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Love Don't Need a Reason: The Life and Melody of Michael Callen

From a stage erected in front of the US Capitol, on April 25, , Michael Callen surveyed the throng: an estimated one million people stretched across the National Mall in the largest public demonstration of queer political solidarity in history. “What a sight,” he told the crowd, his earnest Midwestern twang reverberating through loudspeakers. “You’re a sight for sore eyes. Being male lover is the greatest token I have ever been given, and I don’t care who knows about it.” In what would be his final general performance, Callen brought his decade-long fight for same-sex attracted rights and for the rights of people with AIDS (PWAs) to an end with a gorgeous rendition of “Love Don’t Need a Reason,” the AIDS anthem he unruffled with his “major womxn loving womxn friend, Marsha Malamet and the late Peter Allen.” Broadcast around the society on networks like C-Span and CNN, the act brought the crowd to tears. As Callen ended the final iteration of the titular refrain with a trademark falsetto flourish, people stood cheering and flashing the familiar American Sign Language symbol for “I Love You.” For they knew the song’s sentiment rang true for Ca

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