Earlier this year, Tom Swan Hernandez presented myself and John Taylor with AMVETS Post 66 Business of the Year award. We were grateful to Tom, whose tireless work to recognize …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Nov 10-12, 2023

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Nov 6, 2023
Pics to share? If you have photos from Palm Springs Pride this weekend, we’d love to have you share them with us. Just use #ILoveGayPalmSprings in your posts or comments, …

Gay Desert Guide: Palm Springs Pride Week of Oct. 30, 2023
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 Weekend: Oct. 20-22, 2023
Two short weeks will bring us to “Drag Now, Drag Forever” and the 2023 edition of Palm Springs Pride in Palm Springs. It’s our “Superbowl” (hope I don’t get sued …

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 Weekend: Oct. 13-15, 2023
Hockey season gets underway Friday night, Oct 13 at Acrisure Arena. But the sport is embroiled in controversy over a new NHL policy banning “Pride Tape” and reversing years of …

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 Weekend: Sep. 29-Oct 1, 2023
Dianne Feinstein’s death as we go into the weekend brings back the memory of my first exposure to her: Announcing the assassinations of San Francisco’s Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Sept. 25, 2023
Drag Now, Drag Forever is the rallying cry for Palm Springs Pride which is just five weeks away! We’re wasting no time in “pre-celebrating” and recognizing our amazing drag community. …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Sept. 22-24, 2023
Today I’m again grateful for my 65 years on the planet, and thanks for all the birthday wishes this week. I was also struck by those of you who came …