Past

• November 2, 2024 – November 3, 2024

  Palm Springs Pride Festival

  Pop-Up Displays/Booth: Palm Springs Pride Festival Palm Canyon Drive
• October 24, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

  Palm Springs Leather Pride

  Pop-Up Displays/Booth: Hotel Zoso, 2nd floor, 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs
• June 1, 2024 @ 9:30 am – 5:00 pm

   CAW (Community Archiving Workshop)

  Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. – 5: 00 p.m. CAW (Community Archiving Workshop) Together with Deserted Films, the LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert will be hosting a Community Archiving Workshop at the Palm Springs Public Library. This event is for registered volunteers only who will be helping us to scan, properly capture meta data, and rebox our nearly complete run of the Gay & Lesbian Times: The Desert’s Newsmagazine. This opportunity was made possible from a grant from the California State Library facilitated by California Revealed.
• June 1, 2024 @ 9:00 am – June 30, 2024 @ 6:00 pm

  Exhibit: LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert on Display at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library

  June 1 – 30, 2024 : Exhibit: LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert on Display at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert will display various items in their collection to celebrate Pride Month.  The exhibit will be in the display cases in the main reading room at the Library and viewable during regular hours, seven days a week.
• October 12, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – November 12, 2023 @ 8:00 pm

  “Out On The Walk” Celebrating the LGBT Honorees on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars

  

  October 12 – November 12, 2023, Weekly, Thursday – Sunday THURSDAYS – 2 P.M. TO 8 P.M. FRIDAYS – SUNDAY 12 P.M. TO 6 P.M. About Exhibit: Since 1992, more than 450 stars honoring notable entertainers, humanitarians, civic leaders, architects, artists, authors, athletes, and veterans have been inducted on the sidewalks throughout downtown and uptown Palm Springs. Each of these honorees, in their own way, was deserving of their recognition, and although many of their accomplishments were known during their lifetimes, or when their stars were installed, many of these individuals are no lon…
• September 30, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

  Film Screening of Nelly & Nadine

  

  Sat, Sept. 30 @ 2:30 p.m. Film Screening of Nelly & Nadine at Cinema Diverse sponsored by Strait Knot Productions
• April 8, 2023 @ 11:30 am – 5:30 pm

  Sharing Our Desert’s LGBTQ+ History

  

  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!
• November 3, 2022 – November 6, 2022

  Telling their Stories – Celebrating their Legacy

  

  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; Sunday, November 6, 12:30-4:30 pm.
• September 17, 2022

  A Film Event: Desert Migration

  

  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 lives of these men and their struggle to come to terms with the second chance they have been given.  
• June 30, 2022

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

  

  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, and Denise Goolsby, a former reporter for The Desert Sun and current Palm Springs Office of Neighborhoods Manager, about their and other contributions to our community. The panel will be moderated by Brad Fuhr, the owner and publi…
• March 25, 2022

  Sharing Our Desert’s LGBTQ+ History

  

  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.
• November 7, 2021

  Sharing Our Desert’s LGBTQ+ History

  

  An Inaugural Exhibition A History of the Greater Palm Springs Area That Made It A Welcoming Place For The LGBTQ+ Community