Cleve Jones Quotes

I don't even want to go to the Pride marches anymore. The politics have been removed almost entirely. They're just huge corporate showcases.

Cleve Jones

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• I don't even want to go to the Pride marches anymore. The politics have been removed almost entirely. They're just huge corporate showcases.

  

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  • Corporate