AIDS activist
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‘Dennis Peron: Join the Club’ uncovers queer history of significant queer icon who made such a impact during the AIDS pamdemic
If any good things came out of the nightmarish AIDS pandemic, it was the appearance of iconic figures such as Dennis Peron, whose actions not only helped improve the lives of thousands, but showed how much he really cared for a community that was suffering so very much. Peron was San Francisco’s biggest pot…
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Filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim icon of the gay and lesbian movement in Germany dies aged 83
The word icon is probably too widely overused, especially in the LGBTQA+ community, but having said that, there can be no doubt that the late German queer filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim was one. Film director, author, producer, professor of directing and one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema and in over 50…
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Baldiga: Unlocked Heart : the story of the queer artist and political activist who sensitively captured the West Berlin queer scene of the 1980s and early 1990s
I often wonder about what the creative landscape of the planet would look like if all the artists who have died from AIDS had survived. The energy of people like Derek Jarman, Leigh Bowery, Klaus Nomi, Robert Mapplethorpe, Keith Haring – the list is endless – is so missed. Another artist to add to…
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Singer/activist Michael Callen with the hit song he wrote with Peter Allen during the 80’s AIDS crisis ‘Love Don’t Need A Reason”
During the AIDS crisis in the ’80s and ’90s, singer-songwriter Michael Callen emerged as one of the most important pioneering voices in AIDS activism, education, and support. He was a co-founder of the People With AIDS Coalition, he co-wrote the Denver Principles—which were instrumental in how we talked about and cared for those…
