Before Stonewall, Cherry Grove: How a Fire Island beach town beme a gay 'safe haven'

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• GAY MEC ON FIRE ISLAND SELLS FOR $10.1 MILLN AT AUCTN
• ON FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK'S ELE GAY GETAWAY, THE PARTYG PSED FOR BLACK LIV MATTER PROTTS
• SP THE BOTTOM? BEHD THE SCEN OF FIRE ISLAND'S WILD SEXUAL ANTICSALSO: AUDRA MCDONALD MAK HER RETURN TO BROADWAY A ROMANTIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY MICHAEL MTOJUNE 3, 2019/12:25 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3600PX;WIDTH:5400PX;}HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAGAUDIENCE MEMBERS AT THE KRISTE W NCERT "P 99" AT FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK ON AUGT 21, 1999. (PHOTO BY HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAG)BY MICHAEL MTOJUNE 3, 2019 / 12:25 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SP THE BOTTOM? BEHD THE SCEN OF FIRE ISLAND'S WILD SEXUAL ANTICS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-06-03T16:25:21.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-06-03T16:25:21.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL MTO","KEYWORDS":"MTO UNFILTERED","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JT TAKE A B TO PENN STATN, THEN A TRA TO BABYLON, THEN SWCH TO ANOTHER TRA TO SAYVILLE, THEN TAKE THE SHUTTLE VAN TO THE FERRY LANDG, THEN BOARD A BOAT TO EHER THE P OR CHERRY GROVE. AND THEN WALK, WALK, WALK DOWN THE WOON PLANKS (THERE ARE NO STREETS), AND YOU HAVE THE EFFORTLS RORT OF FIRE ISLAND, WHERE YOU N FEND OFF RABID ER AND LOOK FOR HOTTI ALL DAY AND NIGHT UNTIL YOU DROP! NO ONE KNOWS THIS EXASPERATG YET FUN QUEER RORT LIKE GREG SRNICI, WHO STARTED GOG TO THE ISLAND 1992 AND CURRENTLY RENTS AN APARTMENT THE GROVE WH HIS HBAND AND A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SRNICI HAS SPENT 24 YEARS AT SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (HE WORKED HIS WAY UP OM STUME PARTMENT TERN TO ASSOCIATE PRODUCER), AND ON THE SI, HE DONS SOME HEAVY SASS AS HIS DRAG ALTER EGO, LEVONIA JENKS, WHO SHOPS, WH WIG ASKEW, AT C-TOWN. WHAT’S MORE, HE’S AN THOR, HAVG PUBLISHED DUNGEONS AND DRAG QUEENS: FIRE ISLAND THROUGH THE EY OF ITS WORST DRAG QUEEN (PICTURED BELOW). I TRACKED DOWN SRNICI FOR SOME FIERY TALK ABOUT THE WRETCHED YET LIGHTFUL EXCS OF THE FIERY ISLAND.GREG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HELLO, GREG. FIRST, SOME BACKGROUND. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF SNL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MA THG IS THE SHOW IS ALWAYS NNG 10 MUT LATE, SO I’M THE NTROL ROOM SAYG, “YOU’VE GOT TO CUT A SKETCH OR TWO.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT SHOW DON’T HAVE THE GREATT GAY REPUTATN. HAS THAT CHANGED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THGS HAVE CHANGED DRASTILLY AND THEY’RE RIDICULOLY GAY IENDLY NOW. THERE ARE ALMOST AS MANY GAY WRERS AS STRAIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DID YOUR DRAG CHARACTER, LEVONIA JENKS, EVOLVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT HAPPENED DURG A DNKEN BNCH ON MY ROOFTOP CHERRY GROVE 2010. MY IEND ME UP WH THE NAME AND HER PERSONA IS A SORT OF SUFFOLK COUNTY LBIAN MEETS REAL HOEWIV OF ATLANTA. MY IEND TOOK THE FIRE ISLAND FERRY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WAS ENAMORED OF THE LBIAN HAIRCUTS—THE PURPLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAS FIRE ISLAND CHANGED A LOT THE LAST 10 YEARS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK NEVER CHANG. IT ULD BE 1978 OR 2019, AND ’S ALWAYS THE SAME.HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAGAUDIENCE MEMBERS AT THE KRISTE W NCERT "P 99" AT FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK ON AUGT 21, 1999. (PHOTO BY HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AUDIENCE MEMBERS AT A NCERT THE FIRE ISLAND P {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, RAMPANT SEX THERE IS A NSTANT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE’S SO MUCH SEX GOG ON OUT ON THE ISLAND. IT’S MALY HOOKUP APPS NOWADAYS, SO THE MEAT RACK [THE AREA BETWEEN THE GROVE AND THE P, WHICH ED TO BE FILLED WH ANONYMO SEX] IS BASILLY AD. BUT IF YOU’RE TO PUBLIC SEX, THERE’S PLENTY OF AT DANIEL NARDIC’S UNRWEAR PARTY AT THE ICE PALACE THE GROVE. SOMETIM THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THE BACK ROOM THAN ON THE DANCE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND YOU DON’T SEE MUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AROUND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU PARTAKEN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE’S A STORY MY BOOK ABOUT TRYG NOT TO PARTAKE OUTDOOR SEX BEE I KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE, BUT ONE TIME I GOT DNK AND WAS LURED TO THE BACK ROOM. IT WAS A HUGE MISTAKE BEE NEIGHBORS STARTED G OVER TO ME, AND I DIDN’T WANT TO HAVE SEX WH THE PEOPLE I SEE ON THE BEACH ALL THE TIME!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BASILLY, THERE’S NO SHAME ON FIRE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO, NO SHAME AT ALL. WHO R?