Eleven is this week’s number. Today (Aug. 30th as I write this) is the 11th anniversary of GayDesertGuide.LGBT hitting the interwebs. I used the Wayback Machine to take a look at …

Gay Desert Guide Labor Day Weekend: Aug 30-Sep 2, 2024

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 26, 2024
Life is coming back to the Coachella Valley after what turned out to be a less than stellar summer season for our tourism-driven businesses. When the national headlines pegged us …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 23-25, 2024
5was the number of the Democratic National Convention: Five words: “Kamala Harris for the People!”Exonerated Five: The men who Donald Trump called to be executed for a crime they did …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 19, 2024
Marie Curie gave her life for science unwittingly by being exposed to high levels of radiation before knowing the consequences. In fact, her notebooks are so radioactive that they are …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 16-18, 2024
Del Shores knows what it’s like to be a southern Baptist sissy boy. Because the success of his films, including Sordid Lives, he’s been giving back through The Del Shores …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 12, 2024
Greater Palm Springs was well represented on the Brandg Vacations cruise, which included Amsterdam Pride. I got most of our peeps together for a photo, which I wanted to share …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 9-11, 2024
As my summer vacation with Brandg draws to a close, this week’s Top 3 has a special meaning from the trip. As a teen, the song “Vincent” by Don McLean …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 5, 2024
Just prior to leaving for Amsterdam Pride and the Brandg Vacations river cruise, I made a major life change. After 11 years at my condo in south Palm Springs, I’m …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 2-4, 2024
It was the summer of 1978 and I was a 19-year-old kid whose parents let him go to Europe for the summer. I was traveling with my “fag-hag” friend, Cheryl, …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of July 29, 2024
Conventions in July or August are about as rare as a cool breeze. So when the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) chose the Palm Springs Convention Center …