This is a somber time of year for our community. We just marked Veterans Day, and now will commemorate those lost to a different war – the culture war. Our …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Nov 17-19, 2023

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Nov 13, 2023
Celebrity in Palm Springs can range from a Marilyn Monroe look-alike to Barry Manilow. We love our walk of stars, our sightings at local restaurants and bars, and the folklore …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Nov 10-12, 2023
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: 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 Weekend Nov 3-5, 2023
I’m going to keep it short and sweet today: There’s no excuse for you not to find community, marvel at our wonderful LGBTQ+ pride events and overall have a good …

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: 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 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 Weekend: Oct. 6-8, 2023
Séc-he Spa was ground zero for our tourism industry in Greater Palm Springs. From their website: “As early as the late 1880s, Séc-he and its bathhouse became the first tourist …

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 …