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Michael Helquist

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Michael Helquist
Headshot of Michael Helquist captured April 3, 2022.jpg
Born1949 (age 74–75)
Portland, Oregon
💼 Occupation
Journalist and historian
📆 Years active  1982–present
Known forThe Helquist Report, early AIDS journalism, and LGBTQ history
Notable workMarie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions
🌐 Websitewww.michaelhelquist.com

Michael Helquist (born April 4, 1949) is an American author, journalist, and historian. His biography, Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions (2015) received the Stonewall Honor Award from the American Library Association.[1] His articles appeared in national publications, including The American Medical News, The Advocate,[2] and Ms. Magazine and in community newspapers of San Francisco, Philadelphia, Portland, and Washington, D.C.[3]

Early life[edit]

Michael Helquist was born in 1949 in Portland, Oregon. After completing primary school, he attended Mount Angel Seminary High School near Portland. Helquist remained at Mount Angel for four years. He discontinued training for the priesthood after graduation in 1967.[4] He attended the University of Oregon Honors College in Eugene for two years and completed his higher education at the University at Albany, SUNY, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.[5] At both universities, he was active in the anti-Vietnam War and peace movements; he applied for and received Conscientious Objector status after graduation.[5] Helquist was Project Director for the City of Eugene, Oregon from 1973 through 1976 for outreach to the elderly population of West Eugene.[5]

Writing career[edit]

Helquist moved to San Francisco in 1980, a midway point between two historical events, the assassination of gay activist Harvey Milk in 1978 and the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in 1981.[6] Helquist became a close friend of Allan Bérubé, a gay historian and author of Coming Out Under Fire, who introduced Helquist to community-based history.[7] In 1982 Helquist began contributing to Coming Up!, an LGBTQ newspaper now known as the San Francisco Bay Times.[8] That summer, while taking photos in the Mission District as part of a historical investigation, Helquist encountered Mark Feldman, the gay Director of Admissions at New College of California. They began a relationship that was intimate and collaborative.[9]

In November 1982 Feldman was diagnosed with AIDS, one of the first hundred in San Francisco. Helquist documented Feldman's experience with AIDS in several articles, becoming one of the first reporters in the world to cover AIDS and its personal impact. Feldman promoted a new view of those with AIDS – he coined the term People with AIDS (PWA) in May 1983 to counter the stigmatizing "AIDS victim."[10] Feldman died of AIDS in 1983. In 1984-1985 Helquist reported extensively on the AIDS and gay bathhouse conflict in San Francisco that reverberated across the nation.[11][12][13] He published the first AIDS report to appear in Ms. Magazine[14] and wrote an AIDS & Science column ("The Helquist Report") for 'The Advocate', a national LGBTQ newsmagazine.[15]

Consulting[edit]

Based on his experience covering AIDS, Helquist consulted for several organizations, including the San Francisco AIDS Foundation,[16] the San Francisco Department of Public Health[17], the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Global Program on AIDS of the World Health Organization.[18]

In 1986 Helquist became the first editor of FOCUS: A Guide for AIDS Research and Counseling, published by the UCSF AIDS Health Project. FOCUS became the first AIDS and mental health publication in the United States. The newsletter was supplemented by Helquist's first book, Working with AIDS, also published by the AIDS Health Project. He co-edited additional AIDS-related books, including AIDS: A Self-Care Manual, published by AIDS Project LA[19] and Face to Face: A Guide to AIDS Counseling, a UCSF AIDS Health Project publication.[20]

Global health specialist[edit]

Helquist was Program Officer and Director of the AIDS Communication Project (AIDSCOM), a project to develop and implement effective AIDS communication strategies in less-resourced countries on three continents. The six-year, $24 million effort (1987-1993), which assisted local experts in twenty-five low-income countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, was financed by the U.S. State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the Academy for Educational Development. (AIDS Technical Support: Public Health Communication Component, Project No. 936-5972; Contract No. DPE-5972-Z-00-7070-00. Helquist served the AIDSCOM project as a founding staff member, Senior Public Health Officer, Director of the Latin America/Caribbean region, and Project Director. His regional work focused primarily in the English-speaking countries of the Eastern Caribbean. Working with local authorities, Helquist initiated communication programs previously deemed “un-doable” in less-resourced countries, such as AIDS telephone hotlines, condom use skills, AIDS prevention counseling, and outreach to men who have sex with men, and to male and female sex workers.[21] AIDSCOM was the first major health and development program funded by USAID/US State Department to be staffed primarily by lesbians and gay men.[22][23]

