Comments for Michael Callen

Comment on A History of the PWA Self-Empowerment Movement by At the Corner of Country & HIV... • Country Queer

At the Corner of Country & HIV... • Country Queer — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:06:17 +0000

[…] of the first safe sex guides (How to Have Sex in an Epidemic: One Approach, 1983) as well as the AIDS Self-Empowerment Manifesto The Denver Principles, began writing songs about HIV/AIDS in the mid-1980s. “Living in […]

Comment on Safer Sex by AIDS @40: The White House laughs as gays try to save themselves

AIDS @40: The White House laughs as gays try to save themselves — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:00:12 +0000

[…] Nonetheless, groups offering gay men advice on how to have safe sex started emerging, as did peer groups forming for emotional, spiritual and healthcare support. The Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights, Houston’s Citizens for Human Equality and the new Gay Men’s Health Crisis in New York City published pamphlets and newsletters. […]

Comment on Who was Michael Callen? by Love Don’t Need A Reason – Humanist Blog

Love Don’t Need A Reason – Humanist Blog — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 05:01:43 +0000

[…] ‘coined the term “people with AIDS” (PWAs) to replace the early characterizations of PWAs as AIDS victims’ […]

Comment on Mike's Writing by Love Don’t Need A Reason – Humanist Blog

Love Don’t Need A Reason – Humanist Blog — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:40:17 +0000

[…] resume in itself. He rallied People With AIDS, formed support networks, led activist protests, wrote and edited activist books and literature, and appeared in a number of HIV/AIDS-related films during an era of […]

Comment on Mike’s Music by Love Don’t Need A Reason – Humanist Blog

Love Don’t Need A Reason – Humanist Blog — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:38:25 +0000

[…] “ ‘Cause love don’t need a reason Love don’t always rhyme And love is all we have for now What we don’t have is time.” – Love Don’t Need A Reason […]

Comment on Lyrics – 6. Love Don't Need A Reason by Love Don’t Need A Reason – Humanist Blog

Love Don’t Need A Reason – Humanist Blog — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:05:57 +0000

[…] “ ‘Cause love don’t need a reason Love don’t always rhyme And love is all we have for now What we don’t have is time.” – Love Don’t Need A Reason […]

Comment on Who was Michael Callen? by 'Which Side Are You On?: 20th Century American History in 100 Protest Songs' Doth Protest Too Little -

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 07:47:58 +0000

[…] about Springsteen’s lugubrious and apolitical “Streets” yet says nothing about Michael Callen, a singer-songwriter who was one of the era’s most prominent gay and AIDS […]

Comment on Who was Michael Callen? by In Search of Heroes – Humanist Blog

In Search of Heroes – Humanist Blog — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 07:27:12 +0000

[…] scientists and astronauts who inspire us to aim for new discoveries and knowledge; and artists, musicians and authors who stimulate our imaginations and challenge us to catch their visions for […]

Comment on Who was Michael Callen? by In Search of Heroes – Humanist Blog

In Search of Heroes – Humanist Blog — Sat, 30 May 2020 07:20:00 +0000

[…] scientists and astronauts who inspire us to aim for new discoveries and knowledge; and artists, musicians and authors who inspire us with their imaginations, and challenge us to catch their visions for […]

Comment on Safer Sex by Jim Chud, longtime AIDS survivor, dies

Jim Chud, longtime AIDS survivor, dies — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 22:56:27 +0000

[…] Callen and Richard Berkowitz, with the help of their doctor Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, developed the concept of safer sex, in 1983 and when the government failed to act fast enough, Larry Kramer created ACT UP to spur […]