Queer happened here: 100 years of NYC's landmark LGBTQ+ places

Abstract

This sprawling, unique visual history of New York City's queer spaces documents the evolution of LGBTQ+ culture, community, and activism within Manhattan's dynamic landscape over the course of a century, spanning from 1920 to 2020.

Contents

Foreword / Peppermint -- Introduction and early queer landscape -- 1920's-1930's: Bathhouses, balls, and bohemians -- 1940's-1950's: A lavender landscape -- 1960's: Raids, rebels, and riots -- 1970's: A new dawn -- 1980's: Dancing through darkness -- 1990's: Strike a pose -- 2000's: Meet me online -- 2010's: App-ily ever after -- Map -- Bibliography and resources -- Picture credits -- Author bibliography and acknowledgments.