DiscoverLGBTQ&ABob 'Rose' Levine: Has Been Doing Drag in Fire Island Since 1955
Bob 'Rose' Levine: Has Been Doing Drag in Fire Island Since 1955

Bob 'Rose' Levine: Has Been Doing Drag in Fire Island Since 1955

Update: 2024-03-26
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Bob "Rose" Levine talks about his first trip to Cherry Grove in 1955, being a part of the original drag "Invasion of the Pines" in 1976, and how the AIDS crisis changed Fire Island in the 1980s.


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This is a part of our special series, The LGBTQ+ Elders Project. Click here to listen to our interview with Joan Jett Blakk (a.k.a. Terence Alan Smith), the legendary drag queen who ran for president in 1992.  


LGBTQ&A is hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1

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Bob 'Rose' Levine: Has Been Doing Drag in Fire Island Since 1955

Bob 'Rose' Levine: Has Been Doing Drag in Fire Island Since 1955

Jeffrey Masters