(EDITOR’S NOTE: Pride 2026 is a series of profiles of LGBTQ+ Staten Islanders who have made a difference in the community. If you have someone you would like to nominate for “Pride 2026,” e-mail their name and a brief nomination to [email protected].)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Twice in his life, Edward Kahmann has found himself face-to-face with tragedy.
As a child, he witnessed his childhood apartment catch fire in 1997…