In 1980, Dr. Ruth Westheimer spoke to the New York Broadcasters Assocation and it set in motion a course of events that changed her life – and many others – …
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Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jul 15, 2024
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Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jun 17, 2024
Discothèque is French for a collection of records. It was co-opted and eventually shortened to “disco” by those of us in the gay and black communities in the 70s. How …
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Gay 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, …
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Gay 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 …
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Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Apr. 26-28, 2024
Before there was a gay bar on Arenas, a gay man named Ira Mosley started a pizza joint in Palm Desert. That was nearly 40 years ago, and in an …
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Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Apr. 19-21, 2024
Sexy-nomics. A new word I coined so you would read beyond today’s topic word “economics”. There’s really nothing sexy about economics, yet at Thursday’s Coachella Valley Business Conference and Economic Forecast, even …
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Gay Desert Guide: Week of Apr. 15, 2024
May-December relationships are a thing here in the Coachella Valley. Younger are attracted to older. “Daddy” takes on a whole new meaning. Like most relationships outside the norm, they are …
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Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Apr. 12-14, 2024
With 90+ degree temps, I start to think about summer vacation to escape the inevitable heat. And there’s nothing better than a European vacation like the one we’re giving away …
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Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Mar. 29-31, 2024
“Tenderful” is a new word I learned Thursday at the Senior Inspiration Awards. It means you’re ten times wonderful – “one” derful… The word came from honoree Father Charlie Ara, …
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Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Mar. 22-24, 2024
And now it’s time for the public service portion of our program. National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week is underway, I took a tour of “PS….Test” this week with Dr. Phyllis …