Palm Springs
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To lose one may be regarded as a misfortune, to lose two looks like carelessness …… how Palm Springs & Miami gets less gay
Palm Springs is known as the gayest town in the USA with some 50% of the 50,000 residents identifying as queer even though its a city with mostly gated retirement communities and golf courses, surrounded by desert that reaches temperatures of well over 110°F . This year, it may seem a little less gay now…
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After the Grand Final Event of THE DINAH its Founder Mariah Hanson retires : what will happen next to the World’s largest lesbian Party?
The question on everyone’s lips (well at least on lesbian ones) is what comes next after the Grand Final Event of The Dinah this September? Mariah Hanson, who founded the event in 1991 and who has been the pioneering force behind it ever since, is stepping down. Under her leadership, The Dinah became the world’s…
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Racial tensions ignite when a historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs, California fights to remove a wall of trees that segregate the community.
When we think of Palm Springs in California we have an image of a gay mecca that has developed a strong reputation as an LGBT-friendly destination. and is also a cheaper alternative to San Francisco or New York. Since the 1980s/90s many LGBT people chose the desert city as a base for their…
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TWO queer parties in Palm Springs this weekend : BLATINO OASIS for man of color and DADDY ISSUES for all things ‘daddy’
Two good reasons to head to Palm Springs right now. First is Blatino Oasis which bills itself as California’s Ultimate Gay Men Of Color Getaway & Retreat. It was launched in 2007 as a retreat for gay and bisexual men of color, far from urban life yet filled with all the amenities a man…
