When We Rise: My Life in the Movement, (Paperback)

from dbsovereign

Wow - talk about a book that dredges up parts of the very life that I have lived! I lived this history very much parallel to Cleve's - got beat up in gym class, suffered the trauma of parental sanction, sought out the comforting fold that was San Francisco at about the same time. In the very brie...

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Powerful and amazing history of a young person that found his way into one of the most transformative periods in LGBTQ history.

from dypaloh

Contemplate a life rich in youth, health, friends, laughter, experiences. Now imagine any of the following happening to you: Candidiasis. Cryptococcosis. Pneumocystis carinii. Lymphoma. Toxoplasmosis. Cytomegalovirus. Cryptosporidiosis. Mycobacterium avium complex. Kaposi's sarcoma. Seriously. Im...

from Kiddboyblue

It feels odd to say that as a gay man I have been living with privilege. I strongly believe that my generation of gay men and women take for granted, the battles that were fought and the people who fought them, that have given us this world we take for granted now. Cleve Jones is one of those peo...

from Susan.Macura

This is the story of how the author, a young gay man whose family was not supportive, came to San Francisco to live a more honest life and became involved in the movement for gay rights. It is a fascinating look at the course of gay history told through the eyes of an involved activist but what m...