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  • March Event

    Sharing Our Desert’s LGBTQ+ History

    Mary Pickford D Place 68-600 Perez Rd, Cathedral City, United States

    We are excited to announce that our exhibition, Sharing Our Desert's LGBTQ+ History, will be shown at the Mary Pickford Theatre is D'Place, during Cathedral City LGBT Days, March 25 to 27, 2022.

  • LGBTQ Speakers

    The Power of Story: How Local Media Put Gay Palm Springs on the Map

    Palm Springs Cultural Center 2300 E. Barista Rd, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    For a smaller community, Palm Springs has had significant, consistent LGBTQ media outlets over the decades. Did these outlets raise the community’s profile as an LGBTQ destination? Hear from local journalists Bruce Fessier, retired entertainment reporter for The Desert Sun, Nino Eilets, former business manager of The Bottom Line and editor of The Standard Magazine, ... Read more

  • A Film Event: Desert Migration

    Palm Springs Cultural Center 2300 E. Barista Rd, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert - Palm Springs Cultural Center Desert Migration, Daniel F. Cardone, Director & Marc Smolowitz, Producer When HIV treatments improved and people stopped dying by the thousands, many gay men took stock and some moved to the desert in search of a healing oasis. This film examines the ... Read more

  • LGBTQ+ 2022 Exhibit

    Telling their Stories – Celebrating their Legacy

    Welwood Murray Memorial Library

    This second major exhibition of the LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert tells the stories of local LGBT organizations, businesses and events celebrating milestone anniversaries this year. November 3-6, 2022 Welwood Murray Memorial Library, 100 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs Hours: Thursday, November 3, 4-7:30 pm; Friday, November 4, 12:30-5:30 pm; Saturday, November 5, 10:30 am-5:30 pm; ... Read more

  • PS85th Logo

    Sharing Our Desert’s LGBTQ+ History

    Welwood Murray Memorial Library

    Our Exhibition, Sharing Our Desert’s LGBTQ+ History, will once again be shown at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library, 100 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, on Saturday, April 8, 2023, from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm, in conjunction with the City of Palm Springs 85th Anniversary Celebration!

  • Nelly & Nadine (2022)

    Film Screening of Nelly & Nadine

    Cinema Diverse 2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    Sat, Sept. 30 @ 2:30 p.m. Film Screening of Nelly & Nadine at Cinema Diverse sponsored by Strait Knot Productions

  • Palm Springs Leather Pride

    Hotel Zoso 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, United States

    Pop-Up Displays/Booth: Hotel Zoso, 2nd floor, 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs

  • Gay Pride

    Palm Springs Pride Festival

    Palm Springs Downtown, Palm Springs, United States

    Pop-Up Displays/Booth: Palm Springs Pride Festival Palm Canyon Drive

  • June1 Pride Home Movies

    Presenting “Home Movies Out of the Closet: LGBTQ+, Hollywood, Palm Springs, and You” in Celebration of Pride Month.

    PSCC 2300 E Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, United States

    The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert (Archives) is celebrating Pride Month by partnering with other local non-profits Deserted Films and the Palm Springs Cultural Center (PSCC)

    Sunday, June 1, 2025, to present a day focused on LGBTQ home movies!
    In the afternoon, the public is invited to bring their home movies and allow our home movie preservation experts to assess them and provide recommendations for storage and digitization. This FREE opportunity will be offered from 3:00 – 5:30 PM in the lobby of the Palm Springs Cultural Center, first-come, first
    served.

    From 6:30-8:00 PM the Archives and Deserted Films will screen family-friendly (13+), rarely and never-before-seen LGBTQ+ footage from our collections.
    Following the screening event there will be a Reception from 8 – 9 PM.

    $45

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    UNBRIDLED SPIRIT: CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF LEATHER IN PALM SPRINGS

    Hotel Zoso 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, United States

    The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert is excited to present our major exhibition for this fall, UNBRIDLED SPIRIT: Celebrating 35 Years of Leather in Palm Springs. The exhibit will run from Thursday, October 30 through Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Hotel Zoso. Curated by Mike Király, MPA, Adjunct Faculty, Social Sciences, Santa Rosa Junior College, and Vice President ... Read more

  • Leather Women

    PANEL DISCUSSION: Leather Women Celebrating Our Sexuality

    Hotel Zoso 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, United States

    October 30, 2025, 6:30 p.m., Hotel Zoso. In conjunction with the exhibit Unbridled Spirit, the Archives will present a FREE lecture featuring a panel of five women and a moderator discussing women's sexuality and their role in the Leather community. This program will be at the Hotel Zoso in the Palladium North room located on the lower level of the hotel. As ... Read more