The never-before-told story of Brooklyn's vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day.
***An ALA GLBT Round Table Over the Rainbow 2019 Top Ten Selection***
***NAMED ONE OF THE BEST LGBTQ BOOKS OF 2019 by Harper's Bazaar***
"A romantic, exquisite history of gay culture." -Kirkus Reviews, starred
"[A] boisterous, motley new history...entertaining and insightful." -The New York Times Book Review
Hugh Ryan's When Brooklyn Was Queer is a groundbreaking exploration o...






















