![]() (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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