Life is coming back to the Coachella Valley after what turned out to be a less than stellar summer season for our tourism-driven businesses. When the national headlines pegged us …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 26, 2024

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 19, 2024
Marie Curie gave her life for science unwittingly by being exposed to high levels of radiation before knowing the consequences. In fact, her notebooks are so radioactive that they are …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 16-18, 2024
Del Shores knows what it’s like to be a southern Baptist sissy boy. Because the success of his films, including Sordid Lives, he’s been giving back through The Del Shores …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 5, 2024
Just prior to leaving for Amsterdam Pride and the Brandg Vacations river cruise, I made a major life change. After 11 years at my condo in south Palm Springs, I’m …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 2-4, 2024
It was the summer of 1978 and I was a 19-year-old kid whose parents let him go to Europe for the summer. I was traveling with my “fag-hag” friend, Cheryl, …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of July 29, 2024
Conventions in July or August are about as rare as a cool breeze. So when the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) chose the Palm Springs Convention Center …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Jul 26-28, 2024
Diamonds are forever and may be a girl’s best friend. But the Forever Marilyn statue apparently is neither. According to The Palm Springs Post, ” The city reached an agreement with …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jul 22, 2024
Will Rollins perhaps said it best: “President Biden is a patriot. His decision today continues a lifelong legacy of putting his country first. Passing the torch sends a signal to …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Jul 19-21, 2024
It’s another hot weekend in Greater Palm Springs and I’ve made my annual pilgrimage to Wine Country for the annual Gay Wine Weekend. Thanks to the Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine …

Gay Desert Guide for Independence Day Weekend: Jul 4-7, 2024
B-r-r-r-r! It was 40 degrees cooler at the San Diego oceanfront where I visited last evening for Marc Shaiman at the Rady Shell highlighting his movie and Broadway music. I …