There are likely no communities in the world with a higher percentage of gay residents than Cherry Grove and Pines, the two neighboring summer resort communities on Fire Island, a barrier island about 50 miles east-southeast of New York City. From May through October, this narrow, shrub-shrouded island buzzes with activity, as thousands of gay and lesbian visitors descend for beach vacations lasting anywhere from a weekend to the entire summer. Here's a gallery of gay life on Fire Island.
- Pines Harbor and Marina
- Sayville Ferry, en route to Fire Island Cherry Grove
- Cherry's gay bar, Cherry Grove
- Gay Beach at Cherry Grove
- Boats at Cherry Grove Marina
- House along Great South Bay, Cherry Grove
- Belvedere Castle hotel on Cherry Grove (viewed from ferry boat)
- Grove Hotel, in Cherry Grove
- A deer in Cherry Grove, near the entrance to the "Meat Rack"
- Water taxi stopping at Cherry Grove landing
- Guys playing volleyball at the gay beach in the Pines
- Cherry Grove Pizza, adjacent to Ice Palace Nightclub and Grove Hotel
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