﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><ttl>60</ttl><title>Best Gay Palm Springs</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com</link><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:43:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:43:47 GMT</pubDate><language>en</language><copyright /><itunes:subtitle> </itunes:subtitle><itunes:author /><itunes:summary /><description /><itunes:owner><itunes:name /><itunes:email>bestgaycities@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Arts" /><item><title>Best Gay Palm Spings and New Gay Travel Guide and Best Gay Cities</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/06/13/best-gay-palm-spings-and-new-gay-travel-guide-and-best-gay-cities.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;IMG style="WIDTH: 573px; HEIGHT: 130px" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/115158-107457/best_gay_cities_glbt_lgbt_travel_bars_clubs_places_america_top_10_worldwide_international.jpg" width=643 height=130&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;PLEASE NOTE!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;While we try to post news here as often as possible, most of our time is spent on&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.newgaytravelguide.com" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;NEW GAY TRAVEL GUIDE&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; and&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.bestgaycities.com" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;BEST GAY CITIES&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Check those Gay Travel sites as well!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</description><category>news</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/06/13/best-gay-palm-spings-and-new-gay-travel-guide-and-best-gay-cities.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">22cafd45-fc73-49c8-835f-5c18c4534868</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>January is HOT in Palm Springs!</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2010/01/02/january-is-hot-in-palm-springs.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/115158-107457/gay_palm_springs_film_festival.jpg?a=50"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Happenings in January:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;January 5-18 - Palm Springs International Film Festival&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.psfilmfest.org" target=_blank&gt;Palm Springs Film Fest&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;January 9-10 - Palm Springs Winter Softball Classic&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.pswinterclassic.com" target=_blank&gt;Palm Springs Winter Classic&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;January 15 - Michael Feinstein and Cheyenne Jackson at The McCallum Theater&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.mccallumtheatre.com" target=_blank&gt;McCallum Theatre&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;January 15 - &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;Lionel Richie&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt; at Fantasy Springs Casino&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.fantasyspringsresort.com" target=_blank&gt;Fantasy Springs&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;January 15-17 - National Gay Pilots Association Winter Warm-Up&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.ngpa.org" target=_blank&gt;Gay Pilots&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;January 22-24 - &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;STOMP&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; at The McCallum Theater&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.mccallumtheatre.com" target=_blank&gt;McCallum Theatre&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;January 23 - &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;Harry Connick Jr. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;at Fantasy Springs Casino&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.fantasyspringsresort.com" target=_blank&gt;Fantasy Springs&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;January 29-31 - An Evening with &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;Lily Tomlin&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt; at the McCallum Theater&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.mccallumtheatre.com" target=_blank&gt;McCallum Theatre&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 face=Verdana&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: #ee8eed"&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;DEAL OF THE MONTH!~&lt;A href="http://www.pridenation.com/inndulge/" target=_blank&gt;STAY WITH INNdulge&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;JANUARY SPECIAL: Wednesday Night FREE!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;Wednesday Night is FREE during the month of January at&lt;BR&gt;INNdulge Palm Springs! Minimum two night stay.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Better yet, Stay Seven Nights, and Get Two Free! Both&lt;BR&gt;Wednesday Night and your Seventh Night are FREE !&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The Best of&amp;nbsp; Gay&amp;nbsp; Palm Springs&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;</description><category>Entertainment Theater and Theatre</category><category>Events and Holidays</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2010/01/02/january-is-hot-in-palm-springs.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">17c944e0-0f93-4284-a553-8987a3a3f042</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Researchers in Texas May Have Found Cure for HIV!</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/10/01/researchers-in-texas-may-have-found-cure-for-hiv.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/8/1/2/8/0/218463-208218/end_hiv_with_aids_vaccine_lady_bunny_dr_paul.jpg?a=50"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Researchers in Texas say they may have found a way to kill the HIV virus. The idea would be used, not only to control the disease for people already infected, but actually prevent infection for anybody who might be at risk!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;There is going to be&amp;nbsp; a&amp;nbsp; HUGE piece of news released&amp;nbsp; on&amp;nbsp; December 1st - World&amp;nbsp; Aids&amp;nbsp; Day!