Bragging rights are defined as “the opportunity to speak proudly because you have done something impressive”. So today our rights are front and center as KGAY and KMEE land top …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Nov 25, 2024

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Nov 22-24, 2024
Wicked and the on-sale for Coachella could have easily been included in our Top 3 on Gay Desert Guide. Both are all the buzz as we go into this weekend …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Nov 18, 2024
Today’s front page headlines confirm the tumultuous Trump times we’re living in. LA Times: “Trump poses Threat to California’s Transgender protections, experts say” and The Desert Sun splashes on Page …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Nov 15-17, 2024
Gay Men of Palm Springs is an influential voice through their social media page on Facebook. It boasts over 15,000 members and is curated with love by Raymond Lafleur. I …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Nov 11, 2024
A Needed Distraction. Sunday’s taping of “LIVE with Kelly and Mark“, arranged by Visit Greater Palm Springs, was a much needed break from the news cycle I’ve been experiencing since election …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Nov 8-10, 2024
“The light of America’s promise will always shine bright”. Kamala Harris’ words to us in her concession speech Wednesday help take the sting away just a bit. We are in …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Oct 28, 2024
Marriage Equality is back on the ballot. This time it should be an easy layup for enshrining the repeal of Prop 8 into our state constitution. That’s unlike the 2008 …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Oct 25-27, 2024
Blanche DuBois’ famous line in Tennessee Williams play, “A Streetcar Named Desire,” resonates as I get ready to depart Japan for Palm Springs. “I have always depended on the kindness …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Oct 21, 2024
And so it begins! “Season” as we call it. And the Gay Desert Guide events calendar is chocked full of things to do from now until the cows come home. …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Oct 18-20, 2024
Banned Book Week took place late last month, and many of the titles that the right vilifies are those by LGBTQ+ authors. That’s why this weekend’s Pride on the Page …