GAY PALM SPRINGS
Gay Palm Springs is the No. 1 retirement and travel destination for the LGBTQ community. This Southern California haven hosts some of

Hitting its Stride
For 25 years, the Palm Springs Front Runners and Walkers has provided an active, social outlet...
Paula Abdul Is Forever Your Girl
Before appearing at this weekend's White Party Palm Springs, Paula Abdul chats about her gay fan...
Coming Out
Instead of heading indoors for a traditional ballroom event, DAP Health has taken its annual Steve...
LGBTQ+ History: Why We Went to Cathedral City
The Barracks marks its 30th year in 2022, but gay bars have been part of Cathedral...
White Party Back in Full Color
White Party Palm Springs will pay tribute to its founder, Jeffrey Sanker, in late April and...
LGBTQ+ History: First Lesbian Hotel in Palm Springs
A column devoted to promoting the LGBTQ+ history of the Coachella Valley starts by honoring National...
Good Fortune
Kataluna Enriquez became the first transgender woman to compete in the Miss USA pageant in 2021,...
“Living Out” in Palm Springs
Living Out, the all-LGBTQ+ senior community in Palm Springs, will cater to renters rather than buyers...
Serving Up Love
The Desert Tennis Association's Palm Springs Open attracts LGBTQ+ tennis players from around the world while...
In a Good Place
Brad Fuhr took a media career built in the gay community and has leveraged it toward...
Preserving History
The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert will start with an exhibit toward its bigger...
Greater Palm Springs Pride Weekend Events, Nov. 4-7
Here is a breakdown of Greater Palm Springs Pride 2021 events in downtown Palm Springs and...
Place of Pride
Streetbar has been named Community Grand Marshall of the Greater Palm Springs Pride parade to honor...
Chasing Rainbows in Palm Springs
Artist Yvette Mattern's "Global Rainbow" laser light art installation will shine above Palm Canyon Drive during...
Marching Orders
The Greater Palm Springs Pride parade returns with all its pomp and circumstance and a first-ever...
Pride and Joy
With entertainers ranging from headliner Third Eye Blind to Jody Watley, Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival...
Pride of Greater Palm Springs
The 2021 Palm Springs Pride Honor Awards go to an artist, a chef, a leather icon,...
Talent Pool
In 2009 when Lady Gaga and Katy Perry both appeared, The Dinah went from the largest...
Making History in L.A.
Gregorio Davila wants people to watch his documentary, "L.A. A Queer History", at Cinema Diverse because...
Seeing the Big Picture
Well-written, well acted, is it interesting, and will it play well in Palm Springs? Those are...
Community-Driven
Rob Wheeler: "As a leader in the movement, it is important for me to really deeply...
Open for Business
An Open House Bar Tour will officially welcome the LGBTQ community back to five Cathedral City...
His ‘Golden’ Moment
Stan Zimmerman shares his comedic writing break on "The Golden Girls", and why his career choice...
A Second Chance
The pandemic created a shutdown but also brought opportunity. The former Studio One Eleven has new...
Pretty Pickle
LA drag queen Pickle welcomes the chance to help Cathedral City's One Eleven bar show off...
20 Ways to Engage The LGBTQ Center
With its annual Info-a-Go-Go, you can discover even virtually the LGBTQ Center Palm Springs' range of...
By the Book
Palm Springs author David Eugene Perry discovers sometimes you come up with an idea for a...
Spin Cycle
Angelique VaGorgeous, the reigning champ of Cathedral City Drag Race, dishes on snatching the crown and...
One of the Boys
While quarantining in Palm Springs, director Joe Mantello chats about the revival of "The Boys in...
Kristine W. Is Still Here For You
Kristine W. talks about her social platform as a performer before a concert Sept. 20 for...
Best Friends Forever
"David's Friend" documents a special relationship told through Nora Burns and her one-woman show to screen...
Family Affair
Filmmaker Jason Gaffney brings "Out of Body" to open Cinema Diverse — a writing collaboration with...
Technology Lifeline
By successfully funding its own streaming engine, the Palm Springs Cultural Center flipped on the green...
Active Voice
Coronavirus may have postponed LGBTQ activist and entertainer Scott Nevins' wedding, but he's on schedule to...
A Cast of Characters
Creator Del Shores and collaborator Emerson Collins mark the 20th anniversary of "Sordid Lives" with a...
Out And House Proud
Living Out, a high-end condominium community taking shape near downtown Palm Springs, will create a welcoming living...
Mighty Morgan
Morgan McMichaels turned heads with stunning attire and sharp wit on "RuPaul’s Drag Race", but she...
Thoroughly Modern Billy
Billy Porter, who made history earlier in 2019 as the first openly gay man of color...
Living Large
Leslie Jordan ignites the Outlandish performance series with "Over Exposed", a sidesplitting solo show that finds...
Three’s a Charm
In the steamy new Palm Springs-based web series The Third, filmmaker Matt Lynn brings triad relationships...