Pride month is coming to a close during a most tumultuous year in our LGBTQ+ history. World Pride events in Washington, D.C. have mostly ended and the major Pride in …
Activism Entertainment Events Gay Pride Local Business Nightlife TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Jun 23, 2025
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What was your favorite “No Kings Day” protest sign? I’d see one, snap a photo and think it was brilliant. Then another would pop up. And so it went here …
Activism Entertainment Gay Pride LGBTQ Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Jun 13-15, 2025
Gnats are known for their short attention span, as the saying goes. But my brain is hurting as I fight to pay attention to the many distractions that befall me …
Activism Events Gay Pride LGBTQ TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Jun 9, 2025
FreedomFest showed up on the Gay Desert Guide calendar, the work of my editorial team. I know most everything coming to town well in advance and we are always vigilant …
Activism Entertainment Gay Pride LGBTQ Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of May 26, 2025
And the hits just keep on comin’! That’s a phrase used by radio stations like KGAY in days gone by to promote the music we play. But today, the hits …
Activism Communication Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide for Memorial Day Weekend: May 23-26, 2025
Giving seems to be in our LGBTQ DNA. The practice of helping others — whether financially, socially or in volunteerism — is something we just do, most of the time …
Activism Charities Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: May 16-18, 2025
Shann Carr made me cry this morning. And it wasn’t because she was promoting burials for Kasey at Wiefels Mortuary either. When KGAY started in 2019, Shann and John Taylor …
Activism Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of May 12, 2025
Whether it’s social security, the arts, veterans benefits, SCORE, trans rights in the military, homeless services, women’s reproductive rights, the park service — it’s a time of alarm. For many …
Activism Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife TheatreGay Desert Guide Weekend: May 9-11, 2025
A Bridge Over Troubled Waters. That’s the way to describe Thursday’s Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast held annually to celebrate the life of the first openly gay elected official in California. …
Activism Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Movies Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of May 5, 2025
When I started Gay Desert Guide, the Desert Business Association was one of the first organizations I partnered with. As one of the nation’s oldest LGBTQ+ chambers of commerce, DBA …