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I LONG AGO NOTICED THAT THE RACK ISN’T QUE WHAT WAS. IF ANYONE’S STILL THERE TRYG TO CISE, THEY SIMPLY DIDN’T GET THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S SO SAD. BUT MY IEND WHO’S 60 AND GREW UP WH MEAT RACK CULTURE SAYS THERE’S STILL LOTS OF ACTN THERE AFTER THE UNRWEAR PARTY ON FRIDAYS BEE THEY’RE HORNY AND WANT TO GET LAID. FRIDAY NIGHT, HE GETS DICK LEFT AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW ABOUT SOMEONE 80 YEARS OLD LIKE ME?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO PROBLEM, BEE ’S FUCKG PCH BLACK. [LGHS] EIGHT YEARS AGO, I HOOKED UP, AND AS SOON AS WE WERE DONE, I REALIZED WAS MY FUCKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S SICK TO HAVE SEX WH SOMEONE YOU KNOW AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SAME OLD MAN I MENTNED, HE ED TO BRG A PIECE OF RDBOARD AND THERE WAS A UPLE HE’D MEET THERE, AND THEY’D PLAY SP THE BOTTOM. HE’D LAY ON HIS BACK ON THE RDBOARD, WH HIS KNE UP AND HIS ASS EXPOSED. THEY’D SP HIM, AND WHOEVER WAS CLOST WHEN HE LAND, WOULD FUCK HIM.JIM PEPPLER/NEWSDAY VIA GETTY IMAGFIRE ISLAND, N.Y.: ON AUG. 7, 1983, BEACHGOERS AND VATNERS STROLL DOWN CHERRY GROVE'S BS DISTRICT ON FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK. (PHOTO BY JIM PEPPLER/ NEWSDAY VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEACHGOERS CHERRY GROVE BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHARMG! HAVE YOU EVER DONE SOMETHG EMBARRASSG OUT ON THE ISLAND?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVERY SGLE DAY. I THK THE MOST EMBARRASSG THG I EVER DID WAS FUCK SOME GUY OVER A GARBAGE N AFTER THE UNRWEAR PARTY ONE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YIK. DID HE KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEX AS LEVONIA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO, I FD WEIRD. THOSE SUFFOLK COUNTY BI GUYS H ON ME ALL THE TIME WHEN I’M DRAG. BUT ’S A RIDICULO, DUMB CHARACTER, AND I DON’T FEEL SEXUAL. I N’T THK OF GETTG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEX WH A DRAG QUEEN, WHETHER OR OUT OF DRAG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’VE HAD SEX WH GUYS WHO ARE OUT OF DRAG, BUT I DON’T NEED THAT WIG GLUE GETTG MY MOUTH, SO TAKE THAT SH OFF FIRST! A NEIGHBOR ONCE GOT DNK AND PICKED UP A GUY DRAG. HE END UP WH THE GUY’S EYELASH STUCK TO HIS FOREHEAD AND HE DIDN’T REALIZE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE TWO MUNI THERE—THE P VS. CHERRY GROVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK THE TOWNS ARE STARTG TO BEE MORE SIAR. THE P ED TO NOT EMBRACE DRAG UNTIL JULY 4 [WHEN THE ANNUAL DRAG INVASN HAPPENS], BUT NOW THEY HAVE DRAG BNCH AND QUEENS OM DRAG RACE, AND IF YOU DRS UP, THEY’RE NOT SNDALIZED, THEY MIGHT EVEN GO HOME AND THROW ON A WIG THEMSELV. IT’S LOOSENG UP ALL THOSE TIGHT ASSHOL OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS WE ATTA OUR PLACE AT THE TABLE, DO MAKE SENSE TO HAVE THE ISOLATED GHETTOS AT ALL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I KD OF LIKE THAT BEE ALLOWS PEOPLE TO LET EVERY SGLE ONE OF THEIR HIBNS GO, WHEREAS IF YOU’RE TERMGLG WH STRAIGHT PEOPLE, YOU MIGHT HAVE A SUBNSC FEAR OF BEG A TOTAL QUEER ONT OF A STRAIGHT GUY, BUT A GAY GHETTO, YOU DO WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT AND KNOW YOU’LL BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SRNICI AS LEVONIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU FD THE FIRE ISLAND CROWD NICE OR NASTY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU GET BOTH. IT’S A LTLE B OF A STEREOTYPE, BUT I FD THAT THE GUYS THE GROVE ARE MORE WELG AND NICE, WHEREAS THE P, YOU MIGHT GET GUYS WHO ARE STUCK UP BEE THEY’RE GEO AND RICH. BUT WE A’T GOT MUCH OF THAT THE GROVE, SO NOBODY HAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU HAVE A WORKED OUT BODY. IS THAT BEE OF PEER PRSURE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO. I DISVERED MY TEENS THAT WORKG OUT HELPED ME WH MY PRSN AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO WONR I’M PRSED. DO HAVG A BODY MAKE YOU MORE ACCEPTED THAT MUNY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT REALLY, BEE I’M SHAPE, BUT WHEN I’M NEXT TO THOSE RIPPED FUCKG STEROID-ED GHB BODI, I DON’T EVEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS THERE AGEISM FOR NOT BEG YOUR 20S?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE EXACT OPPOSE. THE SEND I TURNED 40, EVERYONE THEIR 20S WANTED TO FUCK ME. EVERYONE HAS DADDY ISSU, I DISVERED. YOU’RE SUDNLY HOT BEE YOU’VE GOT SOME GREY YOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS THAT STILL HAPPENG FOR YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KNOCK ON WOOD, Y. BUT I GIVE ANOTHER YEAR, UNTIL I’M PUT OUT TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, UNTIL THEN, KEEP HAVG FUN AND WRG ABOUT . THANKS, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TIDBS FROM THE EDGEJARED SISK/AMFAR/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 06: ALAN CUMMG ATTENDS THE AMFAR NEW YORK GALA 2019 AT CIPRIANI WALL STREET ON FEBARY 6, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY JARED