Asking for a friend: How do you put yourself out there at a mixer? Each month, our valley has ample opportunity to meet those with common interests in a variety …
Activism Charities Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Movies TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Apr 6, 2026
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Billy Porter overshared. His performance at The Plaza Theater this week marked the first time he had been back on stage since an infection nearly killed the 56 year old …
Activism Charities Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Movies Nightlife Protests TheatreGay Desert Guide Weekend: Mar 27-29, 2026
This weekend, a new book festival will debut in Palm Springs. We got behind Jason Blickman’s OUTspoken for a number of reasons. But most important is that the free flow of information, sharing stories …
Activism Charities Entertainment Gay Pride LGBTQ Movies Protests Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Mar 23, 2026
In the flurry of news about war, oil prices and the Supreme Court you may have missed that the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida has been demolished. On March 16th, the iconic …
Activism Charities Entertainment Events LGBTQ Movies TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Mar 16, 2026
It was a tough year for loss in the Oscars community as we saw Sunday night at the In Memoriam segment of the show. Especially touching was the tribute to …
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It was a little chilling — as temperatures approach record highs next week — to hear the FCC chairman ask broadcasters to run “pro-America” patriotic content. His remarks came ahead …
Activism Charities Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Movies TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Mar 9, 2026
Timothée Chalamet is suffering from foot in mouth disease. Last week he was in conversation with his “Interstellar” co-star Matthew McConaughey and basically said the opera and ballet were irrelevant. …
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A court in Russia on Tuesday officially designated a prominent LGBTQ+ rights organization, Coming Out, as an extremist group. This action appears to further marginalize the country’s already vulnerable LGBTQ+ …
Activism Charities Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Movies TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Mar 2, 2026
Charity begins at home is a proverb suggesting that one should prioritize the needs of family, friends, and the local community before assisting those further away. Attributed to Sir Thomas Browne …
Activism Charities Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Movies TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Feb 23, 2026
How do you greet someone? That usually depends upon your familiarity with that person, the situation and — in the case of we gays — our sexual orientation. In …