Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhat we really love about photographer koitz’s stunning portfolio of Fire Island is that he sees the natural beauty of the place as well as the beauty of all it’s queer summer residents. In July this year, the Community House of Cherry Grove mounted an exhibit of koitz’s work (he has an aversion to … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe New-York Historical Society is about to launch an exhibit of SAFE/HAVEN: GAY LIFE IN 1950s CHERRY GROVE. This OUTDOOR photographic Exhibit will give an intimate look at one of the first gay beach towns in the United States. It explores mid-20th-century gay life in Fire Island’s remote hamlet of Cherry Grove, located on … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterQueer Basque-American journalist and photographer koitz has published his first photography book titled ‘koitz Gay Fire Island”. The book chronicles his work over 14 summers in the two mostly LGBTQ+ communities of Fire Island: Cherry Grove and The Fire Island Pines, and it includes a Foreword by author Patrick Ryan and Introduction by curator Nicholas … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt can be pretty scary visiting an almost deserted Fire Island in the off season generally , but its not usually as murderous as shy young NY lawyer Joseph (Ramon O. Torres) found on his very first visit. He’s not long off the Ferry before he is drugged and robbed in the bushes near … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterJust in case we are not allowed out all summer (!) here’s a reminder of what we will be missing. Well, if we were planning to spend it on Fire Island…… Filmed by Brian Emerrick
