Hugh Ryan
Country
United States
Birth - Death
Occupation
Writer
Description
Writer and curator on issues of queer politics, culture and history. Author of the book 'When Brooklyn Was Queer' (2019). Resident historian at them, the Conde Nast LGBTQ publication, where he writes a column called "Themstory" every two weeks. Founded the Pop-Up Museum of Queer History (2010), a grassroots organization dedicated to helping local communities create engaging exhibitions rooted in their own experience. Development associate with the Urban Justice Center, a consultant for MIX NYC (New York City’s queer experimental film festival), an Advisory Board member of the academic journal QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking and of the Museum of Transgender Hirstory and Art, and an alumnus of Team Awesome/The Rude Mechanical Orchestra.