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;And check this out - Actors, performers, comedians, HIV activists, and scientists come together for this&amp;nbsp; PSA &amp;nbsp;to show support for Covalent Immunology, and &lt;STRONG&gt;Dr. Sudhir Paul.&lt;/STRONG&gt; The Cast includes Lady Bunny, Justin Bond, Ben Andrews, Angie Pontani, Kristen Renton, Thea Gill, Wilson Cruz, The Pixie Harlots, and Hydeia Broadbent.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;$5 is all it takes - lets face it, a cure and vaccine isn't gonna come from the big pharma, its gonna come from a brilliant scholar/researcher...DR. PAUL!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjP_H5n33Eo" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=3&gt;WATCH THE VIDEO&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://covalentimmunology.org/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;Covalent Immunology Foundation&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,395941,00.html" target=_blank&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;READ MORE AT FOX NEWS&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;</description><category>news</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/10/01/researchers-in-texas-may-have-found-cure-for-hiv.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">ecdaa2ec-d4cc-45ce-9c95-2432308876b3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Happy Pride! celebrate Diversity!</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/06/12/happy-pride-celebrate-diversity.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/114496-106833/gay_pride_chicago_new_york_1.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/114496-106833/gay_pride_chicago_new_york_1_diversity.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/114496-106833/gay_pride_chicago_new_york_1_gay_travel.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/114496-106833/gay_pride_chicago_new_york_1_toronto.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/114496-106833/gay_pride_chicago_new_york_11.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/114496-106833/gay_pride_chicago_new_york_12.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/114496-106833/gay_pride_chicago_new_york_13.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/114496-106833/gay_pride_chicago_new_york_17.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/114496-106833/gay_pride_chicago_new_york_15.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/114496-106833/gay_pride_chicago_new_york_16.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Wishing everyone a safe and HAPPY PRIDE!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;From &lt;A href="http://www.bestgaypalmsprings.com" target=_blank&gt;Best of Gay Palm Springs&lt;/A&gt; and &lt;A href="http://www.bestgaycities.com" target=_blank&gt;Best Gay Cities&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;In Palm Springs -&amp;nbsp; Pride is celebrated in November.&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=ProductTitle&gt;2009 Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN class=ProductTitle&gt;Saturday &amp;amp; Sunday Nov. 7-8, 2009&lt;BR&gt;10AM - 8PM Sat., 10AM - 6PM Sun.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.pspride.org/festival_map.php"&gt;Palm Springs Baseball Stadium&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=ProductTitle&gt;2009 Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN class=ProductTitle&gt;Sunday Nov. 8, 2009&lt;BR&gt;10AM&lt;/SPAN&gt; - &lt;A href="http://www.pspride.org/parade_map.php"&gt;Steps off at Alejo Road moving south down historic Palm Canyon Drive to Ramon Road &lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/A&gt;</description><category>Events and Holidays</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/06/12/happy-pride-celebrate-diversity.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">1a89b2b6-3ad3-456c-8abb-c46dc5578a47</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Coachella Music and Art Fest a Success Despite Economy</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/05/01/coachella-music-and-art-fest-a-success-despite-economy.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/coachella_music_festival_california.jpg"&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;Although mostly hetero, a fair number of gay boys and girls do attend. The critically acclaimed &lt;STRONG&gt;Coachella Music and Arts festival &lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;is one of several music festivals in the United States,&amp;nbsp;that&amp;nbsp; carries a certain cachet that's hard to match. It is ranked as the number one music festival in the world.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Perhaps it's the scenery -- listening to music on a grassy polo field surrounded by swaying palm trees and craggy desert mountains. Or maybe it's the thrill of discovering new artists and rediscovering old ones standing shoulder-to-shoulder with friends, strangers and the random Hollywood celebrity. Like&lt;STRONG&gt; Paris Hilton!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Always lots of eye candy!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: right; CLEAR: right"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/coachella2.jpg"&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The three day event takes place every year in India, California, just outside of Palm Springs. Organized by &lt;A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goldenvoice%am987�tion=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1" target=_blank&gt;Goldenvoice&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; and held at the Empire Polo Fields . The event features many genres of music including alternative rock, hip hop, and Electronic music as well as large sculptural art. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The event has several stages/tents set-up throughout the grounds, each playing live music continuously. This years BIG NAME&amp;nbsp; was&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;Paul McCartney&lt;/STRONG&gt;. Previous year names ranged from &lt;STRONG&gt;Madonna &lt;/STRONG&gt;to the &lt;STRONG&gt;Red Hot Chilli Peppers&lt;/STRONG&gt;. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/coachella_music_and_art_fest_gay_california.jpg"&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Despite economic times, promoters say the turnout exceeded expectations, and this year's attendance figure might be the third largest in the festival's 10-year history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The three-day ticket price may have been steep -- roughly $300, including service charges -- but when divided among the 131 acts on the bill, that breaks down to less than $2.50 per act. