‘The Godmother’ of Staten Island premieres July 10 at Snug Harbor’s Veterans Memorial Hall

SILive.com – by Rob Bailey- Staten Island AWE

A native Staten Islander’s new documentary aims to give trans culture some Fairplay

Staten Island, NY — Billed as “The place where any man can become the woman of his dreams,” the Fort Wadsworth cross-dressing salon Fairplay is no stranger to local or national media.

But Jeanine Corbet’s new documentary, “The Godfather,” invites viewers inside the 22-room Victorian house overlooking the Verrazano Bridge, where 60-year-old Fred Gorski (aka Rain Storm) plucks, tucks, paints and primps fellas into femmes.