A court in Russia on Tuesday officially designated a prominent LGBTQ+ rights organization, Coming Out, as an extremist group. This action appears to further marginalize the country’s already vulnerable LGBTQ+ …
Activism Charities Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business TheatreGay Desert Guide Weekend: Mar 6-8, 2026
Activism Charities Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Movies TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Mar 2, 2026
Charity begins at home is a proverb suggesting that one should prioritize the needs of family, friends, and the local community before assisting those further away. Attributed to Sir Thomas Browne …
Activism Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Movies TheatreGay Desert Guide Weekend: Feb 27-Mar 1, 2026
We’ve had a week of great loss to our local LGBTQ+ community with the passing of two legends whose Venn diagram would show great overlap in fundraising, while going about …
Activism Charities Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Movies TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Feb 23, 2026
How do you greet someone? That usually depends upon your familiarity with that person, the situation and — in the case of we gays — our sexual orientation. In …
Activism Charities Communication Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Pool Party TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Feb 16, 2026
Twinks, bears, otters, daddies. The identities and proclivities of gay men runs the gamut. The new film, Pillion, which premiered for us earlier in the month shows a side that …
Activism Entertainment Events Gay Pride Movies Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Feb 13-15, 2026
“The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.” That quote—from ancient times– came from Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney recently. He was describing the world …
Activism Charities Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Movies Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Feb 9, 2026
She’s the First Lady of Modernism and shared the view finder of Slim Aaron’s cameras with Marilyn Monroe. There’s a paint color named after her. She’s my neighbor in the …
Activism Charities Entertainment Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business TheatreGay Desert Guide Weekend: Feb 6-8, 2026
Bad Bunny will take the halftime stage at this year’s Super Bowl from San Francisco. I’m on my way to the city by the bay as you receive this email and …
Activism Charities Entertainment Gay Pride Health Movies TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Feb 2, 2026
The morning headlines went from bad to worse. As I looked for fodder for this twice-weekly blog, a scan of The Desert Sun and LA Times did nothing for my morale. We’re now blockading …
Activism Charities Entertainment Food Bank Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Movies TheatreGay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 30-Feb 1, 2026
Our LGBTQ+ community is ever-changing here in the Coachella Valley. Businesses come and go. Big tent events like The Dinah and White Party — once dominant national forces — fade away. In their place, …