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: right; CLEAR: right"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/coachcella_music_and_arts_fetival.jpg"&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Each year, the festival also features interesting installation art and sculptures. Most of the pieces are interactive, and provide entertainment and eye candy for attendees walking throughout the Polo grounds. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Some of the works were initially created for the &lt;A title="Burning Man" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man"&gt;Burning Man&lt;/A&gt; festival. In contrast to the largely non-repeating roster of musical artists represented at the festival, a few of the visual artists, such as &lt;A title="Robochrist Industries" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robochrist_Industries"&gt;Robochrist Industries&lt;/A&gt;, the Tesla Coil (Cauac), &lt;A title=Cyclecide href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclecide"&gt;Cyclecide&lt;/A&gt;, and &lt;A class=new title="The Do LaB (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Do_LaB&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1"&gt;The Do LaB&lt;/A&gt;, have appeared during several consecutive years at Coachella.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG style="WIDTH: 206px; HEIGHT: 323px" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/coachcella_paris_hilton.jpg" width=219 height=323&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;EVERY APRIL,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; COACHCELLA draws in thousands from around the world.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The evening dance event and visual light presentations are like nothing you have ever seen.&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcfYCS52bos" target=_blank&gt;WATCH THE YOU TUBE COACHELLA CLIP&lt;/A&gt;. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;And see ya there next&amp;nbsp; year!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</description><category>Music</category><category>Outside Palm Springs</category><category>Outdoor Fun</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/05/01/coachella-music-and-art-fest-a-success-despite-economy.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">2c2f6d13-37d4-4f62-9c12-332ea7145a45</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 20:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ES Collection - The Hottest Gay Mens Swimsuits and Underwear this side of the Desert!</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/04/25/es-collection--the-hottest-gay-mens-swimsuits-and-underwear-this-side-of-the-desert.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/1/2/2/7/6/177779-167221/es_collection_from_barcelona_spain_worldwide.jpg"&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Gay Beach Season &lt;BR&gt;is just weeks away! &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;and if you want something NO ONE ELSE has yet, this hot new line from Barcelona is what you need!&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.swimwear.es/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;ES COLLECTION&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Previously only available in Spain, it is spreading worldwide this year, but still in limited quantities. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Now&amp;nbsp;going into its&amp;nbsp;fourth &amp;nbsp;year of production they will be unveiling the 2010&amp;nbsp; underwear collection this fall in the US. I just got back from Barcelona and bought a couple of the swimsuits from the 2009 collection - VERY HOT! Clean lines,&amp;nbsp;fresh styles, bold color combinations&amp;nbsp;and amazing fit!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;This swimwear and underwear for men, is honestly some of the hottest styles we have seen with PERFECT construction and craftsmanship. Made in Barcelona, "ES tries to be unique, different and fresh in a market that is fast and more brands are joining this fast market every day. Made in Barcelona with the best fabrics that we can get from the EU market but still we can be competitive with any other brand out there on quality, price,design and delivery."&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG style="WIDTH: 260px; HEIGHT: 376px" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/1/2/2/7/6/177779-167221/es_collection_mens_wear_from_spain.jpg" width=218 height=376&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;IMG style="WIDTH: 256px; HEIGHT: 381px" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/1/2/2/7/6/177779-167221/es_collection_barcelona_by_david_vance.jpg" width=237 height=338&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/1/2/2/7/6/177779-167221/es_collection_barcelona_mens_swimwear_27_387_large22.jpg"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/1/2/2/7/6/177779-167221/23_115_large.jpg" width=264 height=259&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Their designs have a wonderful cut to them, accenting your body perfectly!&amp;nbsp; I purchased&amp;nbsp;some of &amp;nbsp;their men’s underwear and men’s swimwear, and they fit comfortable and like a glove!&amp;nbsp; Many of the swimsuits&amp;nbsp; features the "Pack Up" system which can easily be removed if aren’t in the mood for extra padding however is perfect for giving you that perfect "beach bulge" if you want it! It does not make your package look HUGE or anything. But it just accentuates your own package nicely and provides a wonderful&amp;nbsp; smooth fit. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: right; CLEAR: right"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/1/2/2/7/6/177779-167221/es_collection_mens_swimwear_25_123_large22.jpg"&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;One of the great things about ES Collection Swimwear is the high quality of craftsmanship.&amp;nbsp; With extras like the metal grommet holes and the plastic tips on the drawstring you’ll never have to "fish" out the drawstring. They also use high quality zippers, rubber logos, and just overall high quality finishing. