Man Found Dead In Fire Island Pool

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From the New York Post:

A Manhattan man was found dead in a Fire Island swimming pool in an apparent drowning, Suffolk County police said Friday.

Officers were called to the Canteen eatery at Fire Island Pines around 7 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. That’s where emergency responders found Carlos Medina, 32, unconscious and unresponsive in the restaurant’s pool.

Medina was taken by boat to the Marine Bureau Headquarters at Timber Point and then moved to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The medical examiner will determine the cause of death. The Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad is investigating the incident, although police said it does not appear to be criminal.

Podcast: Where The Bears Are, SCOTUS U-Turns On Trans Rights, LOGO's "Fire Island"

In this episode of The Randy Report podcast:

• Hunky Ian Parks of Where The Bears Are chats on the upcoming 6th season of the popular web series.

Where the Bears Are is a comedy/mystery web series that has accumulated over 23 MILLION VIEWS over five seasons and won the “BEST GAY WEB SERIES” award from several LGBT media outlets.

The show - described as a cross between The Golden Girls and Murder She Wrote - features four Bears living in the hills of Silverlake forever finding themselves in the middle of a murder mystery. There’s constant tongue in cheek humor and big, hairy men thrown in for eye candy.

The show has a world-wide fan base and the creators/stars have been flown to Europe, Australia, and Mexico.

The Bears promise Season 6 to be one of their most ambitious yet featuring a spy plot line, a murder AND the return of one of their most notorious villains!

Hit the play button below to listen to Ian talk on the new season - click here for more info about Where The Bears Are.

Plus:

• A new reality show from LOGO, "Fire Island," focuses on beach life on Fire Island.

• The Supreme Court u-turns on hearing an important case regarding transgender rights.

• South Dakota earns the dubious distinction of passing the first anti-LGBT law in this legislative session.

New LOGO Reality Series: "Fire Island"

Perhaps we'll be calling this The Gay Shore?

Because, why should straight people be the only ones who get to embarrass themselves on reality seaside locales?

Get ready to see all of Fire Island - The Pines, The Grove, the Meat Rack - featured throughout the season.

“We fell in love with Fire Island years ago the minute we stepped off the ferry,” say executive producers Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. “We’re excited to share the long standing magic of the island with this new series and to be working again with our Logo family.”

Clip synopsis: Fire Island' follows a group of sexy young professionals living together in a beachfront share house for the summer as they search for the romance, temptation and thrills that have brought the LGBTQ community to the island for decades.

Click here for the show's Instagram account complete with shirtless profiles of each of the men.

Premiere date yet to be announced. Watch the series trailer below:

Fire Island: Olivia Newton-John Sends Regards To "Pines Party 2016: Xanadu!"

This year's "Pines Party" on Fire Island has a XANADU theme, and the pop icon was happy to send her best to the bare shirt boys of summer.

Flags fly on Fire Island

An American flag and a LGBT Rainbow flag are displayed on the ferry dock in the Fire Island community of Cherry Grove, N.Y.