Summer is heating up, and many gays are already packing their bags for their sojourn to the queer mecca, Fire Island, an ...

The limited-edition photo book “Safe/Haven” features 77 glorious pages of seemingly carefree gay life in 1950s New York.

Legend has it that Fire Island’s queer history goes at least as far back as 1882, when none other than Oscar Wilde is said to have stayed at what was then Perkinson’s Hotel in Cherry Grove ...

That enchantment with Fire Island’s two neighboring LGBTQ+-dominated villages, Cherry Grove and the Pines, grew into an obsession with the community’s unique dynamics and little-known history.

Gay New Yorkers flock to Fire Island, an LGBTQ+ resort destination, during the summer. Many take residency in second homes or time shares there, and visitors make joyful memories they won’t ...

Jack Parlett’s history of Fire Island blends anecdotes from illustrious writers’ lives with personal narrative to show how the beach community became a queer mecca. IE 11 is not supported.

Broadway Podcast Network's Finding Fire Island will explore the history and significance of the renowned LGBTQ destination. Sunday, June 15, 2025 Advertise with Radio ...

And—Happy Pride!—it’s obviously Fire Island. Related Stories. 46 Must-Read Books by Queer Writers; ... I’m not trying to stake a claim to Fire Island with this as the only history.

“Fire Island has had a long history of being a safe haven for closeted queer people in the city to be themselves,” director Andrew Ahn told Variety at the premiere.

The urban planner quit his position as Long Island State Parks commissioner by 1963 and plans for a road on Fire Island faded into history.

Bobby Bonanno created the Fire Island Pines Historical Preservation Society, collecting photographs and documents and conducting interviews. The Pines has one multifamily residential complex, a ...

“Fire Island,” Rated R. 2 1/2 stars, 105 minutes. ... And the rest is history; the best friends’ characters were originally even named Bowen and Joel. Jeong Park, ...