SISK/AMFAR/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN BETWEEN UNRWEAR PARTI, THE AFOREMENTNED PROMOTER DANIEL NARDIC TOLD ME THAT HIS CLUB CUMMG PARTNER, SUPERSTAR ALAN CUMMG (PICTURED ABOVE), IS LOOKG TO BUY TO NARDIC'S OTHER EAST VILLAGE CLUB, BEDLAM. HE ADD THAT IF THAT HAPPENS, THE HANGOUT WILL MOST LIKELY UNRGO A NAME CHANGE TO SEND CUMMG. MAMA LIKE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER HOT PRODUCER-PROMOTER, FRANKIE SHARP (WTGAY, THREE DOLLAR BILL), MIGHT BE VERY VISIBLE EXTREMELY SOON, BUT I N’T SAY MORE RIGHT NOW. UNLIKE SOME OF THOSE FIRE ISLAND QUEENS, I KNOW WHEN TO PLUG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND I HEAR FX IS DOG A DOCERI ON GAY NYC, AND THE ‘80S SEGMENT WILL CLU AN ANTHONY AND ALEX-DIRECTED SEGMENT ABOUT LATE VIOGRAPHER NELSON SULLIVAN, WHO BACK THE DAY PTURED EVERY B OF MY VORTG WH HIS PERATG LENS. AND I AM NOT ASHAMED! THAT MUCH!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AUDRA AND MICHAEL THE CLAIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUTN, Y, AUDRA MCDONALD SGS THE REVIVAL OF TERRENCE MCNALLY’S FRANKIE AND JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE. A TY B. THE SIX-TIME TONY WNER PRACTILLY TURNS A FEW SENDS OF IASTIC MOANG TO OPERATIC TRILLG AT THE OUTSET OF THE PLAY, AND LATER ON, SHE WARBL A UPLE OF NOT OM BRIGADOON [A SHOW WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE REFERENCED BEETLEJUICE]. BUT THAT’S , FOLKS. DEBSY’S “CLAIR LUNE” AND BACH’S “GOLDBERG VARIATNS” ARE THE PRIMARY MIL PIEC YOU’LL HEAR HERE, AS DICTATED BY THE ROMANTIC PLOT. THIS IS THE WELL KNOWN DRAMEDY—FILMED 1991 WH AL PACO AND MICHELLE PFEIFFER— WHICH A FEISTY SHORT ORR OK TRI TO PEEL BACK THE ARMOR OF A BATTLE-SRRED WARS (WHO WANTED TO BE AN ACTRS BUT WILL PROBABLY BEE A TEACHER) WHILE SISTG THAT THEY NEED TO NNECT THE DARK AND EVEN WH THE LIGHTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE MANY CINC THAT JO THE TWO CHARACTERS, CLUDG THE FACT THAT THEY’RE NAMED FRANKIE (AUDRA) AND JOHNNY (MICHAEL SHANNON), JT LIKE THE FAMO SONG ABOUT A WOMAN WHO KILLS HER MAN WHEN SHE UPON HIM ROMANCG SOMEONE ELSE. IN THIS SE, FRANKIE DIDN’T SHOOT HER THEN-HBAND WHEN SHE FOUND HIM DOG THAT, BUT SHE’S ABOUT TO METAPHORILLY ANNIHILATE HIM BY THROWG AWAY HER RISTANCE AND BONDG WH HER -WORKER JOHNNY, AN EX-N WHO’S TERMED TO GRAB LIFE BY THE THROAT AND STOP FG OTHER PEOPLE’S NAM.BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 29: MICHAEL SHANNON AND AUDRA MCDONALD DURG THE CURTA LL FOR THE REVIVAL OF "FRANKIE AND JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE" AT THE BROADHURST THEATRE ON MAY 29, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ONE MORE CINCE, THIS PLAY IS REMARKABLY SIAR THEME TO ANOTHER CURRENTLY REVIVED 1987 WORK BY A GAY PLAYWRIGHT: LANFORD WILSON’S BURN THIS, WHICH A SHELL-SHOCKED WOMAN IS LURED BACK TO ROMANCE BY A RELENTLSLY PHY, WEIRD CREATURE WHO TURNS OUT TO BE A TENR BEAST. IN MCNALLY’S PLAY, THE TWO LEADS BANTER, ENGAGE ANK SEX TALK, AND TRY TO NEGOTIATE THEIR RELATNSHIP, AS SHE NTUALLY SAYS “SORRY” WHILE HE NSTANTLY SWEARS, THEN ADDS “PARDON MY FRENCH.” THEY BLAB ABOUT PRIZZI’S HONOR, WTERN OMELETS, AND SHAKPEARE, BETWEEN MORBIDLY PEERG OUT FRANKIE’S WDOW AND WATCHG A NEIGHBORG WOMAN GET BEATEN UP BY HER SPOE, A SUATN FRANKIE HAS TRIED TO ALLEVIATE, TO NO AVAIL. (THE WOMAN IS TOO ENTRENCHED TO FIGHT BACK OR GET OUT, A TRAP FRANKIE HAS STUDLY E TO AVOID.) THEIR DIALOGUE N BE REPETIVE AND TOO CUTE OR CLICHED (LOVE “DON’T GROW ON TRE”), BUT AS A CHARACTER STUDY, ’S FASCATG. THE TALK HEATS UP WHEN GO TO THE LIMS, LIKE JOHNNY SPERATELY WANTG TO STARE AT FRANKIE’S PRIVAT; FRANKIE YELPG, “DON’T BLAME ME FOR YOUR LIMP DICK”; OR HER ASKG JOHNNY IF HE’S QUEER, TO WHICH HE REPLI, “DO THIS LOOK LIKE A GAY FACE?” FORTUNATELY, THIS BEG BEFORE CELL PHON, THE TWO N NCENTRATE ON WORKG EACH OTHER’S NERV NONSTOP AS THEY WORK THE VAR AREAS OF FRANKIE’S WALK-UP APARTMENT PRE-FABULO HELL’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 2002 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY REVIVAL WH EDIE FAL AND STANLEY TUCCI EXUD SUCH CHEMISTRY THAT, AS I RELL, BOTH STARS LEFT THEIR PARTNERS FOR EACH OTHER REAL LIFE (FOR A WHILE, ANYWAY). THIS TIME, SHANNON IS APPROPRIATELY VASIVE AND SISTENT—FRANKIE SCREAMS FOR HIM TO GO AT ONE POT—AND AUDRA IS SKEPTIL YET OBVLY TRIGUED BY SOMEONE WHO PROPOS MARRIAGE AND KIDS ON A FIRST DATE. CLASSIL MIC WAFTS AS A BACKDROP THROUGHOUT, AND THE CLOSG MOMENTS—AS DIRECTED BY AR ARB—NEATLY BALANCE THE LYRIL AND THE MUNDANE, WH JOHNNY’S HIGH-FLYG IAS GROUND BY A UPLE OF TOOTHBSH MOTN. IT’S GOOD STUFF, BUT YOU SHOULD MALY SEE THIS FOR THE EXCELLENT STAR DUO OF AUDRA AND MICHAEL—AND FRANKIE AND JOHNNY. THEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MTO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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Every summer weekend, a ntgent of New York’s gay society p to Fire Island P, the small vatn muny perched off the ast of Sayville, Long Island. The P has long held a special place the Amerin gay imagatn—a rort where pretty and rich gay men go to relax, party, and get on amid betiful ho and priste sand dun.

