While we’re watching the forecast maps for the weekend’s weather, I’ve been looking at two maps that affect our LGBTQ+ safety when travelling outside our Palm Springs bubble and our …
Activism Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Restaurants Theatre Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Nov 14-16, 2025
Activism Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business TheatreGay Desert Guide: Week of Nov 10, 2025
My body hurts from a weekend of lifting, hugging and standing. Oh, and some dancing too. DJ Modgirl’s closing set on Sunday night gave me some time to reflect on …
Activism Charities Entertainment Events Gay Pride LGBTQ Local BusinessGay Desert Guide: Week of Mar 10, 2025
At Sunnylands Center & Gardens rises a pyramid on the great lawn. It’s been in place for a few weeks, but is now revealed as part of Desert X, the …
Charities Communication Entertainment Events Fitness Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business MoviesGay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 24-26, 2025
Not a year goes by that the Red Dress/Dress Red Party helps me to make new “best friends”. And in talking to The Center’s staff at Wednesday’s Center Social that we sponsored, the same …
Charities Entertainment Gay Pride LGBTQ Local BusinessGay Desert Guide: Week of Jan 20, 2025
Inspiration for my blog comes from many places: An overheard comment at a bar, serious discourse with friends, movies, and of course, Rachel Maddow. As we celebrate MLK Day and …
Activism Charities Events Local Business Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan 17-19, 2025
A Race to the End! President Biden is working fast and furious to both burnish his image and protect our country as he leaves office. In a wide-ranging interview with …
Activism Communication LGBTQ Local Business Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide: Week of Nov 18, 2024
Today’s front page headlines confirm the tumultuous Trump times we’re living in. LA Times: “Trump poses Threat to California’s Transgender protections, experts say” and The Desert Sun splashes on Page …
Activism Gay Pride LGBTQ Local Business Things to Do VotingGay Desert Guide: Week of Sep 23, 2024
Randy Rainbow is a gay national treasure. Thank god we can claim him for our own! He and KGAY’s John Taylor got together for a video chat last week that’s …
Activism Entertainment Gay Pride LGBTQ Movies Nightlife Things to DoGay Desert Guide Weekend: Sep 20-22, 2024
The birthday greetings started Wednesday when I stepped on my bathroom scales. After it calculated my weight (which I’m not happy about), the LED display wished me HBD — even …
Activism Entertainment Events LGBTQ Things to DoGay Desert Guide Labor Day Weekend: Aug 30-Sep 2, 2024
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 …