{"product_id":"queer-happened-here-marc-zinaman-9783791380414","title":"Queer Happened Here: 100 Years of Nyc's Landmark LGBTQ+ Places","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis sprawling, unique visual history of New York City's queer spaces 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is a powerful and compelling testament to the endurance of queer culture, and an important contribution to its preservation and celebration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Zinaman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3791380419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783791380414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prestel Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Marc Zinaman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46618246840575,"sku":"9783791380414","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16fc2407-b233-4040-ad9c-19f374855730.jpg?v=1740069567","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/queer-happened-here-marc-zinaman-9783791380414","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}