ON FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK'S ELE GAY GETAWAY, THE PARTYG PSED FOR BLACK LIV MATTER PROTTS

Crics say the populary of the gay hookup app is g the island’s unique and lite social elogy. ) The app has been lled a “virtual bathhoe” and been pegged by some as a reason for the cle of the gay bar, but a place like Fire Island, may be pecially stctive.

Asi om the beach, a large part of the attractn of the P scene is the opportuny to b shoulrs, and maybe sleep, wh attractive and powerful gay men.

As Occhipti and others see , Grdr is an tsn of digal artifice to what was once an analog gay Utopia—a place ee om traffic, straight people, and, to a large extent, technology, where you uld meet other men wh a eedom and spontaney that were impossible almost anywhere else. However the growg gay populatn of the P were not allowed to dance together by law.

SP THE BOTTOM? BEHD THE SCEN OF FIRE ISLAND'S WILD SEXUAL ANTICSALSO: AUDRA MCDONALD MAK HER RETURN TO BROADWAY A ROMANTIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY MICHAEL MTOJUNE 3, 2019/12:25 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3600PX;WIDTH:5400PX;}HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAGAUDIENCE MEMBERS AT THE KRISTE W NCERT "P 99" AT FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK ON AUGT 21, 1999. (PHOTO BY HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAG)BY MICHAEL MTOJUNE 3, 2019 / 12:25 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SP THE BOTTOM? BEHD THE SCEN OF FIRE ISLAND'S WILD SEXUAL ANTICS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-06-03T16:25:21.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-06-03T16:25:21.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL MTO","KEYWORDS":"MTO UNFILTERED","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JT TAKE A B TO PENN STATN, THEN A TRA TO BABYLON, THEN SWCH TO ANOTHER TRA TO SAYVILLE, THEN TAKE THE SHUTTLE VAN TO THE FERRY LANDG, THEN BOARD A BOAT TO EHER THE P OR CHERRY GROVE. AND THEN WALK, WALK, WALK DOWN THE WOON PLANKS (THERE ARE NO STREETS), AND YOU HAVE THE EFFORTLS RORT OF FIRE ISLAND, WHERE YOU N FEND OFF RABID ER AND LOOK FOR HOTTI ALL DAY AND NIGHT UNTIL YOU DROP! NO ONE KNOWS THIS EXASPERATG YET FUN QUEER RORT LIKE GREG SRNICI, WHO STARTED GOG TO THE ISLAND 1992 AND CURRENTLY RENTS AN APARTMENT THE GROVE WH HIS HBAND AND A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SRNICI HAS SPENT 24 YEARS AT SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (HE WORKED HIS WAY UP OM STUME PARTMENT TERN TO ASSOCIATE PRODUCER), AND ON THE SI, HE DONS SOME HEAVY SASS AS HIS DRAG ALTER EGO, LEVONIA JENKS, WHO SHOPS, WH WIG ASKEW, AT C-TOWN. WHAT’S MORE, HE’S AN THOR, HAVG PUBLISHED DUNGEONS AND DRAG QUEENS: FIRE ISLAND THROUGH THE EY OF ITS WORST DRAG QUEEN (PICTURED BELOW). I TRACKED DOWN SRNICI FOR SOME FIERY TALK ABOUT THE WRETCHED YET LIGHTFUL EXCS OF THE FIERY ISLAND.GREG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HELLO, GREG. FIRST, SOME BACKGROUND. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF SNL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MA THG IS THE SHOW IS ALWAYS NNG 10 MUT LATE, SO I’M THE NTROL ROOM SAYG, “YOU’VE GOT TO CUT A SKETCH OR TWO.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT SHOW DON’T HAVE THE GREATT GAY REPUTATN. HAS THAT CHANGED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THGS HAVE CHANGED DRASTILLY AND THEY’RE RIDICULOLY GAY IENDLY NOW. THERE ARE ALMOST AS MANY GAY WRERS AS STRAIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DID YOUR DRAG CHARACTER, LEVONIA JENKS, EVOLVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT HAPPENED DURG A DNKEN BNCH ON MY ROOFTOP CHERRY GROVE 2010. MY IEND ME UP WH THE NAME AND HER PERSONA IS A SORT OF SUFFOLK COUNTY LBIAN MEETS REAL HOEWIV OF ATLANTA. MY IEND TOOK THE FIRE ISLAND FERRY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WAS ENAMORED OF THE LBIAN HAIRCUTS—THE PURPLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAS FIRE ISLAND CHANGED A LOT THE LAST 10 