Happy Memorial Day! I’m taking the day off along with my team. While there’s plenty to write about happening in our crazy world, I’ll gather my thoughts for another blog. …
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Is Long Beach Pride’s cancellation a precursor to what’s to come? Has the Trump administration won? Let’s hope not. And I don’t mean to ring the death knell to LGBTQ+ …
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awoke from a nightmare this morning where I took a stand with my family and decided to become estranged. I announced that I would no longer come home to visit …
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The controversy surrounding a recent incident at Tool Shed with Honey Davenport has laid bare the cumulative weight of being a Black gay man in a city that markets itself …
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The Late Show has been an institution since Stephen Colbert took the reins from David Letterman in 2015. In July 2025, CBS announced it would be retiring the Late Show …
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We’re getting to that place in the calendar when “final” or “last of the year” is in the description of events on our Gay Desert Guide calendar. Yes, we’ve mostly …
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Greetings from the Panama Canal! Although I have yet to see it, I made out dozens of ships awaiting their turn as we flew into Panama City early Friday morning. …
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April 9 and 10. Two adjoining days on the calendar. One memorialized for shouting from the rooftops; the other for silence. You may not have heard or seen much about …
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Asking for a friend: How do you put yourself out there at a mixer? Each month, our valley has ample opportunity to meet those with common interests in a variety …
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Billy Porter overshared. His performance at The Plaza Theater this week marked the first time he had been back on stage since an infection nearly killed the 56 year old …