![]() It is the site of one of the oldest gay and lesbian communities in the United States, situated within two neighboring hamlets - Cherry Grove and the Fire Island Pines.ĭuring the 1930s actors, writers and craftspeople from the New York theatrical world began heading to Cherry Grove, its remote and rustic qualities allowing for gay and lesbians to express themselves freely - far away from a world that rejected and persecuted them. (And, for the most part, no automobiles.)īut Fire Island has a very special place in American LGBT history. (Check out the first part on Gatsby and the Gold Coastand the second part on Jones Beach.)įire Island is one of New York state’s most attractive summer getaways, a thin barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean lined with seaside villages and hamlets, linked by boardwalks, sandy beaches, natural dunes and water taxis. This is the third and final part of the Bowery Boys Road Trip to Long Island. ![]() ![]() How did one particular summer settlement on Fire Island become a ‘safe haven’ for gay men and lesbians almost ninety years ago, decades before the uprising at Stonewall Inn?
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