QUEER GROVE

*This is a QUEER GROVE episode extra* The captivating Pearl Bennett's talks about coming to New York City in the 70s, working in Cherry Grove and the fantastic journey to her trans identity. CLICK HERE to learn more about the guests in this episode.

We’re taking a look at the transgender history of Cherry Grove. Men have held court since the early days, women worked to become the dominating force, but for trans men and women in the Grove, the experience is completely unique. CLICK HERE to learn more about the guests in this episode.

*This is a QUEER GROVE episode extra* The LGBTQ spectrum keeps expanding and one's identity an important part of their queer journey, and everyone finds what term best describes them.

We're looking at the women’s history in Cherry Grove. Their struggles for acceptance in a gay male driven environment, the bonding, the sexuality and the important impact they’ve had on the community. CLICK HERE to learn more about the guests in this episode.

There is a sexual energy in Cherry Grove...and that energy can be felt in the literal space, but it has also become part of the identity, how the world sees this small sand bar that has become a promise in queer culture of a place that you can go to and experience freedom, and community and nature, and sex. We're going to dive into the early days of cruising in the 1950s, to the opening of the Belvedere, the liberation of going topless on the beach, dancing at the Monster bar, the thumping an...