Green Day will be performing at Coachella Music and Arts Festival this April, and I can’t wait to hear how lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong changes the band’s lyrics to …
Activism Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Mar 14-16, 2025
Activism Boycot Communication Events LGBTQ Local Business Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Feb 28-Mar 2, 2025
HATE EMBOLDENED is the cover story in the March issue of the Coachella Valley Independent. In it, Publisher Jimmy Boegle’s team outlines a spate of incidents that have bedeviled our …
Activism Entertainment Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Feb 24, 2025
To b(oycott), or not to b(oycott), that is the question:Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of …
Charities Entertainment LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Feb 14-16, 2025
Modernism and McCarthyism ran parallel paths in the 50s. Today one thrives while the other is history repeating itself. We celebrate Modernism Week starting this Valentine’s Day as a new …
Activism Entertainment Events LGBTQ Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Feb 7-9, 2025
Let’s face it: The news goes from bad to worse. And while many of the draconian efforts of the new administration will eventually be stopped, that’s not much solace. I’ve …
Activism Entertainment Health LGBTQ Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Feb 3, 2025
A cursory glance at the “dating apps” for gay men and it’s no wonder that STIs and STDs continue to flourish in the Coachella Valley. Every weekend there’s a huge …
Activism Entertainment Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 31–Feb 2, 2025
Accolades and admonishment. I’ve gotten both for dipping my toes in the political waters that we are now navigating two weeks into the new administration. We take seriously our charge …
Activism Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Self-care Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Jan 27, 2025
“The magic of theatre is how much can you stimulate the mind of the audience, not how many illusions you can create,” said Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah. Our local theatre …
Activism Charities Events Local Business Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 17-19, 2025
A Race to the End! President Biden is working fast and furious to both burnish his image and protect our country as he leaves office. In a wide-ranging interview with …
Activism Charities Events LGBTQ Local Business Movies Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Jan 13, 2025
The “Best of Fest” at the Palm Springs International Film Festival is both a marathon and a sprint. You could spend all day today viewing the top films of the …