YEARS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK NEVER CHANG. IT ULD BE 1978 OR 2019, AND ’S ALWAYS THE SAME.HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAGAUDIENCE MEMBERS AT THE KRISTE W NCERT "P 99" AT FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK ON AUGT 21, 1999. (PHOTO BY HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AUDIENCE MEMBERS AT A NCERT THE FIRE ISLAND P {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, RAMPANT SEX THERE IS A NSTANT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE’S SO MUCH SEX GOG ON OUT ON THE ISLAND. IT’S MALY HOOKUP APPS NOWADAYS, SO THE MEAT RACK [THE AREA BETWEEN THE GROVE AND THE P, WHICH ED TO BE FILLED WH ANONYMO SEX] IS BASILLY AD. BUT IF YOU’RE TO PUBLIC SEX, THERE’S PLENTY OF AT DANIEL NARDIC’S UNRWEAR PARTY AT THE ICE PALACE THE GROVE. SOMETIM THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THE BACK ROOM THAN ON THE DANCE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND YOU DON’T SEE MUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AROUND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU PARTAKEN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE’S A STORY MY BOOK ABOUT TRYG NOT TO PARTAKE OUTDOOR SEX BEE I KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE, BUT ONE TIME I GOT DNK AND WAS LURED TO THE BACK ROOM. IT WAS A HUGE MISTAKE BEE NEIGHBORS STARTED G OVER TO ME, AND I DIDN’T WANT TO HAVE SEX WH THE PEOPLE I SEE ON THE BEACH ALL THE TIME!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BASILLY, THERE’S NO SHAME ON FIRE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO, NO SHAME AT ALL. WHO R?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I LONG AGO NOTICED THAT THE RACK ISN’T QUE WHAT WAS. IF ANYONE’S STILL THERE TRYG TO CISE, THEY SIMPLY DIDN’T GET THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S SO SAD. BUT MY IEND WHO’S 60 AND GREW UP WH MEAT RACK CULTURE SAYS THERE’S STILL LOTS OF ACTN THERE AFTER THE UNRWEAR PARTY ON FRIDAYS BEE THEY’RE HORNY AND WANT TO GET LAID. FRIDAY NIGHT, HE GETS DICK LEFT AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW ABOUT SOMEONE 80 YEARS OLD LIKE ME?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO PROBLEM, BEE ’S FUCKG PCH BLACK. [LGHS] EIGHT YEARS AGO, I HOOKED UP, AND AS SOON AS WE WERE DONE, I REALIZED WAS MY FUCKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S SICK TO HAVE SEX WH SOMEONE YOU KNOW AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SAME OLD MAN I MENTNED, HE ED TO BRG A PIECE OF RDBOARD AND THERE WAS A UPLE HE’D MEET THERE, AND THEY’D PLAY SP THE BOTTOM. HE’D LAY ON HIS BACK ON THE RDBOARD, WH HIS KNE UP AND HIS ASS EXPOSED. THEY’D SP HIM, AND WHOEVER WAS CLOST WHEN HE LAND, WOULD FUCK HIM.JIM PEPPLER/NEWSDAY VIA GETTY IMAGFIRE ISLAND, N.Y.: ON AUG. 7, 1983, BEACHGOERS AND VATNERS STROLL DOWN CHERRY GROVE'S BS DISTRICT ON FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK. (PHOTO BY JIM PEPPLER/ NEWSDAY VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEACHGOERS CHERRY GROVE BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHARMG! HAVE YOU EVER DONE SOMETHG EMBARRASSG OUT ON THE ISLAND?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVERY SGLE DAY. I THK THE MOST EMBARRASSG THG I EVER DID WAS FUCK SOME GUY OVER A GARBAGE N AFTER THE UNRWEAR PARTY ONE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YIK. DID HE KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEX AS LEVONIA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO, I FD WEIRD. THOSE SUFFOLK COUNTY BI GUYS H ON ME ALL THE TIME WHEN I’M DRAG. BUT ’S A RIDICULO, DUMB CHARACTER, AND I DON’T FEEL SEXUAL. I N’T THK OF GETTG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEX WH A DRAG QUEEN, WHETHER OR OUT OF DRAG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’VE HAD SEX WH GUYS WHO ARE OUT OF DRAG, BUT I DON’T NEED THAT WIG GLUE GETTG MY MOUTH, SO TAKE THAT SH OFF FIRST! A NEIGHBOR ONCE GOT DNK AND PICKED UP A GUY DRAG. HE END UP WH THE GUY’S EYELASH STUCK TO HIS FOREHEAD AND HE DIDN’T