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 …
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Obergefell is not a name that rolls off the tongue. But Jim Obergefell’s name ten years on is one for the LGBTQ history books. June 26 marked the 10 year …
Activism Entertainment Events Gay Pride Local Business Nightlife TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Jun 23, 2025
Pride month is coming to a close during a most tumultuous year in our LGBTQ+ history. World Pride events in Washington, D.C. have mostly ended and the major Pride in …
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Supreme injustice. That’s how I would term the high court’s ruling this week on transgender care for youth. Fighting back is Thomi Clinton and her team at the Transgender Health …
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What was your favorite “No Kings Day” protest sign? I’d see one, snap a photo and think it was brilliant. Then another would pop up. And so it went here …
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FreedomFest showed up on the Gay Desert Guide calendar, the work of my editorial team. I know most everything coming to town well in advance and we are always vigilant …
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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 …
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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 …
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Giving seems to be in our LGBTQ DNA. The practice of helping others — whether financially, socially or in volunteerism — is something we just do, most of the time …
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At 10:49 AM, sitting in my office, I heard a massive boom. My Saturday morning — and weekend was turned upside down as was that of our entire community. My …