As Project Director (1991-1993) Helquist coordinated management of the budget while supervising staff in the U.S. and seven emphasis country sites. He also represented AIDSCOM at major national and international AIDS and health conferences. “AIDSCOM has pioneered for us many of the communication technologies that are now standard tools for HIV prevention in many developing countries,” said Melody Trott, Behavioral Research Advisor, USAID.[24]

International AIDS Conferences[edit]

From 1985 to 1992, Helquist attended and contributed to the first eight annual International Conferences on AIDS.[25] At the 1990 conference in San Francisco, he served as a Rapporteur and contributed to the nightly worldwide TV broadcast of daily conference proceedings.[26] In 1993, Helquist began to experience AIDS symptoms, leading him to relocate back to San Francisco, where he completed his work on the AIDSCOM project.

Historical research[edit]

Once new HIV treatments helped him recover, Helquist returned to writing.[27] He undertook several years researching and writing the first full biography of Dr. Marie Equi, a remarkable woman who rose from a textile mill worker to an early woman doctor, practicing in the West.[28] Once she became a suffragist, “out” lesbian, and political radical, the FBI considered her one of the most dangerous individuals in the country. Oregon State University Press published the biography Helquist wrote: Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions.[29][30][31][32] Dr. Equi's reputation was tarnished by her prosecution under the Sedition Act of 1918 and imprisonment at San Quentin State Prison for publicly speaking against U.S. participation in World War I.[33] The American Library Association awarded Marie Equi the Stonewall Honor Book Award in 2016. In 2023, Oregon Public Broadcasting interviewed Helquist and three others for its "Oregon Experience" production about Marie Equi’s life and work.[1].

Helquist contributed regularly to the history of the Pacific Northwest. He published five articles in the Oregon Historical Society’s “Oregon Historical Quarterly.” His article examined the state’s experience with resistance to World War I and its first 50 years of abortion trials. For the latter article, The Oregon Historical Society awarded Helquist its 2016 Joel Palmer award.[34]

Helquist lives in San Francisco with his husband, Dale Danley. Domestic partners since 2000, they were married in 2014 at San Francisco City Hall.

Bibliography[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Michael J. Helquist. Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions. Oregon State University Press; Corvallis OR, 2015.

Edited books[edit]

  • Helquist, Michael. Working with AIDS: A Resource Guide for Mental Health Professionals. University of California Regents; 1987.
  • Bettyclaire Moffett, Judith Spiegel, Steve Parrish, and Michael Helquist. AIDS: A Self-Care Manual. IBS Press; Santa Monica CA; 1987.
  • Dilley, James W., Pies, Cheri, and Helquist, Michael. Face to Face: A Guide to AIDS Counseling. AIDS Health Project; San Francisco CA; 1989.

Book chapters[edit]

  • Michael Helquist. “A Dangerous Presence: AIDS in the World Today.” In The AIDS Challenge: Prevention Education for Young People, eds. Marcia Quackenbush, Mary Nelson, and Kay Clark. Network Publications/ETR Associates; Santa Cruz, CA; 1988; 37-48.
  • Michael Helquist and Godfrey Sealy. “One of Our Sons is Missing: Using Theater to Confront Sensitive Issues." In AIDS Prevention Through Health Promotion, Published by the World Health Organization in collaboration with the Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam. 1991;39–42.
  • Michael Helquist. "Prologue: Living with Therapy." In The UCSF AIDS Health Project Guide to Counseling. James W. Dilley and Robert Marks, Editors. Jossey-Bass Publishers; San Francisco; 1998; xvii-xxii.

Edited newsletters[edit]

Michael Helquist, Founding Editor and Editorial Consultant, Focus: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling for the AIDS Health Project of the University of California San Francisco.