REALIZE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE TWO MUNI THERE—THE P VS. CHERRY GROVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK THE TOWNS ARE STARTG TO BEE MORE SIAR. THE P ED TO NOT EMBRACE DRAG UNTIL JULY 4 [WHEN THE ANNUAL DRAG INVASN HAPPENS], BUT NOW THEY HAVE DRAG BNCH AND QUEENS OM DRAG RACE, AND IF YOU DRS UP, THEY’RE NOT SNDALIZED, THEY MIGHT EVEN GO HOME AND THROW ON A WIG THEMSELV. IT’S LOOSENG UP ALL THOSE TIGHT ASSHOL OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS WE ATTA OUR PLACE AT THE TABLE, DO MAKE SENSE TO HAVE THE ISOLATED GHETTOS AT ALL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I KD OF LIKE THAT BEE ALLOWS PEOPLE TO LET EVERY SGLE ONE OF THEIR HIBNS GO, WHEREAS IF YOU’RE TERMGLG WH STRAIGHT PEOPLE, YOU MIGHT HAVE A SUBNSC FEAR OF BEG A TOTAL QUEER ONT OF A STRAIGHT GUY, BUT A GAY GHETTO, YOU DO WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT AND KNOW YOU’LL BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SRNICI AS LEVONIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU FD THE FIRE ISLAND CROWD NICE OR NASTY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU GET BOTH. IT’S A LTLE B OF A STEREOTYPE, BUT I FD THAT THE GUYS THE GROVE ARE MORE WELG AND NICE, WHEREAS THE P, YOU MIGHT GET GUYS WHO ARE STUCK UP BEE THEY’RE GEO AND RICH. BUT WE A’T GOT MUCH OF THAT THE GROVE, SO NOBODY HAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU HAVE A WORKED OUT BODY. IS THAT BEE OF PEER PRSURE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO. I DISVERED MY TEENS THAT WORKG OUT HELPED ME WH MY PRSN AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO WONR I’M PRSED. DO HAVG A BODY MAKE YOU MORE ACCEPTED THAT MUNY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT REALLY, BEE I’M SHAPE, BUT WHEN I’M NEXT TO THOSE RIPPED FUCKG STEROID-ED GHB BODI, I DON’T EVEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS THERE AGEISM FOR NOT BEG YOUR 20S?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE EXACT OPPOSE. THE SEND I TURNED 40, EVERYONE THEIR 20S WANTED TO FUCK ME. EVERYONE HAS DADDY ISSU, I DISVERED. YOU’RE SUDNLY HOT BEE YOU’VE GOT SOME GREY YOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS THAT STILL HAPPENG FOR YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KNOCK ON WOOD, Y. BUT I GIVE ANOTHER YEAR, UNTIL I’M PUT OUT TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, UNTIL THEN, KEEP HAVG FUN AND WRG ABOUT . THANKS, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TIDBS FROM THE EDGEJARED SISK/AMFAR/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 06: ALAN CUMMG ATTENDS THE AMFAR NEW YORK GALA 2019 AT CIPRIANI WALL STREET ON FEBARY 6, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY JARED SISK/AMFAR/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN BETWEEN UNRWEAR PARTI, THE AFOREMENTNED PROMOTER DANIEL NARDIC TOLD ME THAT HIS CLUB CUMMG PARTNER, SUPERSTAR ALAN CUMMG (PICTURED ABOVE), IS LOOKG TO BUY TO NARDIC'S OTHER EAST VILLAGE CLUB, BEDLAM. HE ADD THAT IF THAT HAPPENS, THE HANGOUT WILL MOST LIKELY UNRGO A NAME CHANGE TO SEND CUMMG. MAMA LIKE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER HOT PRODUCER-PROMOTER, FRANKIE SHARP (WTGAY, THREE DOLLAR BILL), MIGHT BE VERY VISIBLE EXTREMELY SOON, BUT I N’T SAY MORE RIGHT NOW. UNLIKE SOME OF THOSE FIRE ISLAND QUEENS, I KNOW WHEN TO PLUG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND I HEAR FX IS DOG A DOCERI ON GAY NYC, AND THE ‘80S SEGMENT WILL CLU AN ANTHONY AND ALEX-DIRECTED SEGMENT ABOUT LATE VIOGRAPHER NELSON SULLIVAN, WHO BACK THE DAY PTURED EVERY B OF MY VORTG WH HIS PERATG LENS. AND I AM NOT ASHAMED! THAT MUCH!