Bros has finally gotten its big screen debut – and there was “no place else” better suited than Palm Springs’ Cinema Diverse. The all-LGBTQ+ casted RomCom wistfully reminded me of my single life. Many of us can identify with wanting to find their “Aaron”. That’s Luke Macfarlane’s character played cringingly at times by Billy Eichner “Bobby”. It’s out September 30th nationwide. Quite a coup for our festival!
And now for something completely different: ALL MAN: The International Male Story is on the screen tonight, and over 100 more shorts and full length features are on the marquee this weekend and next. Cinema Diverse is a treasure and worth supporting! You can even attend virtually.
I got my first Mpox shot this week at Oscar’s, and the registration process in place by Riverside County was more painful than the injection. It seemed to me like they were asking more info than when we were trying to get a COVID vaccine. No matter, shots in arms are happening at a more rapid pace as season ramps up.
Finally, AsiaSF Palm Springs has closed as we know it. With no fanfare nor announcement, the owners changed the signs out front literally in the middle of the night. It’s now going to be rented as an event space called “The Sonoran” we hear. The pandemic took its toll and we’re sad to see it go.
This Weekend in #ILoveGayPalmSprings
September 16–18, 2022We’re keeping you updated on the weekend’s Top Events: Cinema Diverse Weekend One featuring “All Man: The International Male Story,” “Desert Migration,” and many others, plus the Positively Aging Project, Gay Days Anaheim, “Southern Fried Nuptials,” The Ultimate Selena Experience from Como La Flor Band, Sunnylands Films in the Gardens… and more!
Celebratingits 15th Anniversary with the 2022 edition running from September 15–25 at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, the many offerings of this LGBTQ+ film festival include: Friday’s screening of All Man: The International Male Story at 7:30 pm, Desert Migration on Saturday at 2:30 pm, and on Sunday, Shorts Set: Let Every Voice Be Heard features PFLAG’s “Taking the Long Road Home” at 12:30 pm—and that’s just a taste of the stellar variety of films screening this year! Get tickets
Positively Aging Project
The 2022 Positively Aging Project will take place as a hybrid in-person and virtual conference on Saturday, September 17 from 10 am–3 pm on Zoom and at the Joslyn Center. This FREE annual Coachella Valley conference is aimed at providing practical information and inspiration for those living long-term with HIV. The keynote speaker is Jack Mackenroth of Project Runway fame, with featured speaker Porchia Dees, and a distinguished HIV research panel will give an update (Your Gay Desert Guide Brad Fuhr will be moderating!). More info
Gay Days Anaheim
From September 16–18 at the Disneyland Resort, Disney’s California Adventure, and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, Gay Days Anaheim is a “mix in,” meaning gay people and straight people mingle together; the park is open to the general public, but Gay Days participants wear red shirts to identify one another and show their numbers. Outside of the parks, there will be drag performances with DeJa Skye and Jackie Cox, cocktail receptions, the Kingdom! dance party at House of Blues, Plunge! pool party, and more. Get tickets
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Psst…wanna cruise?? KGAY 106.5 wants to send you on a VACAYA LGBT+ vacation to the Caribbean on board a full-ship LGBT+ cruise on beautiful turquoise waters! No desert in site! Find out how you can win this monday morning at 8 am with John Taylor on KGAY 106.5 Listen online
Cinema Diverse – The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, takes place September 15–25 at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, and KGAY 106.5 and Gay Desert Guide have your chance to WIN a pair of “Six pack of passes” to this 15th Anniversary edition of the festival! Enter to win on the KGAY Contest Page. Tickets and passes are available for purchase now, come see LGBTQ+ cinema from around the world, screening for 10 days. More info
Cinema Diverse
Positively Aging Project
Gay Days Anaheim
