Not a year goes by that the Red Dress/Dress Red Party helps me to make new “best friends”. And in talking to The Center’s staff at Wednesday’s Center Social that we sponsored, the same …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 24-26, 2025

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jan 20, 2025
Inspiration for my blog comes from many places: An overheard comment at a bar, serious discourse with friends, movies, and of course, Rachel Maddow. As we celebrate MLK Day and …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 17-19, 2025
A Race to the End! President Biden is working fast and furious to both burnish his image and protect our country as he leaves office. In a wide-ranging interview with …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jan 13, 2025
The “Best of Fest” at the Palm Springs International Film Festival is both a marathon and a sprint. You could spend all day today viewing the top films of the …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 10-12, 2025
Monday’s From Resilience to Action gathering will take on greater importance after two late-breaking news items. Thursday, the Title IX protections put in place by the Biden administration were overturned by a red …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 3-5, 2025
We named her “Daisy”, an adorable Jack Russell Terrier puppy that I procured as a surprise Christmas present for my then partner, Tom, in 2006. Daisy had a famous mom …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Dec 27-29, 2024
“Drink up, bitches!” is a line often uttered by our drag queens encouraging patrons to help both increase alcohol sales – and tips. However, it appears that Californians aren’t listening …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Dec 23, 2024
Nostalgia and tradition strike heavily at the holidays. I remember back to those days as a young child experiencing the magic of Christmas. You likely have similar memories – most …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Dec 13-15, 2024
that person who runs Palm Springs Pride?” While Ron deHarte may have a German surname, he’s now our first openly gay Mexican American mayor of Palm Springs. Ron and his …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Dec 6-8, 2024
Emotions ran high Wednesday evening at the Palm Springs Convention Center as community members gathered to express concerns over Trump’s election. For our allies and those who supported the new …