Cleve Jones Quotes

When I was saving pills to kill myself, I thought there was no hope. I thought my life was over because I was a homosexual.

Cleve Jones

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• When I was saving pills to kill myself, I thought there was no hope. I thought my life was over because I was a homosexual.

  

  Cleve Jones
  • Hope
  • Homosexual
  • Saving