| Fire Island has several communities of denizens for decades. One of its famous is the gay communities of the Pines and Cherry Grove. And like all the communities along the beautiful beaches of the South Shore of Long Island, these communities celebrate the holidays of summer with a certain zest, and in this case, a certain declaration of independence and verve. |
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| Miss Liberty |
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| Scott Spears |
| And they had fun, which is also evident. |
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| Treking |
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| Coco Love |
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| Louis Jordan |
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| Uagain |
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| Terry Sailorpant |
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| Ferry Me |
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| Lola Galore |
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| Cobra |
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| Miss Pansy |
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| Real Houswife of the Gulf of Mexico |
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| Cindy Fella |
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| Miss Red |
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| Glamoura |
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| Red Murphy |
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| Jean Boone |
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| Bambi Sue Brukowski |
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| Butterfly Blue |
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| Uneeda Dune |
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| Beth Paige |
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| Lady Starfish |
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| Total'd |
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| R2D3 |
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| Gardenia |
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| Rickette James |
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| Sheila Annoya |
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| Bud Henrikson |
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| Gina Marie Versace |
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| Ursula the Sea Witch |
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| Mysta Baynyake |
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| Troubles Blues and Bitch Down |
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| Glamourama |
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| Sunnyside Up and Clarissa Kelp |
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| Ginger Snap |
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| Mr. Octopussy |
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| Betty Beachball |
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| Gem Stone |
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| Brooke Astor Haven |
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| Vacuum Spill |
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| Urban Sprawl |
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| Show White |
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| Valerie d'Dolls |
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| Bruce Michael and Rob Ferri |
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| Sunhatcha |
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| Tiffany Dubois |
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| Oil Strip |
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| Methyl Merman and Goo Armand |
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| Tormenta |
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| Auntie Vulva and Ona Cockalot |
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| Leader of the Pack |
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| Jack Slick |
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| Aida Herring |
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| Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com. |
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