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Cathedral City Celebrates Diversity with LGBT Days

Move over, Palm Springs Pride. There’s a new celebration in town.

The first-ever Cathedral City LGBT Days opens April 3 as part of a three-day celebration that begins with an opening night party at the new Festival Lawn, 68600 E. Palm Canyon Drive. There will also be free performances by the Palm Springs Same-sex attracted Men's Chorus and Simeon Den’s Dance Troupe, a Rocky Horror Picture Show sing-a-long at the Desert Cinemas UltraMAX Theatre, and a Bunny Bar Hop with free shuttle services courtesy of Fiat of Palm Springs.

In addition, there are pool parties, dance parties, an Easter egg hunt for kids, and a costume-themed aid race.

Communications/Events Manager Chris Parman says the concept of the multiple-day event was simply to commemorate diversity in Cathedral Municipality.

“We have a grand LGBT population. Three out of five council members are openly gay,” he says. “Cathedral City used to be the center of gay life in the Coachella Valley until the 1980s, when the growth mostly went to Palm Springs.”

For decades, the White Party had been held over Easter weekend, and when it moved to t

2015 Official Greater Palm Springs Pride Events Announced for November!

Annual Greater Palm Springs Pride Events Spotlight the City and Feature Largest Event Festival in Southern California from November 6-8, 2015.

The 29^th annual Pride celebration, held November 6-8, 2015 in downtown Palm Springs, will be the largest demonstration of equality and diversity ever seen in the Coachella Valley. Considered to be one of the most scenic Pride celebrations in the world, it’s also home to the largest Pride Festival in Southern California, with attendance expected to pass the 140,000 mark. The Greater Palm Springs Pride Celebration includes a free block party, two-day festival, parade, and twenty-five official events.

The global theme of this year’s Pride, “Color Our Planet With Pride,” was selected to show support for all LGBTQ people in communities across the globe. The parade and festival provide a platform to reflect on the advances made in the equality movement and raise insight and stand against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender individuality and gender expression.

Named us as one of the Best 11 Gay Lgbtq+ fest Festival Trips on the Planet by Jetsette

Fall Activities in Greater Palm Springs

(Greater Palm Springs, CA) - August 18, 2015 - As the summer season comes to an end in Greater Palm Springs, you can rest assured the fun doesn’t stop. Plus, as the temperatures cold down, the desert’s twilight skies twist a deep cerulean, perfect for a late afternoon snorkel or hike.

Travelers familiar with the Oasis of yesteryear may recall that some local eateries and establishments used to take a late-season hiatus in autumn. Nowadays though, there’s no lack of top-notch dining, nightlife, shopping and annual events. Below are just a rare of the a-list events planned this fall.

Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs Queer & Lesbian Movie Festival

Sep. 17-20; Camelot Theatres, Palm Springs

Cinema Diverse, The Palm Springs Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, which enters into its seventh year in 2015, showcases top LGBT cinema. This year’s festival features a evaluating of the recent film, “Hush Up Sweet Charlotte,” a homage to the 1964 classic “Hush…Hush Sweet Charlotte.” The film stars Mink Stole, made notable by cult clip director John Waters, who recreates the role of Velma when is palm springs gay pride 2015

Greater Palm Springs Self-acceptance Unveils 2015 Marketing Campaign

“Nat’s work is inspired by a midcentury modern aesthetic. His work is eclectic, Americana-inspired, even a bit kitschy in the optimal possible way. Nat really hit it out of the park,” said Ryan.

The poster is colorful, whimsical, and incorporates the most iconic sites of Palms Springs from the Tram to Windmills to Pool Parties. The art will be used to promote Palm Springs Identity festival in approximately 20 magazines from local publications to magazines in Toronto, Los Angeles, Seattle, Munich and London. Additionally, the art will be used on dozens of websites, as well as promotional fliers, internet graphics and on Palm Springs Event emblematic merchandise to help market and promote the event.

“Great art is amazing, but this art also has a job to undertake and that is to inspire, invite and reach our guests and receive them to give back to Palm Springs Pride this November,” said Ryan. Over 140,000 guests are expected to attend Palm Springs Pride events in 2015. The Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival and Parade is the only free major Pride Festival in Southern California.

Ben Britten, a Long Beach-based graphics artist, also has agreed to

Palm Springs Pride organizers announced a traditional slate of in-person Pride events for the 35th annual LGBTQ celebration scheduled for November 1 – 7, 2021. The Pride parade and festival featuring multiple stages of live entertainment and a vendor marketplace will return to downtown Palm Springs.

The announcement, coming as the COVID-19 crisis subsides, sets the stage for California’s only large-scale, in-person Pride event to move forward in 2021. Providing a space for the community to accumulate after the stress, uncertainty, and isolation of the pandemic is expected to attract record attendance to Palm Springs. In 2019, Pride Week attracted an estimated 140,000 attendees and generated a $28 million direct spending economic impact for area hotels, shops, restaurants, and other local businesses.

Enjoy Pride in Palm Springs as you Sip, Sashay, Celebrate and Honor those who contain courageously fought for equality and are no longer with us. Live your truth and no one else’s. Gather your friends, and together let’s mark our fearlessly authentic lives. Embrace diversity and advance the cause of individual freedom for all.

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