These places are regarded as aspirational for many L.G.B.T.Q. People not only because they are beautiful, but because there are so few places in the world where you can just let your hair down and be yourself. So, when the world turned upside down and everything seemed to no longer make sense, I escaped to Fire Island to hide.
As I was running down the wooden walkways of the Pines, I passed “Black Lives Matter” signs and began to feel the heat inside me grow.
