In the summer of 1976, in Fire Island Pines, New York, an establishment denied entry to a visitor named Terry Warren because he was dressed in drag.
In 1976 the town was a wealthy and conservative community, but not for long.
In retaliation for the injustice, on July 4, 1976 friends of Terry Warren dressed up in drag, and sailed in mass to the Fire Island Pines.
This was the first of many invasions, which has now become an annual 4th of July ritual on the Island.
Today Fire Island Pines is a beach community on Fire Island, a few miles east of New York City and is known for it’s gay majority population.
These photographs were taken on July 4th, 2017 in the Fire Island Pines.
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