These Beautiful Photos Capture An Unexpected Place Where Queer Men Connect

For the first time, one photographer and artist is sharing a selection of his photos that document a specific queer experience for many men who have sex with men in New York City. Thomas Roma is a photographer who used to make a living working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. In the 1970s, he stumbled across something known as the Vale of Cashmere in Brooklyn's Prospect Park by way of a close friend named Carl. The two eventually became extremely close prior to Carl's death, Roma cal...