Gay rights activist urges younger generation to continue Harvey Milk's fight for equality

[davidinalameda]

http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_11595023

Gay rights activist Cleve Jones, who is portrayed in the movie "Milk," spoke at UC Berkeley on Thursday, urging the younger generation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to continue the fight for equality that Jones' friend and mentor, Harvey Milk, began more than 30 years ago.
"In 1972, when I came to San Francisco, if someone had told me that I would be fighting for the right to get married or join the Army in 2009, I think I would have started dating women," said the 54-year-old Jones, jokingly.
Jones, the founder of the AIDS quilt, the world's largest community arts project that now contains more than 40,000 panels dedicated to people who have died from the disease, and the co-founder of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, was equally comedic and serious during a 90-minute talk and question-and-answer session for several hundred students and community members Thursday.
"I think it's very important that there be more connections between the generations, so here I am from the gay Jurassic (to share some insights)," he said, at the start of his talk.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

1. Excellent movie.

Inspiring without being preachy.

[Divine Discontent]

2. truly inspiring man, and I'm so glad that Mr Milk persuaded Cleve to join up in the fight for rights