This fall, explore the long and rich history of queer communities in Manhattan's East Village and Lower East Side with Close Friends Collective's Queer History Walking Tours.
In collaboration with the non-profit Henry Street Settlement and the bookstore Bluestockings Cooperation, Close Friends Collective takes you on a two-hour storytelling journey through the through six stops. The stops change depending on the tour guide, current events or time of the year, but no matter what, the tour focuses on the importance of New York queer spaces and how they've evolved over the years.
The organization is fronted by its founders and guides, a mix of historians, educators and a postdoctoral fellow: Salonee Bhaman, Jimmy Fay, Natalie Hill, Erin Reid, Katie Vogel and Daniel Walber. These walking tours are the combination of their love for public history and their desire to not let queer spaces/narratives be forgotten.
Here are the fall dates:
— East Village, Saturday, September 13, 3-5pm
— Lower East Side, Sunday, October 12, 11am-1pm
— Lower East Side, Saturday, November 8, 11am-1pm