{"product_id":"queer-happened-here-100-years-of-nycs-landmark-lgbtq-places-hardcover","title":"Queer Happened Here: 100 Years of Nyc's Landmark LGBTQ+ Places - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Zinaman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeppermint\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew York's LGBTQ+ history is everywhere, but rarely is it visibly documented. Aside from current venues and a handful of landmark plaques, important queer spaces from the city's past have otherwise been forgotten about, or remain entirely hidden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis multifaceted book joyfully and poignantly explores a century of LGBTQ+ gathering spaces across Manhattan through hundreds of historic photographs, flyers, posters, club membership cards, magazine spreads, and more. Author Marc Zinaman's carefully researched, engaging text includes first-person accounts and little-known facts that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 1920s bathhouses, drag balls, and the ascent of homophobia during World War II, to the protests and parades of the 1960s and 1970s, to the horrors of AIDS; from the vibrant nightlife scene of the 1990s to 2018's Rainbow Wave, which saw a record number of queer elected officials in the US, to the rise of geosocial dating apps, every major milestone of LGBTQ+ social history is thoughtfully documented. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is a powerful and compelling testament to the endurance of queer culture, and an important contribution to its preservation and celebration.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARC ZINAMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is a New York City-based writer and historian. Since 2021, he has been running the social media account @Queer_Happened_Here, which maps the forgotten LGBTQ+ history of the city. He has also been a contributing writer for the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project and Making Queer History website. He was the contributing editor of the book \u003ci\u003eGetting In: NYC Club Flyers from the Gay 1990s\u003c\/i\u003e, and currently serves on the planning committee for the forthcoming American LGBTQ+ Museum. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePEPPERMINT \u003c\/b\u003eis a New York City-based actor, musician, and public speaker who made history in 2018 as the first out transgender women to originate a principal role in a Broadway musical.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 10.57 x 8.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43493509660807,"sku":"9783791380414","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/RmodLYgjM49783791380414.webp?v=1763542460","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/queer-happened-here-100-years-of-nycs-landmark-lgbtq-places-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}