Longtime activist Cleve Jones’ advice on how to cope with Tr*mp 2.0 is exactly what we needed right now
Cleve Jones has been speaking out about Donald Trump‘s return to the White House.Jones, 70, a long-term HIV survivor, was co-founder of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation in 1983.
He also conceived the idea for the AIDS Memorial Quilt and wrote the memoir, When We Rise: My Life in the Movement.Jones sat down for a lengthy interview with Tim Muphy for the latter’s ‘Caftan Chronicles’ substack.
Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Murphy has made this interview public so as many people as possible can read it.Trump’s return to the White House has been marked by the signing of dozens of executive orders.
Many target the LGBTQ+ community and DEI policies devised to support minority groups.Trump also suspended the US global AIDS program PEPFAR, which distributed crucial HIV medication to millions overseas.The sudden policy changes and swing to the right of the political spectrum have left many stunned and despairing.
