POZ 100

ThePOZ 100 debuted in 2010. In hopes of supporting the work of HIV and 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 had a slightly different focus each year, such as youth or long-term survivors. It also varied from having only HIV-positive people to sometimes including HIV-negative allies. Despite those differences, the idea remained the same—thanking those in the HIV and 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 did our best to make eachPOZ 100 list representative of the epidemic.

Here are thePOZ 100 honorees:

	2023 Working together to end HIV
	2022 Celebrating Latino advocates
	2021 Celebrating Black advocates
	2020 Celebrating 10 years of the POZ 100
	2019 Celebrating transgender, gender-nonconforming and nonbinary advocates
	2018 Celebrating HIV-positive individuals who are 50 and over and fighting HIV/AIDS
	2017 Spotlighting HIV-positive and HIV-negative women who are fighting HIV/AIDS
	2016 We focus on a geographic region: the South.
	2015 Long-term survivors living with HIV/AIDS making a difference in the fight against the virus.
	2014 Youth under the age of 30, both positive and negative, taking a stand against HIV/AIDS.
	2013 Unsung heroes in the fight against AIDS who also live with HIV.
	2012 Recognizing advocates, both positive and negative, accelerating the end of AIDS.
	2011 Celebrating 100 people (both positive and negative), things and ideas that improved how we tackle HIV.
	2010 Heavyweights in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the United States, both positive and negative.

2023 Working together to end HIV

2022 Celebrating Latino advocates

2021 Celebrating Black advocates

2020 Celebrating 10 years of the POZ 100

2019 Celebrating transgender, gender-nonconforming and nonbinary advocates

2018 Celebrating HIV-positive individuals who are 50 and over and fighting HIV/AIDS

2017 Spotlighting HIV-positive and HIV-negative women who are fighting HIV/AIDS

2016 We focus on a geographic region: the South.

2015 Long-term survivors living with HIV/AIDS making a difference in the fight against the virus.

2014 Youth under the age of 30, both positive and negative, taking a stand against HIV/AIDS.

2013 Unsung heroes in the fight against AIDS who also live with HIV.

2012 Recognizing advocates, both positive and negative, accelerating the end of AIDS.

2011 Celebrating 100 people (both positive and negative), things and ideas that improved how we tackle HIV.

2010 Heavyweights in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the United States, both positive and negative.

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