Quietly, Richard Bass passed away last week, as friends lived vicariously through his final days after a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis. He documented his final month on Caring Bridge, a …
Activism Charities LGBTQ Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 25, 2025
Activism LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 8-10, 2025
Same Time, Next Year is the story of annual infidelity that starred Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn. It takes us on a journey where each character evolves over their lifetime, but …
Charities Events Gay Pride Health LGBTQ Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 1-3, 2025
Amsterdam Pride weekend is underway and I’m embedded with BearCruise.com for the celebration. This corresponds with another big event — the anniversary of me purchasing and hitting the reset button …
Activism Communication LGBTQ Local Business Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: July 18-20, 2025
Dismantling DEI. It just hit home and our bottom line as we were canceled on Thursday from promoting Visit Lauderdale and their LGBTQ+ travel initiatives. We have partnered with Visit …
Activism Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: July 11-13, 2025
Live Aid turns 40 this weekend. Freddie Mercury and Elton John were just two of many icons who hit the stages at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia and Wembley in London. …
Charities Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Things to DoGay Desert Guide for Independence Day Weekend: July 4-6, 2025
Trump funk. That’s how I’d describe the mood in my small town of Hastings, Michigan, as residents celebrated the 4th of July. The pre-holiday concert drew a big crowd as …
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 Entertainment LGBTQ Nightlife Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Jun 6-8, 2025
Waterbeds were a thing in the 1970s. We saw footage of Palm Springs first “gay” hotel, An Old Friend, at last week’s LGBTQ+ History and Archives home movies night. There …
Activism Charities LGBTQ Movies Protests Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Week of Jun 2, 2025
What were Pride parades like in the 1970s just after Stonewall? Pat Rocco documented them on film and later, video, in archives that live today due to the efforts of …
Charities LGBTQ Local Business Restaurants Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: May 30-Jun 1, 2025
Pee-wee Herman — aka Paul Reubens — was going into the closet about the time that I was coming out. Pee-wee as Himself, an HBO Original two-part documentary debuted last Friday …