Articles and columns[edit]

Coming Up![edit]

  • Helquist, Michael. “Facing the Gay Health Crisis: Coping with AIDS in Our Community, an In-Depth Report.” Coming Up!, 1 Feb. 1983, pp. 4-5.
  • Helquist, Michael. "The State of the Science," monthly column in Coming Up! from May, 1984 to October, 1987.
  • Helquist, Michael and Osmon, Rick. "Sex & the Baths: A Not-So-Secret Report." Coming Up, 1 July 1984, pp. 17-22. (Reprinted in Journal of Homosexuality vol. 44, no. 3-4 (2003): 153-75. doi:10.1300/J082v44n03_07)
  • Helquist, Michael and Osmon, Rick. "Beyond the Baths: The Other Sex Businesses." Coming Up, 1 Sept. 1984, pp. 19-24. (Reprinted in Journal of Homosexuality vol. 44, no. 3-4 (2003): 177-201. doi:10.1300/J082v44n03_08)

The San Francisco Bay Guardian[edit]

  • Michael Helquist, “AIDS and Women,” The San Francisco Bay Guardian, September 21, 1983.
  • Michael Helquist, “Dan White Goes Free”, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, January 4, 1984, pp. 7-10.

The Advocate[edit]

  • Michael Helquist, "To Your Health," bi-weekly column in The Advocate, Los Angeles, 25 June 1984 to 17 September 1985. Column renamed "The Helquist Report," 1 October 1985-4 June 1990.
  • Michael Helquist, "Alternative Therapies...Do They Offer Any Real Hope To People With AIDS?" The Advocate, Issue 435, Dec. 10, 1985, pp. 43-47.
  • Michael Helquist, "A Special Report: Your HIV Status." The Advocate, Issue 477, Jul. 21, 1987 (part two), pp. 42-47.

American Medical News[edit]

  • Helquist, Michael. "Politics Blocks Study, Prevention of AIDS in Africa." American Medical News, Jan. 10, 1986.
  • Helquist, Michael. "U.S. Must Deal with AIDS as Public Policy." American Medical News, Feb. 7, 1986.

Oregon Historical Quarterly[edit]

Others[edit]

  • Helquist, Michael. "Coping with the Tragedy of AIDS". Ms. Magazine, vol. 12 no.8 (Feb. 1984): p. 22.
  • Helquist, Michael. "Random Survey of SF Gays Shows Half Were Infected". Washington Blade (Washington, DC) February 21, 1986.
  • Helquist, Michael. "Disputed French Drug May Help ARC Patients". Philadelphia Gay News June 5, 1986.

Awards[edit]

  • Cable Car Award for Outstanding Journalist, presented by the Imperial Court, 1985[35]
  • Outstanding Achievement in Coverage of Health Issues for work published in 1985; awarded 26 July 1986 by the Gay and Lesbian Press Association (now NLGJA, The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists)
  • Joel Palmer Award, the Oregon Historical Society, 2016
  • Stonewall Honor Book Award, American Library Association, 2016

