Gay Green-Wood Trolley Tour
Sunday, June 7th, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Kick off Brooklyn Pride Week (June 8th through 13th) in a most unique way: with an
LGBT-themed trolley tour of Green-Wood Cemetery.
Tour guide Phil Desiere--who
leads tours of Greenwich Village, Central Park, and other New York City sights--will illuminate stories of Green-Wood's ‘permanent residents’ who were
openly gay, including "It’s Raining Men" co-author Paul Jabara, and
others who were probably gay or bisexual, like Violet Oakley, a member
of a "Boston marriage."
You'll also visit the final resting places of those who contributed to
LGBT culture in fun, surprising ways, including Louis Comfort Tiffany,
the artist and businessman whose fancy New York City atelier is the
namesake of gay novelist Truman Capote’s smash hit, Breakfast at
Tiffany’s.
$15 for members of Green-Wood and Brooklyn Historical Society/$20 for non-members. Purchase tickets here.
Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant.