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 …
Activism Communication Health LGBTQ Local Business Medical Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 12, 2024
Events LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Apr. 8, 2024
A Total Eclipse of the Heart makes a lot of dough for writer Jim Steinman every time we have one of these celestial phenomena. No wonder: it’s a strange song with …
Entertainment Events LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Apr. 5-7, 2024
”I farted!” Kathy Griffin brought the house down with that line, and so many more on her comeback tour at the McCallum Theatre this week. Cancel culture is a funny …
Activism Community Conversations Events LGBTQ Nightlife Self-care Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Mar. 4, 2024
Our beloved events listing editor – and my longest employee at Gay Desert Guide – is putting away his laptop and retiring. Alex McCune and I met when we were …
Activism Communication Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Feb 5, 2024
Coco Peru is comedic genius. She also gives us much to celebrate and much to ponder. Her shows at Fuego Events space (formerly a bank, as she jokes), sold out …
Entertainment Events LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of May 22, 2023
Even us dyed-in-the wool hard-core locals need to get out of the summer heat for a bit. I just made my plans for Gay Wine Weekend in July. We’ve been …
LGBTQGay Desert Guide: Week of Mar. 20, 2023
Spring has Sprung! The vernal equinox (good drag name btw) occurs this 20th day of March around 2:24 p.m. Fun fact: If you’re a sky watcher, the website EarthSky points …
LGBTQGay Desert Guide Weekend: Mar. 17-19, 2023
Red and Green are typically Christmas colors. But this weekend, we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, then on Saturday it’s the Red Dress / Dress Red Party. Part of …
LGBTQGay Desert Guide Weekend: Dec. 2-4, 2022
Avenue Q gave us the song “The Internet is for Porn” with the lyrics “Why do you think the net was born?Porn! Porn! Porn!” And 30+ years on, the internet …
Activism Community Conversations LGBTQ Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Nov. 21, 2022
Another tragic LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting overshadows our Thanksgiving holiday week. I awoke to an overnight news alert from CNN with the news – and cried in the darkness. On the …