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AUDRA AND MICHAEL THE CLAIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUTN, Y, AUDRA MCDONALD SGS THE REVIVAL OF TERRENCE MCNALLY’S FRANKIE AND JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE. A TY B. THE SIX-TIME TONY WNER PRACTILLY TURNS A FEW SENDS OF IASTIC MOANG TO OPERATIC TRILLG AT THE OUTSET OF THE PLAY, AND LATER ON, SHE WARBL A UPLE OF NOT OM BRIGADOON [A SHOW WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE REFERENCED BEETLEJUICE]. BUT THAT’S , FOLKS. DEBSY’S “CLAIR LUNE” AND BACH’S “GOLDBERG VARIATNS” ARE THE PRIMARY MIL PIEC YOU’LL HEAR HERE, AS DICTATED BY THE ROMANTIC PLOT. THIS IS THE WELL KNOWN DRAMEDY—FILMED 1991 WH AL PACO AND MICHELLE PFEIFFER— WHICH A FEISTY SHORT ORR OK TRI TO PEEL BACK THE ARMOR OF A BATTLE-SRRED WARS (WHO WANTED TO BE AN ACTRS BUT WILL PROBABLY BEE A TEACHER) WHILE SISTG THAT THEY NEED TO NNECT THE DARK AND EVEN WH THE LIGHTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE MANY CINC THAT JO THE TWO CHARACTERS, CLUDG THE FACT THAT THEY’RE NAMED FRANKIE (AUDRA) AND JOHNNY (MICHAEL SHANNON), JT LIKE THE FAMO SONG ABOUT A WOMAN WHO KILLS HER MAN WHEN SHE UPON HIM ROMANCG SOMEONE ELSE. IN THIS SE, FRANKIE DIDN’T SHOOT HER THEN-HBAND WHEN SHE FOUND HIM DOG THAT, BUT SHE’S ABOUT TO METAPHORILLY ANNIHILATE HIM BY THROWG AWAY HER RISTANCE AND BONDG WH HER -WORKER JOHNNY, AN EX-N WHO’S TERMED TO GRAB LIFE BY THE THROAT AND STOP FG OTHER PEOPLE’S NAM.BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 29: MICHAEL SHANNON AND AUDRA MCDONALD DURG THE CURTA LL FOR THE REVIVAL OF "FRANKIE AND JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE" AT THE BROADHURST THEATRE ON MAY 29, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ONE MORE CINCE, THIS PLAY IS REMARKABLY SIAR THEME TO ANOTHER CURRENTLY REVIVED 1987 WORK BY A GAY PLAYWRIGHT: LANFORD WILSON’S BURN THIS, WHICH A SHELL-SHOCKED WOMAN IS LURED BACK TO ROMANCE BY A RELENTLSLY PHY, WEIRD CREATURE WHO TURNS OUT TO BE A TENR BEAST. IN MCNALLY’S PLAY, THE TWO LEADS BANTER, ENGAGE ANK SEX TALK, AND TRY TO NEGOTIATE THEIR RELATNSHIP, AS SHE NTUALLY SAYS “SORRY” WHILE HE NSTANTLY SWEARS, THEN ADDS “PARDON MY FRENCH.” THEY BLAB ABOUT PRIZZI’S HONOR, WTERN OMELETS, AND SHAKPEARE, BETWEEN MORBIDLY PEERG OUT FRANKIE’S WDOW AND WATCHG A NEIGHBORG WOMAN GET BEATEN UP BY HER SPOE, A SUATN FRANKIE HAS TRIED TO ALLEVIATE, TO NO AVAIL. (THE WOMAN IS TOO ENTRENCHED TO FIGHT BACK OR GET OUT, A TRAP FRANKIE HAS STUDLY E TO AVOID.) THEIR DIALOGUE N BE REPETIVE AND TOO CUTE OR CLICHED (LOVE “DON’T GROW ON TRE”), BUT AS A CHARACTER STUDY, ’S FASCATG. THE TALK HEATS UP WHEN GO TO THE LIMS, LIKE JOHNNY SPERATELY WANTG TO STARE AT FRANKIE’S PRIVAT; FRANKIE YELPG, “DON’T BLAME ME FOR YOUR LIMP DICK”; OR HER ASKG JOHNNY IF HE’S QUEER, TO WHICH HE REPLI, “DO THIS LOOK LIKE A GAY FACE?” FORTUNATELY, THIS BEG BEFORE CELL PHON, THE TWO N NCENTRATE ON WORKG EACH OTHER’S NERV NONSTOP AS THEY WORK THE VAR AREAS OF FRANKIE’S WALK-UP APARTMENT PRE-FABULO HELL’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 2002 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY REVIVAL WH EDIE FAL AND STANLEY TUCCI EXUD SUCH CHEMISTRY THAT, AS I RELL, BOTH STARS LEFT THEIR PARTNERS FOR EACH OTHER REAL LIFE (FOR A WHILE, ANYWAY). THIS TIME, SHANNON IS APPROPRIATELY VASIVE AND SISTENT—FRANKIE SCREAMS FOR HIM TO GO AT ONE POT—AND AUDRA IS SKEPTIL YET OBVLY TRIGUED BY SOMEONE WHO PROPOS MARRIAGE AND KIDS ON A FIRST DATE. CLASSIL MIC WAFTS AS A BACKDROP THROUGHOUT, AND THE CLOSG MOMENTS—AS DIRECTED BY AR ARB—NEATLY BALANCE THE LYRIL AND THE MUNDANE, WH JOHNNY’S HIGH-FLYG IAS GROUND BY A UPLE OF TOOTHBSH MOTN. IT’S GOOD STUFF, BUT YOU SHOULD MALY SEE THIS FOR THE EXCELLENT STAR DUO OF AUDRA AND MICHAEL—AND FRANKIE AND JOHNNY. THEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MTO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The Tea Dance has been wrten up var forms here is one:The History of Tea Dance by Will Very Gay History of the Almost Lost Tradn of the Sunday Tea DanceMany gay men unr the age of 30 are totally cluels of almost lost tradn of the Sunday Tea Dance. In the event of a raid, gay men and lbian women would quickly change partners to mixed-upl. Eventually, this led to everyone sort of dancg on their the late 60s, gay men had tablished the Fire Island Cherry Grove and also the more subdued and “closeted” P (off of Long Island, New York) as a summer rort of sorts.

