When We Rise: My Life in the Movement

Jones brings to life the magnetic spell cast by 1970s San Francisco, the drama and heartbreak of the AIDS crisis and the vibrant generation of gay men lost to it, and his activist work on labor, immigration, and gay rights, which continues today. As did thousands of young gay people, Jones moved to San Francisco in the early â70s, nearly penniless, finding a city electrified by progressive politics and sexual liberation. Jones dove into politics and activism, taking an internship in the office of San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk. With the advent of the AIDS crisis in the early â80s, Jones emerged as one of the gay community's most outspoken leaders.