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 – …
Activism Charities Communication Entertainment LGBTQ Local Business Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Jul 15, 2024
Activism Charities Entertainment Events Gay Pride Health LGBTQ Local Business Movies Nightlife Things to DoGay 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 …
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 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 Bar Charities Communication Events LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Restaurants Things to DoGay 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 …
Activism Charities Entertainment Events LGBTQ NightlifeGay 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 …
Activism Charities Entertainment Events LGBTQ Things to DoGay 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 …
Activism Charities Entertainment Events LGBTQ Local Business Sports Things to DoGay 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 …
Charities Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Things to DoGay 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, …
Activism Charities Entertainment Events Health LGBTQ Local BusinessGay 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 …