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Word of advice for&amp;nbsp; Americans - As for sizing, I would suggest, if ordering from the US, order 1 size larger than usual. Both my partner and I are 32-33" waist, and would normally buy&amp;nbsp; Medium - but&amp;nbsp; their Large fits perfect.&amp;nbsp; I always find European clothes run smaller than most US brands are labeled. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;And who doesn't love a&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;SALE!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/STRONG&gt;Each collection features "X" number of pieces in so many sizes. Each year when the new collection is launched, anything that did not sell from the previous collection, is marked down! So when you visit their website &lt;A href="http://www.swimwear.es/" target=_blank&gt;ES COLLECTION&lt;/A&gt;, make sure you check out the &lt;A href="http://www.escollection.es/men_shops/" target=_blank&gt;SALE OUTLET&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://escollection.es/blog/making-of/" target=_blank&gt;MUST SEE - VIDEO of the NEWEST ES STYLES and all of their HOT models! &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;If you are visiting &lt;STRONG&gt;Barcelona,&lt;/STRONG&gt; stop by their main store and see the entire collection on display.&lt;BR&gt;Consell de Cent, 218&amp;nbsp; and right around the corner is &lt;STRONG&gt;ES4U&lt;/STRONG&gt;, the outlet store at Casanova, 56!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;They also have a shop at 35007 Las Palmas de G.C., Carnary Islands and soon will&amp;nbsp; have stores in Bilbao, Valencia, and Madrid! &lt;BR&gt;And of course, you can order&amp;nbsp; worldwide via their &lt;A href="http://escollection.es/" target=_blank&gt;ES COLLECTION site&lt;/A&gt;!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.newgaytravelguide.com" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;New Gay Travel Guides&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; and&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.bestgaycities.com" target=_blank&gt;Best Gay Cities&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</description><category>Retail and Services</category><category>Outdoor Fun</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/04/25/es-collection--the-hottest-gay-mens-swimsuits-and-underwear-this-side-of-the-desert.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">2889d9b8-4715-4115-b5f4-ead0af0939ff</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Miss-ed California Carrie Prejean's Fumble</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/04/20/missed-california-carrie-prejeans-fumble.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/115158-107457/large_miss_california_carrie_prejean_same_sex_perez_hilton.jpg" width=413 height=289&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Miss USA 2009 runner-up Carrie Prejean of California is making headlines for actually having an opinion beyond "world peace is a good thing." &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Miss California's (Carrie Prejean) answer to judge (and gossip provocateur) Perez Hilton's question about legalizing gay marriage started out rather political but soon veered into tangible conviction: "We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised."&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;EM&gt;These women are savvy, goal-oriented and aware. The delegates who become part of the Miss Universe Organization display those characteristics in their everyday lives, both as individuals, who compete with hope of advancing their careers, personal and&lt;/EM&gt; &lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;humanitarian goals, and as women who see to improve the lives of others&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;(&lt;A href="http://missusa.com/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;FONT color=#99aadd&gt;missusa.com&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;)&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Nothing about Miss California's answer to the question of Gay Marriage says "humanitarian" nor does it coincide with improving the lives of others. Discrimination does not promote human welfare.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;All that said, she &lt;STRONG&gt;may have grounds for a discrimination lawsuit herself — against the Miss USA pageant, a legal analyst says. &lt;/STRONG&gt;
&lt;P itxtvisited="1" _extended="true"&gt;"It's her religious beliefs which prompted her to say 'I don't believe in same-sex marriages.' So she was espousing her beliefs," and could sue for a violation of Title VII, which forbids discrimination on the basis of religion.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Are you kidding me?!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</description><category>news</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/04/20/missed-california-carrie-prejeans-fumble.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">e706effb-ddb8-4210-946d-5db050eef45d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Same Sex Kiss Day at Starbucks</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/04/15/same-sex-kiss-day-at-starbucks.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/114496-106833/same_sex_kiss_day_c.jpg"&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Can I have a Double-Mocha fat-free....and a big&amp;nbsp; KISS??&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;This one-day event coincides with "Tax Day" to highlight the fact that &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;“LGBT couples have yet to be granted the same rights to file our taxes jointly on a Federal level, and we can still be fired for being openly gay in the workplace. That’s why you’re encouraged to be seen on Tax Day, April 15, 2009, spreading your love with a KISS!” &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Same Sex Kiss Day calls for couples to go to a neighborhood Starbucks coffee shop and during one (or all, if you wish) of four designated times throughout the day, exchange a kiss with your same sex partner or friend. The set times are at 7:15 am, 12:15 pm, 5:15 pm, and 8:15 pm.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Why Starbucks? Well according to the &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.samesexkissday.org" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Same Sex Kiss Day &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;site, “Starbucks has been committed to LGBT rights since the beginning of time offering domestic partnership insurance, quoting gay artists on their coffee cups, and funding our gay pride parades.”