We got up close and personal with two people this week who are very different parts of the front lines. The amazing stamina of Sen. Cory Booker put a lump …
Activism Charities Events Fitness LGBTQ Local Business Movies Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Apr 4-6, 2025
Activism Communication Entertainment Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Mar 24, 2025
While it’s a honor to be honored, it’s a little tough to think of myself as an “LGBTQ+ elder pioneer”. That’s the official designation of my S.A.G.E. award being given …
Activism Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Mar 14-16, 2025
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 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 …