Gay Disaster: Fire Island Devastated By Sandy

Wayne Besen November 01, 2012

From the Edge in Boston:

Fire Island, the long barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island east of New York City, has been battered over the years by natural disasters like fires, “n’easter” storms and hurricanes. But nothing since the great hurricane of 1938 has hit the island like Sandy.

The superintendent of Fire Island National Seashore, Chris Soller, echoed Bellone’s words. Predicting “dramatic changes” to the island’s geography, he mentioned several breaches on the far eastern end of the island, with one so deep that it could effectively divide Fire Island into two separate islands.

I absolutely love Fire Island. Jamie and I have been there a few times and it is a national treasure with a rich history for the LGBT community. Truth Wins Out wishes the residents a speedy recovery.

Fire Island Sandy

About the Author

Wayne Besen is the Founding Executive Director of Truth Wins Out and author of “Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth” (Haworth, 2003). In 2010, Besen was awarded the “Visionary Award” at the Out Music Awards for organizing the American Prayer Hour, an event which shined a spotlight on the role American evangelicals played in the introduction of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.

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