Palm Springs Pride week is much more than just the circuit parties, the many stages of great entertainment and the Pride parade. “The Pride Experience” highlights the diversity that Ron …

Gay Desert Guide: Palm Springs Pride Week of Oct. 30, 2023

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Oct. 23, 2023
High above the white picket fences, tall hedges and block walls lies the history of Palm Springs. That history is only revealed on a double decker bus tour (or illegal …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Oct. 16, 2023
It’s one of our busier weeks in Greater Palm Springs with a variety of ways to stay involved, support and participate in activities that serve our LGBTQ+ vibrant communities. The …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Oct. 9, 2023
I’m Comin’ Out – Diana Ross once sang, and it became a gay anthem. Nile Rogers co-wrote the song after an experience in a prominent Manhattan transgender club, GG’s Barnum …

Gay Desert Guide Labor Day Weekend: Sep. 1-4, 2023
Rock Hudson died nearly 40 years ago of AIDS, having lived a ‘double life’ that is documented in ‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ from HBO. He’s one of many …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 25-27, 2023
Hitting too close to home: That’s what many in our community are feeling in the wake of the senseless killing of Laura Ann Carleton for displaying a Pride flag in …

Gay Desert Guide: June 30-July 4, Independence Day Weekend 2023
The Heat Is On – goes the Glenn Frey song (he also wrote and sang the Miami Vice song “You Belong To the City” circa 1985.) Yes, the pools are now …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of June 26, 2023
The Palm Springs International ShortFest wraps up Monday, June 26 at the Camelot Theatres (Palm Springs Cultural Center) with a Best of the Fest screening, presenting in 6 installments throughout …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: June 23-25, 2023
One Door Closes, Another Door Opens! That’s an old adage attributed to both Hellen Keller and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as the title of a book that I’ve long loved …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of June 19, 2023
Hecklina’s tribute over the weekend was a call to action to those she left behind. To quote Liza Minelli’s Cabaret: “What goods permittingSome prophet of doom?To wipe every smile awayLife …