Fire Island

  • Last Ferry : looking for love on Fire Island can be deadly

    Last Ferry : looking for love on Fire Island can be deadly

      It 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…

  • The Lost Boys of Fire Island 2019

    The Lost Boys of Fire Island 2019

    Just 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

  • Cherry Grove Stories

    Cherry Grove Stories

      Cherry Grove Stories is a joyous account of an iconic gay haven that has always played a crucial role in LGBT history.  It is part of Fire Island that is located just off Long Island, New York and which started out in the 1950’s when gay men and women needed a safe place to escape from…

  • Mascara, Mirth & Mayhem

    Mascara, Mirth & Mayhem

    Susan Kravitz has been photographing Independence Day on Fire Island since the early 1980s’ and she sat down with queerguru to talk about her stunning her book Mascara, Mirth & Mayhem – Photography by Susan Kravitz prior to a Book Signing and Exhibition at Stonewall National Museum – Wilton Manors Gallery The interview was filmed by #HusseinWentz