Hugh Ryan

Hugh Ryan is the award-winning author of My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer 90s and Beyond (2026), When Brooklyn Was Queer (2019) and The Women’s House of Detention (2022). He is a Lead Historian for the American LGBTQ+ Museum opening in 2028. He teaches creative nonfiction in the MFA program at the Bennington Writing Seminars and runs the Queer History 101 Book Club with world-famous performer Peppermint.