It was illegal at that time for bars to ‘knowgly sell alhol to homosexuals’ and bis many of the venu there were not licensed as ‘night clubs’ or to sell alhol. Sce there were no lbians around to change partners wh, gay men veloped the “dancg apart” style that clubgoers everywhere now take for 28, 1969…the Stonewall Rts mark the fiery birth of the so-lled “morn gay rights movement”. Followg (and part perhaps spired by) the ath of gay in Judy Garland, (as the urban legend go) patrons of the Greenwich Village waterg hole The Stonewall Inn fought back agast another a very long le of vlent police raids, eventually barridg the police si the bar and settg off three nights of rtg.

The “snapped stiletto heel heard around the world”as some ll is memorated today wh Gay Pri celebratns held around the end of, the tea dance moved om the Fire Island P to Greenwich Village. A newly-energized gay muny around Christopher Street embraced the social dancg craze started on Fire Island. While the Fire Island gays tend to be rich upper-class preppi, the downtown gays of Christopher Street and the Village were workg-class and they tend to party at night.

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Through the 70s, gay men champned the uniform of the workg class — t-shirts and nim — as fashn athetic.

Gays the post-Stonewall era were nscly rebellg agast the effete stereotyp associated wh the manicured, sweater-wearg, tea-drkg gays of the Fire Island set.

Gay men still had afternoon/early eveng danc — ually on Sundays, orr to make the most of one’s weekend while still beg able to get up for Monday morng’s downtown gays rejected the term tea dance as beg too effete and opted for the supposedly butcher t-dance, and promoted “t-shirts and nim” as the stume of choice.

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By the mid 70s, the “Christopher Street Clone” look (short cropped hair, mtache, plaid shirt over a tight whe t-shirt, fad nim jeans that showed off your ass) had ma the trans-ntental trip om New York Cy to Los Angel (gays Hollywood) and, of urse, to San Francis (follow the Yellow Brick Road and leads to Castro).

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It brought wh the tea dance phenomenon, which is slowly dyg out and is nothg of s former self and may plac is all but Kohler is a noted LGBT historian, wrer, blogger and owner of A longtime gay activist, Will fought on the ont l of the AIDS epimic wh ACT-UP and ntu fightg today for LGBT acceptance and full equaly.

” Rogers echoed those sentiments, quippg: “I’m out there beg a full gay man on that beach, and that wh s maladi and succs. “The tth is [the village of] the P was very closeted and origally envisned as a straight muny, ” she ’d also like her podst to help dismantle the stereotype of Fire Island beg a haven strictly for whe cisgenr gay men, notg: “The tth is, is filled wh women and trans folks, particularly [the village of] Cherry Grove. 1 ln at ctn on Thursday to velopers wh plans to ntue the revival of a former mec for closeted gay sale price was well below the $25 ln the prev owners sought when they placed on the market last fall, and below the $17 ln they paid for 2010.

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In a al hammered out over more than six hours, the property was bought by Ian Reisner, who also owns the Out NYC, a hotel on Wt 42nd Street Manhattan that foc on a gay clientele. Reisner, who said he has been visg Fire Island P sce he me out as gay 1989.