Hugh Ryan

  • Hugh Ryan: Brooklyn and the Birth of America’s Queer Life

    Hugh Ryan: Brooklyn and the Birth of America’s Queer Life

      When Historian, Curator, and Author HUGH RYAN  wrote WHEN BROOKLYN WAS QUEER, he found a thousand great images that couldn’t fit in the book. On Jan 16th, thanks to Oscar Wilde Tours, he’ll be showing them off and discussing “Brooklyn and the Birth of America’s Queer Life!”   Ryan will take you on a tour of…

  • Queerguru’s Curated Curios ……. and News  2/9

    Queerguru’s Curated Curios ……. and News 2/9

    Historian Hugh Ryan (author  of When Brooklyn Was Queer) gets his first book review published in the NY Times.   Gay Bar: Why We Went Out  a memoir by Jeremy Atherton Lin, is a toast for the gay bars that shaped queer identity, both personal and collective.  Full Review               …

  • HUGH RYAN : When Brooklyn Was Queer

    HUGH RYAN : When Brooklyn Was Queer

      When Historian, Curator and Author HUGH RYAN was in #Pown at EAST END BOOKS for a reading of his latest book WHEN BROOKLYN WAS QUEER , he talked to QUEERGURU about this and how in the year of STONEWALL 50, the whole subject of queer history is finally getting the attention it deserves Filmed…