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Tracing Queer History Through NYC’s Public Parks
The green spaces that served as a refuge for historically oppressed LGBTQ+ groups are at the center of contemporary campaigns to memorialize the movement.
2025 Pride Month
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How New York City Got Its First Pride March
What started as a response to the 1969 Stonewall Uprising has evolved and expanded, taking on an added urgency amid Trump’s ongoing attacks on LGBTQ+ people.
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The Enduring Legacy of ’80s Harlem Drag Balls
More than three decades since Paris Is Burning put the underground scene on a world stage, ball culture remains a haven for the queer community.
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When NYC’s Piers Were a Sanctuary for Gay Gathering
In the 1960s, amid the shipping industry's decline, the empty piers became a site for cruising and creativity for gay men in particular.
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The Queer History of Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain
Artist Emma Stebbins may have modeled her 1873 bronze angel for the popular landmark after her partner, actor Charlotte Cushman.
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From a Soho Loft to the World’s First LGBTQ+ Art Museum
In the face of discrimination, harassment, and the AIDS crisis, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art became a beacon for queer creativity.
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The Pink Triangle That Mobilized a Movement
The iconic protest visual used by SILENCE=DEATH and ACT UP became a key symbol of AIDS activism and LGBTQ+ advocacy.
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The American Street Photographer Who Queered the Victorian Era
The Alice Austen House Museum in Staten Island is preparing to receive thousands of images and negatives by the iconic artist who defied 19th-century gender norms.
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An Archive of Lesbian History Right in the Heart of Brooklyn
Nestled between brownstones near Prospect Park, the Lesbian Herstory Archives houses the world’s largest selection of materials by and for anyone who identifies with the word.