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: Week of Jun 10, 2024
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Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jun 3, 2024
Local Author Ray Smythe advertises his books on personal loss and grief on KGAY and KMEE. When I first met him, his unbridled enthusiasm for life was ever-present. He comes …
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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 for Memorial Day Weekend: May 24-27, 2024
Thar she blows! While we have no whales spouting water, we have plenty of dust swirling in the air. It seems like every few days we are greeted with road …
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Gay Desert Guide Weekend: May 17-19, 2024
Memorial Day weekend is early this year, so making summer plans takes on a little more urgency. From all of my years in school, it’s ingrained in me to think …
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Gay Desert Guide: Week of May 13, 2024
Abi Carter may be a familiar face to you. She’s made the Top 3 in American Idol after her stunning performance in Sunday’s Disney-themed night on KESQ. But if you …
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Gay Desert Guide Weekend: May 10-12, 2024
I have a “Love-Like” relationship with L.A. Having lived there for nearly a decade before making roots in the Coachella Valley, I know it like the back of my hand. …
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Gay Desert Guide Weekend: May 3-5, 2024
I don’t usually feel my age (which is well known since I do radio commercials for a Medicare insurance company). That is until recently. A springtime cold coupled with a …
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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: Week of Apr. 22, 2024
Cool, calm and collected. That’s how I spent my weekend making a trek to Idyllwild for a welcome retreat with friends. As we observe Earth Day to start the week, …