&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;Hallmark&amp;nbsp; HAS NOT&amp;nbsp; created a card for this yet. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description><category>Events and Holidays</category><category>news</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/04/15/same-sex-kiss-day-at-starbucks.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">58421671-39d0-4829-be43-087a78608e5d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Dinah Shore Parties and The White Party</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/03/10/the-dinah-shore-parties-and-the-white-party.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/115158-107457/dinah_shore_lesbian_week_palm_springs.jpg"&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;3&amp;nbsp;HUGE&amp;nbsp; Parties&amp;nbsp; take&amp;nbsp; over&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;Palm Springs in just a&amp;nbsp; couple weeks!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;For the girls, 2 sets of parties - GIRL BAR does 19th Annual &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://dinahshoreweekend.com/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;DINAH SHORE WEEK&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; April 1-5th&amp;nbsp; as well as &lt;A href="http://www.thedinah.com/" target=_blank&gt;CLUB SKIRTS THE DINAH!&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; Sunrise to sunset, non-stop events geared towards the lesbian community.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;and&amp;nbsp; for the boys - &amp;nbsp;the 20th Annual &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.jeffreysanker.com/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;WHITE PARTY PALM SPINGS&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; April 10 - 13th. Lady Gaga headlines this Easter&amp;nbsp; Weekend party. One of the crown jewels of the circuit party scene!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: right; CLEAR: right"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/115158-107457/white_party_week_gay_circuit_party_palm_springs.jpg"&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;Grab your cape and spring into action, beginning at 9pm and continuing until 5am. The time has come to join forces for the most incredible gathering the world has ever seen.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Inside the Palm Springs Convention Center, heroes from all over the universe will converge for the biggest and most anticipated event of the weekend!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Headlining DJs &lt;STRONG&gt;Tony Moran &lt;/STRONG&gt;(NYC), &lt;STRONG&gt;Manny Lehman&lt;/STRONG&gt; (LA) and &lt;STRONG&gt;Ana Paula&lt;/STRONG&gt; (Brazil) deliver the surge of musical excitement as men of steel, boys of wonder and all sorts of amazing avengers invade the dance floor.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;The Best of Gay Palm Spings&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description><category>Events and Holidays</category><category>Outdoor Fun</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2009/03/10/the-dinah-shore-parties-and-the-white-party.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">47e72d8f-036c-42e4-a5a8-6d3f31bdf331</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Land for Planned Gay Retirement Home in Palm Springs  is Foreclosed On</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/12/18/the-land-for-planned-gay-retirement-home-in-palm-springs--is-foreclosed-on.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/115158-107457/gay_senior_citizens_palm_springs_advocate.jpg" width=320 height=313&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN class=body&gt;&lt;FONT size=2 face=Verdana&gt;The recession has hit the housing market hard, including planned communities for retirees.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;That is no less true when it comes to housing for GLBT seniors.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Across the country, planned communities for retiring gays and lesbians have been on the drawing board, but have had a hard time getting underway.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;One such project, undertaken by &lt;A href="http://www.rainbowvisionprop.com/opportunities.html" target=_blank&gt;RainbowVision California LLC&lt;/A&gt;, has suffered a setback with the land intended for a planned retirement community catering to the silver GLBT set reverting to a lender for the project.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The lender, Senior Housing Partners III, retook the land in a foreclosure auction, reported the Palm Springs newspaper&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2 face=Verdana&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008812160362" target=_blank&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT size=2 face=Verdana&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2 face=Verdana&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008812160362" target=_blank&gt;&lt;FONT size=2 face=Verdana&gt;The Desert Sun&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT size=2 face=Verdana&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;in a Dec. 17 article.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The planned community had enjoyed promotion by tennis star &lt;STRONG&gt;Billie Jean King&lt;/STRONG&gt;, the article said, but the economic realities of the situation forced the project to stall.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The article quoted RainbowVision president Joy Silver, who said, "The only thing stopping us is the economy--the fact that banks have not been in a position to make construction loans.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;"We plan to move forward as soon as the economy allows."&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;RainbowVision has already laid claim to the nation’s first GLBT retirement community, which is up and running in &lt;STRONG&gt;Santa Fe, NM&lt;/STRONG&gt;.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Other retirement communities for older gays and lesbians have followed suit, such as &lt;A href="http://www.palmsofmanasota.com/" target=_blank&gt;The Palms of Manasota in Florida&lt;/A&gt;, and &lt;A href="http://www.flock2it.com/" target=_blank&gt;Birds of a Feather&lt;/A&gt; in Pecos, NM.