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Writer and curator Hugh Ryan is the author of When Brooklyn Was Queer, the first ever LGBTQ history of Brooklyn. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Tin House, Buzzfeed, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Out, and other venues. He earned an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars, and he received a 2016-2017 Martin Duberman Fellowship at the New York Public Library, a 2017 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Nonfiction Literature, and a 2018 residency at the Watermill Center.
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The Stonewall Riots Weren’t NYC’s Only Queer Uprising
PAST PRESENTThe Stonewall Riots were not in isolation. As their 50th anniversary approaches, we should remember New York City's other cops vs. queers clashes of the era, like the Haven riot.

The WWII Nazi Spy Gay Sex Scandal That Rocked the Senate
LGBT HISTORYIn 1942, the exposure of a Brooklyn townhouse where wealthy men had sex with members of the armed services led to an anti-gay witch-hunt and heated political scandal.

Social Media Frees Moroccan Gays
QUORUMTwo men are beaten by a mob—and then arrested for homosexuality. Then the video of their attack went viral.

Being Gay in Nirvana
QuorumWhat’s it like to be gay in a country where ‘gross national happiness’ is the stated policy of the government?

Kyrgyzstan’s More Anti-Gay Than Russia
QuorumAlthough most Americans couldn’t locate Kyrgyzstan on a map, life for LGBT people there is no joke—and is about to get worse.

When 8 Adults & 3 Children Are a Family
Postmodern FamilyJustice Alito used them as a scare tactic, but why doesn’t the law recognize unusual family configurations?

Wonder Woman Takes a Big Step Back
But Can She Cook?Now a husband-and-wife team is in charge of Wonder Woman’s image and her story line, and the first comic they produced is both leering and condescending.

The Fall's Best YA Fiction
Addictive<p>A look at three of the season’s best: <i>I’ll Give You the Sun</i>, <i>Rainey Royal</i>, and <i>Belzhar</i>.</p>

A Warhol Girl With Banksy Talent
Composite PortraitThe ’60s hip icon Edie Sedgwick provides a lot of the inspiration for Adele Griffin’s genre-busting YA novel about a glamorous, talented, and tragic artist.

Smells Like Teen Terror
‘No Dawn Without Darkness’<p>A mall full of scared kids battling a lethal enemy—or just the fraught road to adulthood? The captivating metaphor driving the latest in Danya Lorentz’s <i>No Safety in Numbers</i> YA series.</p>
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