Bryan C. Jones interview, 26 July 2023

Abstract

Bryan C. Jones (b. 1960) is a native Clevelander and grew up in the Hough area before attending the University of Cincinnati. Jones discusses transferring to Florida A&M University and Florida State University in the 1980s and coming out as a gay man after becoming active in Atlanta's gay communities in the early 1980s. He discusses the onset of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, receiving an HIV/AIDS diagnosis in the 1980s, and moving back to Cleveland in the 1990s. Jones discusses the intersections of stigma, racism, and homophobia surrounding HIV/AIDs and his ongoing work as a community activist and long-term AIDS survivor/thriver, including his involvement in the Sankofa HIV Initiative, the D.I.R.T Advocacy Movement, Campaign 2 End Aids, and Equal Access Prevention.

Interviewee

Jones, Bryan C. (interviewee)

Interviewer

Habyl, Riley (interviewer)

Project

LGBTQ+ Cleveland

Date

7-28-2023

Document Type

Oral History

Duration

83 minutes

Recommended Citation

"Bryan C. Jones interview, 26 July 2023" (2023). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 701005.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1269

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