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;But the delay in the construction of the Palm Springs community is also not unique: the development of Boston’s LGBT retirement project &lt;A href="http://www.stonewallcommunities.com/mc/page.do" target=_blank&gt;Stonewall Communities &lt;/A&gt;was put on hold earlier this year.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The new community in Palm Springs was designed to include nearly 200 units, along with community amenities such as a nightclub, pool, spa, club house, and café, as well as athletic facilities.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The company hopes that once the economy recovers, RainbowVision will be able to buy the land back once again and proceed with construction.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Meantime, some of the seniors interested in the Palm Springs community have decided to relocate to Santa Fe instead, to the already-operating GLBT retirement community there.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;"The GLBT retirement community model works; we know it," said Silver of the Santa Fe location. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;"We’re seeing a rise in occupancy there."&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;The Best of Gay Palm Springs&lt;/STRONG&gt; and the &lt;A href="http://www.newgaytravelguide.com" target=_blank&gt;New Gay Travel Guide&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description><category>Community</category><category>Seniors</category><category>Palm Springs Information</category><category>Gay Hotels and Accomodations</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/12/18/the-land-for-planned-gay-retirement-home-in-palm-springs--is-foreclosed-on.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">9731a54c-b352-4244-8ed0-16e684f7b852</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Margaret Cho and ANT in Los Angeles for NO on H8 Benefit</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/12/05/margaret-cho-and-ant-in-los-angeles-for-no-on-h8-benefit.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.ianharvie.com/programformat.html" target=_blank&gt;The Ian Harvie Show&lt;/A&gt; is a comedy/talk show at Largo at the Coronet Theater Wednesday, December 10th at 8pm. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;This benefit to fight on in the aftermath of the passage of shameful Proposition 8 is a night of comedy, with talented gay comics, including host Ian Harvie, Ant, Alec Mapa, Erin Foley, Jorja Fox and Margaret Cho, Leslie Jordan, and &amp;nbsp;Music by Jon Brion.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;This will be a panel discussion with all of the guests about their best/worst/funniest holiday moments and traditions. to benefit Equality California. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Door proceeds go to &lt;A href="http://www.eqca.org/site/pp.asp?c=kuLRJ9MRKrH&amp;amp;b=4026385" target=_blank&gt;EQ CA&lt;/A&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;SPAN id=price&gt;Ticket Info: $30&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A id=buy-tickets href="http://www.largo-la.com/"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#2561bd size=2&gt;Buy Tickets&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Mario Lopez &amp;nbsp;is&amp;nbsp; going!&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=42493040886" target=_blank&gt;See who else is going on Facebook!&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/eq+ca" rel=tag&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;</description><category>Outside Palm Springs</category><category>Events and Holidays</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/12/05/margaret-cho-and-ant-in-los-angeles-for-no-on-h8-benefit.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">325fedbd-c39c-4e09-bc08-f7cd20409150</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Day Without A Gay - December 10th</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/12/03/day-without-a-gay--december-10th.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;P class=style22 align=left&gt;On December 10, 2008 the gay community will take a historic stance against hatred by donating love to a variety of different causes.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=style22 align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"&gt;&lt;SPAN class=style21&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;On December 10, you are encouraged not to call in sick to work. You are encouraged to call in "gay"--and donate your time to service! &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;December 10, 2008 is International Human Rights Day.&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://daywithoutagay.wetpaint.com/?t=anon" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Join us&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;, and search or add to the list of human rights organizations that need our help RIGHT NOW. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=style22&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;SPAN class=style32&gt;BUT I CAN'T CALL IN AT WORK ON 12/10 OR I'LL GET FIRED!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;If you live in one of the &lt;SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"&gt;30 states where individuals can still be fired simply for being gay or lesbian&lt;/SPAN&gt;, there are still plenty of ways that you can lend a hand and a voice in our fight for gay equality--without missing work. &amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://daywithoutagay.wetpaint.com/page/But+I+Can't+Miss+Work!?t=anon" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;FIND OUT &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;what actions&lt;/A&gt; you can take RIGHT NOW!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=style22 align=left&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description><category>news</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/12/03/day-without-a-gay--december-10th.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">af065ae2-94b8-42fc-b406-33fdaa55061c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stop  Bigotry: Legalize Gay Marriage For The United States - Sign a Petition</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/11/25/stop-the-bigotry-legalize-gay-marriage-for-the-whole-united-states.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/Petition_for_gay_rights_gay_marriage_gay_travel_2.jpg"&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;IN America, we are granted with FREEDOM OF SPEECH.