The Empire State Building: A Quick History

One of Manhattan’s most iconic landmarks is the Empire State Building. I am currently visiting New York City, and it is certainly the landmark that has constantly been grabbing my attention. As I am on holiday, (and have spent several hours walking around the Met), I wanted to do a short post, and the best

Stormé DeLarverie: The Lesbian who Sparked a Revolution

Although the Stonewall Riot was not the first resistance against police brutality by the LGBTQ+ community, it was one of the most prominent and sparked the Gay Rights Revolution. One of the key but forgotten figures of Stonewall was Stormé DeLarverie. A butch lesbian from Louisiana she faced misogyny, racism, and homophobia throughout her life.

New York and the LGBTQ+ Community over a Century

This article was first published by Retrospect Journal on 09/02/2020, which you can read here. The anonymity of big cities allows persecuted sub-cultures and identities to find room to exist. London, Berlin, and Paris are just three examples of cities with flourishing LGBTQ+ communities, and in the United States New York was one of the

Review: A Tale of Two Cities by Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof

This article was first published by Retrospect Journal on 11 November 2019, and can be read here. New York City remains one of the most culturally diverse cities in the United States seeing emigration from across the world for centuries. One of the many communities to call New York home is the Dominican community which Jesse