Hugh Ryan
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Did Downton Abbey & Thomas Barrow Accurately Portray Gay Men in 1920s?
The new Downton Abbey movie explores Tom's sexuality, but what was life really like for gay men in 1920s Britain? Here's whether or not the movie portrayed it accurately. → Read More
Historian Hugh Ryan's New Book Documents the Queer History of Brooklyn
In 1969 — the year of the Stonewall Riots in New York City — Martin Boyce was just 21 years old, part of a pack of young, loud, unapologetic queens who hung out at the Stonewall Inn. The surrounding streets of the West Village were their stomping ground, the one area of the city they could lay claim to. Today, nearly a half century later, Boyce is telling me about those days as we sip… → Read More
How Dressing in Drag Was Labeled a Crime in the 20th Century
In the 1940s, '50s and '60s, police arrested LGBTQ people based on an informal "three-article" rule. The Stonewall Riots helped turn the tide against these arrests. → Read More
The Stonewall Riots Weren’t New York City’s Only Queer Uprising
The 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. → Read More
Those Left Behind When #LoveWon
Did the success of gay marriage erode the radical potential of queer politics? → Read More
News Flash: History Is Not Just for Straight People
"Without queer history, we cannot truly understand history, full stop." → Read More
Historians Are Debating if Walt Whitman Took a Dick Pic
It's beloved poet Walt Whitman's 198th birthday, and we're looking at his alleged nudes. → Read More
Hundreds of Theater Groups are Coming Together to Protest Trump's Inauguration
The co-founder of The Ghostlight Project explains how the theater community plans to shine a light during a dark administration. → Read More
Ten Queer Reimaginings of New York's 'Gay Liberation Monument'
Groundbreaking queer artists step up to reinvigorate an ode to LGBTQ history. → Read More
We Talked to Christian Slater About Gay Porn, Man-Crushes, and 'King Cobra'
Christian Slater and 'King Cobra' director Justin Kelly on the challenges of making a film about underage porn stars, intergenerational relationships, and murder. → Read More
Queer in Rural America
Queer in Rural America from Boston Review. Many see gayness as inseparable from city life. But many LGBT Americans—particularly queer black folks—live in rural places. Their invisibility to the gay rights movement is a problem. → Read More
Alexis Arquette and The Lady Chablis: deaths a reminder of barriers they broke
The two transgender women were activists and entertainers who dared to be themselves – and set the tone for future generations → Read More
Talking with Director Todd Haynes about 'Carol,' Lesbian Love, and the Impossibility of Indie Films
We met up with the filmmaker to discuss his new film, an exploration of lesbian love in the homophobic 1950s. → Read More
Meet Basil Twist, the 'Genius' Puppet Master Bringing the Inanimate to Life
The MacArthur grant recipient might be the most fascinating puppeteer in the world. → Read More
Gay in Nirvana: Bhutan’s LGBT Population Emerges from the Shadows
What’s it like to be gay in a country where ‘gross national happiness’ is the stated policy of the government? → Read More
How to Write a Young Adult Novel About a Gay Kid Without It Being a 'Gay Book'
Justin Sayre's "Husky" approaches adolescent queerness as not just a form of attraction, but as an aesthetic. → Read More
'These Schmucks Were Geniuses!': Poet Eileen Myles Remembers Her New York
We sat down with the writer to talk about her career, how New York has changed, and the problems LGBT people still face. → Read More
Kyrgyzstan’s Anti-Gay Law Will Likely Pass Next Month, But Has Already Led to Violence
Although most Americans couldn’t locate Kyrgystan on a map, life for LGBT people there is no joke—and is about to get worse. → Read More
'Closet Monster' Is a Gay Coming-of-Age Tale with a Canadian Sense of Humor
Stephen Dunn's latest film delves into decidedly heavy topics—family violence, divorce, gay bashing, and coming out—with a light touch. → Read More
Three's A Crowd?: Finding the Language to Describe My Three-Person Relationship
Please don't call us a throuple. → Read More