Cinema is connected to Palm Springs in myriad ways. The Plaza Theatre opened in 1936 with the world premiere of the Oscar-winning George Cukor film, Camille, with its legendary star, Greta …
Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Sept. 15-17, 2023
Blue Zones came to Palm Springs earlier in the year to garners support for their innovative program. A Netflix series has documented how changes in our diet, exercise and social …
Gay Desert Guide: Week of Sep. 11, 2023
Our local version of the “Miss America” pageant – The Best of the Desert Awards is happening through Sept. 22nd. We are shamelessly inviting you to ‘vote for me!’ in …
Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Sep. 8-10, 2023
Goody Two Shoes is both an Adam Ant song and the way which some have described me over the years. I look innocent enough. I rarely got accused of any …
Gay Desert Guide: Week of Sep. 4, 2023
Celebrating our diversity takes no respite! Case in point: Riverside’s Inland Empire Pride celebration is happening this weekend. Later in September, we turn Disneyland red with Gay Days Anaheim. And …
Gay Desert Guide Labor Day Weekend: Sep. 1-4, 2023
Rock Hudson died nearly 40 years ago of AIDS, having lived a ‘double life’ that is documented in ‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ from HBO. He’s one of many …
Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 28, 2023
August 30, 2013 was the day I flipped the switch and GayDesertGuide.LGBT went live on the internet. We joined 672,000,000 other websites in competing for the eyeballs of consumers. …
Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 25-27, 2023
Hitting too close to home: That’s what many in our community are feeling in the wake of the senseless killing of Laura Ann Carleton for displaying a Pride flag in …
Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 21, 2023
With I-10 closed and the Coachella Valley literally marooned on a desert island, our first advice is to stay put early week. As of early Monday morning, 911 was down …
Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Aug 18-20, 2023
We are preparing (and you should be too) for a major storm – Hurricane Hillary – to strike our area over the weekend. While I wrote about our wild weather …