X (Twitter) first flexed its anti-LGBTQ muscles on July 4th. That’s the day when @GayDesertGuide and hundreds of @ILoveGay profiles were canceled by Musk’s minions. When our partners at Pink …
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Activism Charities Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business TheatreGay Desert Guide Weekend: Apr 11-13, 2025
Shelter in Place! That will be the mantra for some of our locals over the next three weekends as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and its country-bumpkin cousin, …
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A bit dog-eared and slightly faded, I have a memento of a Pride mixer from 2018 when D.E.I. was a thing. US bank was holding a DBA mixer at its …
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We got up close and personal with two people this week who are very different parts of the front lines. The amazing stamina of Sen. Cory Booker put a lump …
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David Hockney’s exhibit Perspective Should Be Reversed, has one final day at the Palm Springs Art Museum. I’m a bit embarrassed to say that this will be the first and …
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Then they came for me… The poem, “First They Came”, from German German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller, is a powerful indictment of those who stood by and did nothing as the Nazis systematically …
Activism Communication Entertainment Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Mar 24, 2025
While it’s a honor to be honored, it’s a little tough to think of myself as an “LGBTQ+ elder pioneer”. That’s the official designation of my S.A.G.E. award being given …
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Influencers are typically thought of as younger peeps, particularly those in Gen Z and early Millennials. So when I got an invite to a “mingle” for the new Mid-Century Modern …
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My heart sank when I glanced at Sunday’s Desert Sun obituaries and saw the face and name of a man you are likely familiar with if you listen to KGAY. …
Activism Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Mar 14-16, 2025
Green Day will be performing at Coachella Music and Arts Festival this April, and I can’t wait to hear how lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong changes the band’s lyrics to …