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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.
Robert Boyle "Bobbi" Campbell Jr. (January 28, 1952 – August 15, 1984) [1] was a public health nurse and an early United States AIDS activist.In September 1981, Campbell became the 16th person in San Francisco to be diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma, [2] when that was a proxy for an AIDS diagnosis. [3]
American AIDS activist, author and singer–songwriter. In 1983 he testified before the President's Commission on AIDS and before both houses of the United States Congress. With Joseph Sonnabend, he was co-founder of PWA Health Group and Community Research Initiative (now ACRIA) [59] [60] [61] Bobbi Campbell (1952–1984)
The famous photo of David Kirby dying from AIDS next to his father, sister, and niece. David Lawrence Kirby (December 6, 1957 – May 5, 1990) [1] was an American HIV/AIDS activist, and the subject of a photograph taken at his deathbed by Therese Frare. The image was published in Life magazine, [2] which called it the "picture that changed the ...
Princess Diana opened up the United Kingdoms first AIDS ward, which is located at the London Middlesex Hospital, during the spring of 1987. [8] In 1991, a photograph was printed which showed Princess Diana shaking hands with an AIDS patient in the Casey House—a resident hall for patients with AIDS. In the photograph, it's seen that Diana was ...
California voters have approved Proposition 34, a measure from the California Apartment Assn. that sought to restrict spending by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a prominent supporter of rent control.
Ross is Mike's former partner, who Mike abandons when Ross gets sick. The episode was controversial, drawing protests from San Francisco AIDS groups who believed the episode would encourage violence against gay people and people with AIDS. [2] Kay Lenz won an Emmy Award for her portrayal. She reprised her role in 1989's "Someone to Love". [3]
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