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 …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Dec 6-8, 2024

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Dec 2, 2024
It’s been difficult to watch the news since election day. You may be among the many I talk to who — like the proverbial wreck on the freeway — just …

Gay Desert Guide Thanksgiving Weekend: Nov 28-Dec 1, 2024
Now we are squarely in the holiday season! The big box stores put up Christmas decorations well before Halloween on Arenas. And that’s just too early, IMHO. Did this super-early …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Nov 22-24, 2024
Wicked and the on-sale for Coachella could have easily been included in our Top 3 on Gay Desert Guide. Both are all the buzz as we go into this weekend …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Nov 15-17, 2024
Gay Men of Palm Springs is an influential voice through their social media page on Facebook. It boasts over 15,000 members and is curated with love by Raymond Lafleur. I …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Nov 8-10, 2024
“The light of America’s promise will always shine bright”. Kamala Harris’ words to us in her concession speech Wednesday help take the sting away just a bit. We are in …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Nov 4, 2024
Be You was the theme for Palm Springs Pride this year – and it lived up to its theme. I love the free expression of gender identity, kinks, fetishes and …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Oct 25-27, 2024
Blanche DuBois’ famous line in Tennessee Williams play, “A Streetcar Named Desire,” resonates as I get ready to depart Japan for Palm Springs. “I have always depended on the kindness …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Oct 7, 2024
Coming Out Day started in 1988, when I was not yet out of the closet myself at age 30. I didn’t know about such a day until many years later. …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Oct 4-6, 2024
When Palm Springs was a weekend getaway destination for me, one of my favorite spots was Azul & George’s Alibi at 369 N. Palm Canyon. The outdoor bar and swinging …