Fire Island's queer history is always present — and there's a lot to learn

Fire Island's queer history is always present — and there's a lot to learn

The wigs were unmissable from the Fire Island Pines marina, bright pink dots on the horizon that grew larger as the ferry neared the dock. The vessel’s upper deck teemed with drag: magenta beehives, fantastic fascinators, white-gloved hands waving at the cheering crowd on shore.It was the 50th Invasion of the Pines, an annual tradition that began in 1976 after Terry Warren, a visitor in drag, was refused entry to a restaurant on the New York isl…