Half-way there! That’s the word from two separate fundraising efforts counting on private funding to get over the finish line. The Plaza Theatre will open in December, and the lineup …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Feb 21-23, 2025

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Feb 17, 2025
Is protesting the answer? As the assault on our LGBTQ+ community and our government continues, I am beginning to look at protests in a different light even with Monday’s National …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Feb 10, 2025
Tequila or THC. Which is worse for you? With all the political turmoil, it’s tempting to numb the “pain” with alcohol or drugs. (We won’t know how usage rates went …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Feb 7-9, 2025
Let’s face it: The news goes from bad to worse. And while many of the draconian efforts of the new administration will eventually be stopped, that’s not much solace. I’ve …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jan 27, 2025
“The magic of theatre is how much can you stimulate the mind of the audience, not how many illusions you can create,” said Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah. Our local theatre …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 24-26, 2025
Not a year goes by that the Red Dress/Dress Red Party helps me to make new “best friends”. And in talking to The Center’s staff at Wednesday’s Center Social that we sponsored, the same …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 17-19, 2025
A Race to the End! President Biden is working fast and furious to both burnish his image and protect our country as he leaves office. In a wide-ranging interview with …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jan 13, 2025
The “Best of Fest” at the Palm Springs International Film Festival is both a marathon and a sprint. You could spend all day today viewing the top films of the …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 10-12, 2025
Monday’s From Resilience to Action gathering will take on greater importance after two late-breaking news items. Thursday, the Title IX protections put in place by the Biden administration were overturned by a red …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Dec 30, 2024
Trepidation is “a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.” And 2025 will bring plenty of that! But before we turn the page on 2024, I wanted …