As June Pride month started, I wrote about my new favorite saying on a t-shirt I recently purchased: “Pride is a MARCH not a parade”. I received many positive comments …
Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Jun 14-16, 2024
Activism Charities Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Jun 10, 2024
Pride continues to be celebrated this June, but has been muted corporately after last year’s backlash against Target and Budweiser, among others. I was dismayed to read a Forbes article, …
Activism Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Jun 7-9, 2024
Scott Griffin and I were on the phone together Monday night just after the release of our “American Dream” HGTV segment on Facebook. We giggled like school girls as we …
Activism Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Nightlife Restaurants Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Jun 3, 2024
Local Author Ray Smythe advertises his books on personal loss and grief on KGAY and KMEE. When I first met him, his unbridled enthusiasm for life was ever-present. He comes …
Activism Charities Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: May 31-Jun 2, 2024
June is Pride month around the world. The history of commemorating this was born out of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York. The first Pride March took place on …
Activism LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of May 27, 2024
After a proud showing in the top 20 competitors at Chicago’s International Mr. Leather competition, our own Oscar Uvillus did not place in the top three. He placed a very …
Activism Events LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide for Memorial Day Weekend: May 24-27, 2024
Thar she blows! While we have no whales spouting water, we have plenty of dust swirling in the air. It seems like every few days we are greeted with road …
Activism Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Self-care Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of May 20, 2024
Will there be a local “trifecta” of winners this week? Sunday gave us two pieces of good news: Abi Carter won American Idol in a nail-biting show that featured her …
Activism Communication Events LGBTQ Local Business Movies Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: May 17-19, 2024
Memorial Day weekend is early this year, so making summer plans takes on a little more urgency. From all of my years in school, it’s ingrained in me to think …
Activism Communication Events LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Restaurants Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of May 13, 2024
Abi Carter may be a familiar face to you. She’s made the Top 3 in American Idol after her stunning performance in Sunday’s Disney-themed night on KESQ. But if you …