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Stonewall Book Awards List". American Library Association. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "MICHAEL HELQUIST". The Advocate. July 9, 1985. p. 30. ProQuest 2465379618. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ Kinsella, James (1989). Covering the Plague: AIDS and the American Media. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-1932636154. Search this book on
  4. ↑ Mt. Angel Seminary High School (1967). Spectrum (yearbook). Kansas City, Missouri: Yearbook House. p. 74. Search this book on
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Helquist, Michael (August 4, 2016). "Memories of Eugene from a returning author". www.michaelhelquist.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Schuetz, R. A. (January 28, 2016). "Meet Michael Helquist, Masonic Streetscape Activist, Author, And Historian". Hoodline. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  7. ↑ Berube, Allan (1990). Coming Out Under Fire (1st ed.). New York: The Free Press. pp. xii. ISBN 978-0-8078-7177-5. Search this book on
  8. ↑ Akers, Rob (April 5, 2006). "Program on 1906 earthquake looks at lesbian doctor". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ Smith Hughes, Sally (1999). "The AIDS Epidemic in San Francisco: The Response of the Nursing Profession, 1981-1984, Volume 1". California Digital Library. The San Francisco AIDS Oral History Series. The Regents of the University of California. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ Feldman, Mark; Helquist, Michael (October 27, 1983). "An AIDS Journal: Mark Feldman's Personal Battle". The Advocate: 26–30. ProQuest 2465368325.
  11. ↑ Disman, Christopher (2003). "The San Francisco Bathhouse Battles of 1984: Civil Liberties, AIDS Risk, and Shifts in Health Policy". Journal of Homosexuality. 44 (3/4): 77. doi:10.1300/J082v44n03_05. PMID 12962179 – via Taylor & Francis Online. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  12. ↑ Helquist, Michael (July 1, 1984). "Sex & the Baths: A Not-So-Secret Report". Coming Up!. pp. 17–22. doi:10.1300/J082v44n03_07 – via reprinted in The Journal of Homosexuality and available via Taylor & Francis Online.
  13. ↑ "Supervisor Mandelman Introduces Ordinance That Could Bring Gay Bathhouse Culture Back to SF". San Francisco Bay Times. February 27, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  14. ↑ Helquist, Michael (Feb 1984). "Coping with the Tragedy of AIDS". Ms. Magazine. 12 (8): 22.
  15. ↑ Kinsella, James (1989). Covering the Plague: AIDS and the American Media. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-1932636154. Search this book on
  16. ↑ Helquist, Michael (1987). The Family's Guide to AIDS. San Francisco: San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Search this book on
  17. ↑ San Francisco Public Library/San Francisco History Center. Collection SFH 4: San Francisco Department of Public Health AIDS Office records. Series 1: Director's Office, San Francisco Department of Public Health 1982-1990. Box 1, Folder 9 (AIDS Activity Office Consultants: Michael Helquist 1985). Indexed at the Online Archive of California: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8833r08/
  18. ↑ Helquist, Michael; Sealy, Godfrey (1991). "One of our Sons is Missing: Using Theater to Confront Sensitive Issues". AIDS Prevention Through Health Promotion. England: World Health Organization. pp. 39–41. ISBN 92-4-156144-0. Search this book on
  19. ↑ "History". AIDS Project Los Angeles. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  20. ↑ Botkin, Michael C. (February 22, 1990). "AIDS Project Book an Excellent Resource". Bay Area Reporter. 20 (8). p. 20. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  21. ↑ AIDSCOM: "AIDS/HIV/STD Prison Study: St. Vincent & the Grenadines." Academy for Educational Development, Inc. Washington DC: January 1992.
  22. ↑ Smith, William A.; Helquist, Michael J.; MacDonald, Gary B. Controlling AIDS Through Health Promotion. Washington, DC: Academy for Educational Development. Search this book on
  23. ↑ Smith, William A.; Helquist, Michael J.; Jimerson, Ann B.; Carovano, Kathryn; Middlestadt, Susan E., eds. (Nov 1993). A World Against AIDS: Communication for Behavior Change. Washington, DC: Academy for Educational Development. pp. 5–15. Search this book on
  24. ↑ Partners Against AIDS: Lessons Learned at AIDSCOM. Washington, DC; AIDS Technical Support: Public Health Communication Component. USAID Contract No. DPE-5972-z-00-7070-00: Academy for Educational Development. 1993. pp. 117–121. Search this book on
  25. ↑ Helquist, Michael (July 21, 1987). "The Washington AIDS Conference: Directions for the Future". The Advocate. pp. 23 and 47.
  26. ↑ Helquist, Michael (January 1990). "Public Policy Issues". AIDS. 4 (1): S35–S37. doi:10.1097/00002030-199001001-00007. PMID 2152583 – via Lipincott. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  27. ↑ Helquist, Michael (1998). "Prologue: Living with Therapy". In Dilley, James. The UCSF AIDS Health Project Guide to Counseling. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. pp. xvii. ISBN 0-7879-4194-8. Search this book on
  28. ↑ Lieberman, Anna (March 16, 2016). "Q&A with Michael Helquist, author of Stonewall Honor-winning 'Marie Equi'". Daily Emerald. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  29. ↑ Helquist, Michael (2015). Marie Equi : radical politics and outlaw passions. Corvallis. ISBN 978-0-87071-815-1. OCLC 921142882. Search this book on
  30. ↑ Bromberger, Brian (September 16, 2015). "Book looks at lesbian who helped in '06 SF quake". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  31. ↑ Hodges, Adam J. (Spring 2016). "Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions by Michael Helquist (review)". Oregon Historical Quarterly. 117 (1). Oregon Historical Society. pp. 107–108. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  32. ↑ Ward, Jean M. (May 12, 2016). "Book Review: Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions by Michael Helquist". Western Historical Quarterly. 47 (3): 363–364. doi:10.1093/whq/whw085.
  33. ↑ "Michael Helquist talks about his book, "Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions"". Radiozine on KBOO. September 14, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  34. ↑ Helquist, Michael (2015). "'Criminal Operations': The First Fifty Years of Abortion Trials in Portland, Oregon". Oregon Historical Quarterly. 116 (1): 6–39. doi:10.5403/oregonhistq.116.1.0006. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  35. ↑ "Presenting the Cable Car Award Winners". Bay Area Reporter. 16 (8). p. 12. Retrieved May 26, 2023. Unknown parameter |orig-date= ignored (help)

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