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    <title>Breaking the Silence, Breaking Out of the Violence</title>
    <link>http://www.hivplusmag.com/opinion/guest-voices/2015/10/23/breaking-silence-breaking-out-violence</link>
    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;In honor of National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV, one woman shares her own story about surviving and thriving.&lt;/p&gt;
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                    Jacob Anderson-...        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Teresa Sullivan</dc:creator>
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    <title>Turing&#039;s Price Hike A Symptom of Bigger Problem</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drug pricing reform can prevent Martin Shkrelis of the world.&lt;/p&gt;
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                    Katie Peoples        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 09:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Kelsey Louie</dc:creator>
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    <title>Op-ed: How Decriminalizing Sex Work Fights HIV</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amnesty International is calling for the decriminialization of sex work. Here&#039;s why that decision is not only important for the fight against HIV but the result of a revolutionary process other organizations should follow.&lt;/p&gt;
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                    Jacob Anderson-...        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 15:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Kate D’Adamo</dc:creator>
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    <title>Op-Ed: Obama&#039;s Plan Will Lead to the Eradication of HIV in this Country</title>
    <link>http://www.hivplusmag.com/opinion/guest-voices/2015/08/24/op-ed-obamas-plan-will-lead-eradication-hiv-country</link>
    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;The president&#039;s newest HIV strategy focuses in part of increasing use of PrEP. Here&#039;s why that&#039;s a good thing.&lt;/p&gt;
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                    Jacob Anderson-...        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Carl Sciortino</dc:creator>
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    <title>Op-ed: Michael Johnson Was Convicted on Evidence That Shouldn&#039;t Even Exist</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence used in his case was collected by a state health department after the practice was officially discontinued and it likely violated his right against self incrimination.&lt;/p&gt;
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                    Jacob Anderson-...        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Todd Heywood</dc:creator>
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    <title>Op-ed: The Justice System Failed Michael Johnson</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Johnson was recently sentenced to 30 years for reportedly infecting a sexual partner with HIV. Here&#039;&#039;s how the legal system failed him.&lt;/p&gt;
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                    Jacob Anderson-...        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Alex Smith</dc:creator>
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    <title>Can Activism Therapy Help People With HIV Find Happiness?</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes it is speaking out for others that eventually gives us the to tools to speak up for ourselves.&lt;/p&gt;
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                    Jacob Anderson-...        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Michael Anthony-Nalepa</dc:creator>
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    <title>Op-Ed: 10 Worst Offenses of AIDS Healthcare Foundation&#039;s Michael Weinstein</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Five HIV activists —&amp;nbsp;Peter Staley, Mark S. King, Eric Paul Leue, Mathew Rodriguez, and Tyler Curry — put AHF to task what they see as the group&#039;s failures.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Expanding the Love Bubble and Reducing Stigma Along the Way</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;VP Joe Stones, his partner Danny Nava, and more than 60 other Bank of America employees rode in the annual AIDS/LifeCycle, making them the largest corporate team again this year.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Joe Stones</dc:creator>
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    <title>Please Quit Looking for My HIV</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you know someone is HIV-positive, quit looking for their virus. They already told you where it is.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Tyler Curry</dc:creator>
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