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2 days ago · This sweeping memoir tells the life story of longtime LGBTQ and AIDS activist Cleve Jones in a profoundly moving account from sexually liberated 1970s San Francisco, through the AIDS crisis, and up to his involvement with the marriage equality battle.
Sep 8, 2024 · Cleve Jones did not expect to live to be 40. The legendary LGBTQ activist and protege of Harvey Milk announced his HIV-positive status in a “60 Minutes” interview in 1985, a time when treatment for the disease was limited and often difficult to access.
Sep 11, 2024 · Well, in that spirit, maybe, here’s some thoughts on and extracts from Shilts’ writings, starting with a profile of Cleve Jones for Christopher Street in 1980—two years after Harvey Milk’s death and one year before Shilts’ book on Milk, The Mayor of Castro Street, a moment when the handsome Jones (remember, by the way, when Owen Jones ...
Mar 23, 2024 · This was in the time when one thought everybody with AIDS would die. There were these enormous amounts of obituaries in Bay Area Reporter. I met many people with HIV in San Francisco and Oakland, and out of the people with HIV that I interviewed, only two are still alive; Cleve Jones – and Gery.
Sep 19, 2024 · Cleve Jones helped make the AIDS Memorial Quilt grow into the community project it is today and continues to help strengthen a coalition between the LGBTQ and Labor communities.
- Meredith Bishop
- 2021
Sep 25, 2024 · The National AIDS Memorial website states that Human rights activist, author, and lecturer Cleve Jones started the quilt in 1985. Today, the AIDS Memorial Quilt is a 54-ton display with 50,000 panels dedicated to more than 110,000 individuals.
Sep 6, 2024 · 6 Groundbreaking AIDS Documentaries You Need To Watch. Documentaries listed investigate different perspectives of the AIDS crisis. Many are available to stream on Netflix. 25 Years of AIDS. Detailed timeline from PBS Frontline which includes external links for more information. 1980s: AIDS Crisis Emerges.
