Share Your POZ Story

Share Your POZ Story
When people living with and affected by HIV share their stories, it breaks down the shame, silence and stigma surrounding the virus. Our stories can inspire, educate and empower others. Our stories can provide hope and offer strength. Together, our stories can change the way the world sees HIV.

So, whether you’re HIV positive or HIV negative, POZ wants to hear how you are standing up to HIV in your life. Share your story in the space provided below. Selected entries will be published online and in print! (Entries may be edited for publication.)

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What three adjectives best describe you?*

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What is your greatest achievement?*

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What is your greatest regret?*

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What keeps you up at night?*

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If you could change one thing about living with HIV, what would it be?*

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What is the best advice you ever received?*

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What person in the HIV community do you most admire?*

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What drives you to do what you do? *

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What is your motto?*

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If you had to evacuate your house immediately, what is the one thing you would grab on the way out?*

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If you could be any animal, what would you be? And why?*

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Please provide the following information about yourself. (Only your name and location will be shared on poz.com. All other information will remain confidential.)

Privacy Warning: Please realize that the POZ Stories are fully searchable via Google and other search engines. If you have HIV and do not wish to share this information with the whole world (or at least the entire internet) then please post your story anonymously and do not include any information that is self-identifying in any way. We do not allow the deletion of content on this site, so think before you post.
Full Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Address*

Street Address

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CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Date of Birth

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Gender

MaleFemaleTransgenderOther
Ethnicity (Check all that apply)

American Indian or Alaska NativeArab or Middle EasternAsianBlack or African AmericanHispanic or LatinoNative Hawaiian or other Pacific IslanderWhiteOther
Sexual Orientation

StraightGay/lesbianBisexualOther
Are you HIV positive*

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What year were you diagnosed with HIV?
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(You do not have to include a photo but stories with photos may be highlighted on the POZ homepage.)

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