighting HIV
April 16, 2009 - The Washington Post - Anthony S. Fauci
What a Difference 3-1/2 Minutes Makes
April 10, 2009 - The Huffington Post - David Munar
America Has Gone Quiet on HIV/AIDS
April 2, 2009 - The Kaiser Family Foundation - Drew Altman, PhD
Too Many Nonprofits? Yes—At Least Too Many AIDS Organizations
March 31, 2009 - Blue Avocado - Mark Ishaug
The Pope Says Condoms Don't Fight AIDS—Could He Be Right?
March 30, 2009 - Queerty - David Hauslaib
HIV wake-up call: The epidemic is out of control in D.C. and there's plenty of blame to go around
March 20, 2009 - Washington Blade - Victor Maldonado
Reality vs. Ideology: A Closer Look at HIV Testing for Pregnant Mothers
March 15, 2009 - The Bilerico Project - Patricia Nell Warren
Unsafe Sex: Part of the Real-life Abstinence-only Curriculum
March 5, 2009 - The Bilerico Project - Alex Blaze
A Thousand Drops
March 3, 2009 - The New York Times Magazine - Bernard Cooper
HIV testing—and informed consent—should be mandatory
February 24, 2009 - New York Blade - Marjorie J. Hill, PhD
Will Americans Ever Get Their Health Care Reform—And Why I Suddenly Feel Very Lucky to Have AIDS
February 18, 2009 - The Huffington Post - Thomas DeLorenzo
Shovel-Ready, But Shoved Aside? HIV Prevention is Real Work
February 5, 2009 - HHSWatch (CHAMP) - David Munar
Let's Talk About Jobs, Baby
February 2, 2009 - The Huffington Post - Johnathan Briggs
HIV in Puerto Rico From a Puerto Rican Perspective
January 28, 2009 - The Bilerico Project - Carlos Mock
Weasels vs. AIDS Relief
January 28, 2009 - The Washington Post - Michael Gerson
Gay Men Cannot Donate Blood—What a Stupid Policy
January 16, 2009 - Queerty - David Hauslaib
Traveler's Notes: AIDS Advocacy in the Age of Obama
January 13, 2009 - HHSWatch (CHAMP) - David Munar
New Bill Would Allow Federal Funds for Syringe Exchange
January 7, 2009 - The Huffington Post - Jodi Jacobson
Rick Warren's Africa Problem
January 7, 2009 - The Daily Beast - Max Blumenthal
Mariela Castro on Same-Sex Marriage, HIV/AIDS, Gay Rights in Cuba
January 5, 2009 - Towleroad