&amp;nbsp;We may not always agree with someone's views, but it is their choice to have their own opinion. Like it or not. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;All the drama around Prop 8 in California has escalated, out of control. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;A supporter of California's Proposition 8, fed up with what he believed was the gay community's and "liberal media's" refusal to accept the voters' verdict against same-sex marriage, fired off a letter to the editor.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;"Please show respect for democracy," he wrote to the San Francisco Chronicle.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;BR&gt;What he encountered instead was an utter lack of respect for free speech.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Within hours, the intimidation game was on. Because his real name and city were listed -- a condition for publication of letters to The Chronicle -- opponents of Prop. 8 used Internet search engines to find the letter writer's small business, his Web site (which included the names of his children and dog), his phone number and his clients. And they posted that information in the "Comments" section of SFGate.com -- urging, in ugly language, retribution against the author's business and its identified clients.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;We can not intimidate people that don't have the same beliefs as&amp;nbsp; we do! We can try to educate them. And we try to move on, move forward, with positive iniatives. Step around the "haters" and don't spend your energy there. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Papers &amp;nbsp;have already been filed with the Supreme Courts in an attempt to overturn the YES ON 8. And &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-bigotry-legalize-gay-marriage-for-the-whole-united-states" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;this petition &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;is being circulated&amp;nbsp; by &lt;A href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/14/76b" target=_blank&gt;John Smithers&lt;/A&gt;, who I met thru the &lt;A href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=48627" target=_blank&gt;Human Rights Campaign Group&lt;/A&gt; on &lt;A href="http://www.linkedin.com" target=_blank&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/A&gt;. And&amp;nbsp; it is&amp;nbsp; being sent to the President of the United States, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate. &lt;A href="http://newgaytravelguide.com/2008/11/19/obama-posts-his-campaign-pledges-on-lgbt-rights.aspx" target=_blank&gt;(President elect Obama has already stated he is FOR equal rights for gay couples under a civil partnership act).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;So if you are a reader of this blog and support&amp;nbsp; equality for gay people, &lt;A href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-bigotry-legalize-gay-marriage-for-the-whole-united-states" target=_blank&gt;please take 2 minutes and sign this petition&lt;/A&gt;!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;If you REALLY want&amp;nbsp; to help, there is &lt;A href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/148941149" target=_blank&gt;second petition to repeal the Defense Against Marriage Act&lt;/A&gt;. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;If you a blogger - please help spread the word and this link. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;And if you are not in support of equal rights for gay people, you are probably&amp;nbsp; heterosexual and have of all your rights! But hey, that's your choice, have a good day!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Derrick&amp;nbsp; Sorles&lt;BR&gt;Michael&amp;nbsp; Snell&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description><category>news</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/11/25/stop-the-bigotry-legalize-gay-marriage-for-the-whole-united-states.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">f8d9c2af-dab7-48d8-abbf-b2d4d5907d28</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vote NO on Prop 8 - And Remembering Harvey Milk</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/10/21/vote-no-on-prop-8--and-remembering-harvey-milk.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/proposal_8_say_no.jpg" width=392&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;In just 2 short weeks, &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Californians could help change history.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.causecast.org/video_queues/82/videos/2980" target=_blank&gt;Watch HOPE Video. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.noonprop8.com/about/what-is-prop-8" target=_blank&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;What is Prop 8?&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt; 
&lt;P&gt;Prop 8 would eliminate equal protections and put discrimination into&amp;nbsp;the state constitution. Get the facts!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.noonprop8.com/about/why-vote-no-on-prop-8" target=_blank&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Why Vote No on Prop 8?&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Prop.8 is unfair, unnecessary and wrong. Find out why Californians are voting no on Prop 8! &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.noonprop8.com/about/who-opposes-prop-8" target=_blank&gt;Who Opposes Prop 8?&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Nearly every major newspaper in California, and groups representing teachers, nurses, seniors, business and labor, oppose Proposition 8. Read the current list of opponents.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.noonprop8.com/about/fact-vs-fiction" target=_blank&gt;Facts v. Fiction&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Neutral observers say the Prop. 8 campaign has been untruthful and grossly misleading. Find out more!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: right; CLEAR: right"&gt;&lt;IMG style="WIDTH: 357px; HEIGHT: 317px" border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/Harvey_Milk_Movie_Gay.jpg" width=513 height=317&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Our battle begun in 1969 - &lt;A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots" target=_blank&gt;The Stonewall Riots&lt;/A&gt;. But Harvey Milk really helped bring gay rights to the forefront in the Seventies. &lt;STRONG&gt;Harvey&amp;nbsp; Milk&lt;/STRONG&gt; was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. 
