Forged in fire. For decades, Fire Island Pines, the historic gay community located on the edge of the barrier island, has been a reliable haven for gay men who hop on a ferry to let loose every summer ...

Nigel Smith, an Australian architect, first went to Fire Island Pines in 2004, when he was twenty-eight and newly out of the closet. “It was heaven,” he said, not long ago. He spent days in a Speedo ...

The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. TXA Ruth Benedict Prize, 1994. For thousands of gay men and ...

Summer is heating up, and many gays are already packing their bags for their annual sojourn to the queer mecca, Fire Island—don’t forget the sunscreen! Whether you’ve never been, or have visited ...

Tristan Schukraft almost didn’t go to Fire Island. A California native, the serial tech entrepreneur was in New York City on ...

First time heading to Fire Island? Here’s what you need to know about the 17 residential beach communities as well as the two beach areas that are part of the Fire Island National Seashore. "We ...

The Fire Island beaches look as beautiful as postcards with plentiful dunes and wide expanses, in part due to massive amounts of sand used to replenish them. And summer winds have been shifting sand ...

Fire Island Pines, a historic and iconic gay community, is undergoing a major transformation under new ownership. Courtesy of Mitch Muroff, Esq. Forged in fire. For decades, Fire Island Pines, the ...