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Gay Palm Springs
The mature gay man's guide to Warm Sands, the pools, and the desert's gay capital, traveling boldly after 50.
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How it begins
Two hours east of Los Angeles, in a bowl of desert ringed by dramatic mountains, sits a small city that has become perhaps the single gayest resort town in America. Palm Springs is where gay men have come to bask, to retire, and to reinvent leisure for decades, and for the traveler over fifty it is close to a promised land: warm, glamorous, easy, and entirely welcoming, on home soil.
Gay Palm Springs, chapter one
What is inside
13 chapters. This is all of them.
The whole table of contents, not a selection of the flattering parts.
- Why Palm Springs Became the Gay Capital of the Desert
- The Lay of the Land: Downtown, Warm Sands, and Arenas Road
- Where to Stay: Choosing Your Base
- The Pool Is the Point
- After Dark, at Your Own Pace
- The Table: Eating Well in Palm Springs
- Beyond the City: Day Trips and Slower Pleasures
- Getting There and Getting Around
- Feeling Safe, Feeling at Home
- When to Go
- A Sample Week
- Your Pre-Trip Checklist
- Resources and Booking
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Three lines from the checklist
Specific, or it is not worth your money.
The last working chapter of every guide is a checklist. Three of its lines, quoted exactly:
- Desert sun kit: a real hat, strong sunscreen, sunglasses, and a refillable water bottle, plus a light layer for cool evenings and the tram.
- A gay men's resort in Warm Sands or a mid-century hotel booked early, especially for high season or an event weekend.
- A plan to follow the desert clock: mornings and evenings out, midday in the shade.
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