Fourteen years ago, I had the kernel of an idea for Gay Desert Guide. Palm Springs Life was my client and our company was training publications and radio stations on …

Gay Desert Guide: Labor Day Weekend Aug 29-Sep 1, 2025

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 18, 2025
“Time marches on”. “Time loves a hero”. “Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind”. As another summer draws to a close, we inevitably hearken back to our youth …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 15-17, 2025
Erection and construction are in the news in Greater Palm Springs. Erection first… The Pride Landmark Flagpole will start to break ground shortly at the southwest corner of Arenas and …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 11, 2025
My alarm went off just before 5 am today. Sometimes I’m up that early, but today it was appointment listening to my hometown radio station in Hastings, Michigan, where my …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: July 25-27, 2025
Stephen Colbert and the boys of South Park have been giving raspberries to both Paramount and the President. It’s a sad state of affairs when a corporate merger apparently is …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of July 21, 2025
What a world! My friends and I often say that phrase when lamenting the latest Trumposity or rolling our eyes at an inappropriate social media post. But rarely is it …

Gay Desert Guide for Independence Day Weekend: July 4-6, 2025
Trump funk. That’s how I’d describe the mood in my small town of Hastings, Michigan, as residents celebrated the 4th of July. The pre-holiday concert drew a big crowd as …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jun 30, 2025
Obergefell is not a name that rolls off the tongue. But Jim Obergefell’s name ten years on is one for the LGBTQ history books. June 26 marked the 10 year …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Jun 27-29, 2025
The newspapers were late today. So my morning routine at Living Out was disrupted: grab an early morning cup of Coachella Valley Coffee from the lounge, have MeTV reruns on …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jun 23, 2025
Pride month is coming to a close during a most tumultuous year in our LGBTQ+ history. World Pride events in Washington, D.C. have mostly ended and the major Pride in …