Sep 26, 2017 · The story Cleve Jones tells-of a bullied boy from the sun-blasted Arizona suburbs, who finds an extended family among the street kids of San Francisco and then within the gay movement that revolutionized the world-is thrilling to read.

When Milk was killed by an assassin’s bullet in 1978, Jones took up his mentor’s progressive mantle–only to see the arrival of AIDS transform his life once again. By turns tender and uproarious—and written entirely in his own words—When We Rise: My Life in the Movement is Jones’ account of his remarkable life. He chronicles the ...

Nov 29, 2016 · When Milk was killed by an assassin's bullet in 1978, Jones took up his mentor's progressive mantle--only to see the arrival of AIDS transform his life once again. By turns tender and uproarious--and written entirely in his own words--When We …

Sep 26, 2017 · 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.

Feb 2, 2017 · When Milk was killed by an assassin's bullet in 1978, Jones took up his mentor's progressive mantle - only to see the arrival of AIDS transform his life once again. By turns tender and uproarious -...

In an emotional roller coaster of real experiences, Cleve Jones will take you through the gay liberation movement and AIDS Epidemic of the 1970’s. Based on his new book When We Rise: My Life in the Movement, Jones shares how Harvey Milk became the first largely outspoken gay elected official and ultimately, his mentor. Jones keeps Milk’s ...

Nov 29, 2016 · 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...

Jones, an activist and grassroots organizer, weaves together his own coming-of-age story and the broader story of the struggle for LGBTQ rights and safety in America.