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SUMMARY:Queer Happened Here by Marc Zinaman with Ande Whyland (in person and live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the release of Queer Happened Here: 100 Years of NYC’s Landmark LGBTQ+ Places with author Marc Zinaman and special guest and book contributor Ande Whyland to celebrate the iconic queer spaces that have shaped LGBTQ+ culture\, community\, and activism for decades. \n7 pm: Doors Open \n7:15 – 8 pm: Marc Zinaman in conversation with Ande Whyland \n8 – 8.15 pm: Audience Q & A \n8.15 – 9 pm: Book Signing and Sales \n9 pm: Event Ends \nPlease RSVP here. Note: RSVPs are encouraged\, but not required. Seating is limited and will be first come\, first served. \nThe event is co-sponsored by Village Preservation. \nWe hope you can join us! \n  \nSigned copies of Queer Happened Here will be available for purchase on the night of the event\, along with Whyland’s monograph\, Shots\, 1980–1986. \nTo reserve a copy of Queer Happened Here (Prestel Publishing\, April 29\, 2025\, hardcover\, $50) and/or Shots\, 1980-1986\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve book for May 22 event” in the subject line and let us know which book(s) you’d like us to reserve in the body of the email. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \n  \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n\n  \nAbout Marc Zinaman \nMarc Zinaman 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 Getting In: NYC Club Flyers from the Gay 1990s\, and currently serves on the planning committee for the forthcoming American LGBTQ+ Museum. \n  \nAbout Ande Whyland \nWhen artist/photographer Ande Whyland moved to the East Village in 1980\, it was like Alice falling down the rabbit hole. She landed in Club 57\, a now legendary performance/ gallery space that was a headquarters of the astounding East Village art explosion of the 1980s. Ande’s candid photos made her a vital new member of this exclusive underground enclave. It also gave her inside access to other venues that fostered the burgeoning\, party-fueled scene – including The Pyramid Club\, Area\, Jackie 60\, Wigstock\, The Mermaid Parade\, Easter Parade and Slipper Room to name a few. \nThese photos have been published in numerous books and magazines including two separate issues of Artforum\, a full page in the Whitney Museum of Art catalogue “The American Century: 1950-2000.” Four photographs were chosen for the “East Village USA Show” at The New Museum\, and an extensive slide show for the Club 57 exhibition at MOMA. Her book “Shots\, 1980–1986” captures this period with writings by those whose photos are featured in the book. Her latest book “Balloons and Feathers\,” out last year captures the Burlesque stars from the early 2000’s also in their own words. Both books are available on BLURB. \n  \nAbout Queer Happened Here \nA sprawling\, unique visual history of New York City’s queer spaces\, Queer Happened Here 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. \nNew 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. \nThis 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. \nFrom 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. \nPublished by Prestel. To find out more\, visit penguinrandomhouse.com
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LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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