Jim Jones oral history interview, August 1, 2017

Jim Jones was born and raised in Kingsport, Tenn. He grew up around his extended family, who were very religious. Jones attended the University of Tennessee, where he began exploring his identity as a gay man and as part of a gay community. He eventually became involved with the Radical Faeries and later with Gay Spirit Visions, in which he has been actively involved for many years.