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Hugh Ryan

Hugh Ryan, the 2016–17 Martin Duberman Visiting Scholar at the New York Public Library, is a writer, curator, and speaker. His work on queer politics, culture, and history appears in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, VICE, and Slate.

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Gender & Sexuality

Queer in Rural America

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.

Hugh Ryan

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