Gay park new york
CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF GAY CAMPING AT ITS BEST
At Jones Pond we are more than just camping! We provide over acres in Western New York State, a stunning place to like nature and our first class facilities. Whether you are spending the evening at the pool, taking a stroll on one of our hiking trails, joining in a quick game of volleyball or enjoying our weekend dances, at Jones Pond there's something for everyone. Each weekend brings a other themed event so that no two weekends are the same. We provide a wide array of accommodations including full service tent sites, cabins, bunk houses, a fully equipped rental RV and our fully renovated 3 bedroom guest house for those who truly want to "rough it"!
Celebrating our 35th season as a gay-owned, member's-only, adult-male campground, at Jones Pond it's all about being yourself. Come enjoy the beauty of nature, disburse time with antique friends and construct some new ones.
We look forward to welcoming you to our park!
Matt & Bryan
Riis Park Beach
History
Located on a mile-long section of Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, Jacob Riis Park was named after the turn-of-theth-century social reformer and photojournalist. Historically, Modern York City beaches include been popular public social gathering places for the LGBT community where they claimed certain sections as their own.
In the s the beach was redesigned under the direction of New York City Parks Commissioner Robert Moses. When the park reopened in , Moses hoped that it would be a more democratic version of Jones Beach due to its easy accessibility by public transportation and cars. By the s the most eastern end of the beach had grow a documented well-known destination for mostly white same-sex attracted men to sunbathe and cruise. Lesbian women also claimed a nearby area of the beach by the s. By the s, this area became increasingly popular with a diverse LGBT presence including African American and Latino/a men and women.
During the s this area of the beach became clothing optional and was affectionately referred to as “Screech Beach” due to the
When it comes to gay cities, New York is one of the greatest to visit with its thriving gay scene, a deep-rooted gay history and some of the most iconic sights and buildings in the world.
Each of our visits to Unused York has been a truly magical experience.
We have always been wowed by its grandeur and palpable buzz, kept incredibly hectic and each time left wanting more – it really is the city that never sleeps.
New York should be on everyone’s gay travel bucket list without a doubt.
In our ‘New York Gay Travel Guide’ we will cover everything from where to find the gay areas in New York, to the optimal gay bars, gay hotels, the top things to do and many other helpful travel tips.
Is New York Gay Friendly?
We create New York to be very gay friendly and it should come as no surprise.
New York is considered to have one of the most well established, largest, out and proud LGBTQ communities in the world and home to one of the biggest pride celebrations.
This is likely to stem from the reality that New York is successfully known for being the birthplace of the gay right
Central Park
History
Central Park has had numerous associations with the LGBT community since its creation. The Angel of the Waters sculpture on the Bethesda Fountain was engineered by sculptor Emma Stebbins.
George Chauncey, identifying the park as a major LGBT social center and cruising basis in his book Gay Recent York, found that at the turn of the 20th century men met next to Belvedere Castle, by the s benches near Columbus Circle had become a prominent pickup site, and in the s the lawn at the north end of the Ramble was so popular that it was nicknamed “the Fruited Plain.” In the s and ’30s, heavily trafficked by gay men were the areas south of 72nd Street, near Columbus Circle, Bethesda Fountain, and the walkway from the southeastern corner of the park to the Mall, acknowledged as “Vaseline Alley” or “Bitches’ Walk.” Chauncey also noted that, as initial as , police were sent into the park to entrap and to arrest gay men, including in mass sweeps. Among those arrested in the park were diarist Donald Vining in and future gay rights leader Harvey Milk