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Michael Callen (April 11, 1955 – December 27, 1993) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, author, and AIDS activist. Callen was diagnosed with AIDS in 1982 and became a pioneer of AIDS activism in New York City, working closely with his doctor, Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, and Richard Berkowitz.
Learn about the life and legacy of Michael Callen, who was one of the first and most influential AIDS activists in America. He co-founded the PWA Coalition, wrote safe sex guides, sang in a cappella groups, and composed music for AIDS activism and gay culture.
Learn about the life and legacy of Michael Callen, a co-inventor of safe (r) sex, a co-founder of the People With AIDS self-empowerment movement, a founder of community-based AIDS research, a member of the world’s most famous a cappella group, THE FLIRTATIONS, and a gifted songwriter. Explore his music and his writing on his posthumous home page.
5. Nov. 2020 · A biography of the AIDS activist and singer Michael Callen, who composed the anthem "Love Don't Need a Reason" and used his music to empower and educate people with HIV. Learn about his personal and artistic development, his fight for gay rights and his legacy as a queer activist.
Michael Callen was an American singer, songwriter, composer, author, and AIDS activist. Callen was diagnosed with AIDS in 1982 and became a pioneer of AIDS activism in New York City, working closely with his doctor, Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, and Richard Berkowitz. Together, they published articles and pamphlets to raise awareness about the correlation between risky sexual behaviors and AIDS. As a ...
29. Dez. 1993 · Michael Callen, a writer and singer who embodied for a dozen years the possibility of long-term survival with AIDS, died of the disease Monday night at Midway Hospital in Los...
If the AIDS militant movement had been the early Russian Revolution, and ACT UP the Bolsheviks, Callen would have been one of the left-anarchist faction groups: in revolutionary solidarity, but dissenting. For one thing, he didn’t believe HIV caused AIDS. For another thing, he admitted uncertainty and he rarely prescribed—action or drugs ...
