Talk about British royalty! I had the pleasure of spending some time with UK journalists who are visiting Palm Springs on a “Fam” trip. Visit Palm Springs regularly hosts media …
Gay Desert Guide Weekend: May 19-21, 2023
Gay Desert Guide: Week of May 15, 2023
It was the summer of 1973 and I boarded my first airplane flight ever to attend Michigan Technological institute’s summer camp for geeky kids like myself. I was “into” electronics, …
Gay Desert Guide Weekend: May 12-14, 2023
White Party grew out of an idea by the late Jeffrey Sanker to have a carefree 1989 Easter weekend here with his friends after a devastating decade of the AIDS …
Gay Desert Guide: Week of May 8, 2023
Having watched “The Crown” during the pandemic was a great history lesson for me – albeit fictionalized. The story of the royals dating back nearly a century was captivating as …
Gay Desert Guide: Week of May 1, 2023
Drag Isn’t Dangerous. True is that! The well-named benefit live telethon will hit home the point that this anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is held by a minority of people. But those loud …
Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Apr. 28-30, 2023
I serve on the LGBTQ+ Archives of the Desert board and you may have seen our projects to preserve the history of our community around Palm Springs Pride or the recent …
Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Apr. 21-23, 2023
A Coachella Virgin! That’s me and I’m about to experience my first Coachella Music & Arts Festival this weekend. After a decade, I was finally granted press credentials for weekend …
Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Apr. 14-16, 2023
If not for Shann Carr, World Art Day would not be the momentous event it’s going to be this weekend in Palm Springs. Think of it as a local version …
Gay Desert Guide: Week of Apr. 10, 2023
The expanse of our beautiful Coachella Valley is on full display this Spring. It’s festival season, the flowers are in bloom and Desert X is wrapping up this month. It’s …
Gay Desert Guide: Week of Apr. 3, 2023
About the time my parents were born, the City of Palm Springs came into existence. And like my parents, it has aged gracefully – but not without some hard knocks …