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&lt;P&gt;Harvey Milk served almost eleven months as city supervisor and was responsible for passing a stringent gay rights ordinance in San Francisco. On November 27, 1978, Milk and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by Dan White, another city supervisor who had recently resigned and wanted his job back. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Both Milk's election and the events following his assassination demonstrated the liberalization of the population and political conflicts between the city government and a conservative police force.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Watch the &lt;A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unu-9vM9VZw" target=_blank&gt;MILK movie Trailer&lt;/A&gt;!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;In you live in California, make sure you get out and vote! Let your voice be heard! &lt;BR&gt;This is an important election year for all of us!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description><category>news</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/10/21/vote-no-on-prop-8--and-remembering-harvey-milk.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">1d394c41-9e6f-41b6-88fa-cb7e31ea3b1c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>THE BEST OF GAY PALM SPRINGS</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/02/04/the-best-of-gay-palm-springs.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/115158-107457/best_gay_palm_springs_rainbow.jpg" width=300&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;WELCOME&amp;nbsp; TO&amp;nbsp; BEST GAY PALM SPRINGS!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;With year round sun, breath-taking mountain views and world-class shopping, Palm Springs has twice been voted the best gay destination. And we plan to cover and promote everything under the sun in this desert tropical oasis!&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Let us be your guide to everything gay and gay-friendly in Palm Springs and also show you some things off the beaten path, that only the locals know about!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;THE BEST GAY PALM SPRINGS!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;For advertising information and SEO perks&amp;nbsp; for your business, contact us today!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Michael Snell and&amp;nbsp; Derrick&amp;nbsp; Sorles&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;(773) 878-5323&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="mailto:bestgaycities@gmail.com" target=_blank&gt;e-mail us!&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</description><category>About Us</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/02/04/the-best-of-gay-palm-springs.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">02cbb600-e0d0-4006-ad56-ad52cbd1cc20</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sam Harris Benefit Concert October 26th</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/10/15/sam-harris-benefit-concert-october-26th.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/115158-107457/sam_harris_gay_singer.jpg" width=307&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;Sunday October 26, 2008, &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.samharris.com/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Sam Harris &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;is coming to town! It is a concert to benefit The Desert Aids Project and Shelter From The Storm. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The concert begins at 7:00 PM and tickets can be purchased by calling (760) 320-7488 ex: 266. For $50, a seat can be yours - with 100% of the proceeds going to the &lt;A href="http://www.desertaidsproject.org/" target=_blank&gt;Desert Aids Project &lt;/A&gt;and &lt;A href="http://www.shelterfromthestorm.com/" target=_blank&gt;Shelter From The Storm&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.mydesert.com/" target=_blank&gt;MyDesert&lt;/A&gt; reported, &lt;EM&gt;Most couples do dinner and movie to celebrate an anniversary. Not Mike Carson and Ron Steigerwalt.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The Palm Springs couple, who met in Golden Gate Park in 1978, married in San Diego on Aug. 10. On the 30th anniversary of their first meeting, the couple is throwing a party. A big party. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The couple paid to bring singer/actor Sam Harris to perform a benefit concert for Desert AIDS Project and Shelter from the Storm.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The Desert AIDS Project has serve people in the valley living with HIV and AIDS with medical care and social services since 1984.&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Established in 1993, Shelter from the Storm is a domestic violence shelter that provides comprehensive services to battered women and children.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;“We believe deeply in the missions of these two organizations. One provides assistance to people with HIV and the other support for battered women and children. Who wouldn’t want to help organizations like these?” Steigerwalt said in a statement.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;The Best of Gay Palm Springs&lt;/STRONG&gt; and the &lt;A href="http://www.newgaytravelguide.com/" target=_blank&gt;New Gay Travel Guide&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description><category>Entertainment Theater and Theatre</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/10/15/sam-harris-benefit-concert-october-26th.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">6161dad1-18ff-4e7d-a2ed-b8a04c13baa4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Desert AIDS Walk  Palm Springs October 25th</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/10/14/desert-aids-walk--palm-springs-october-25th.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
&lt;P &gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;IMG border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/115158-107457/palm_springs_aids_walk.jpg" width=400&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Saturday&amp;nbsp; October&amp;nbsp; 25th&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 7:30am registration - 9:30 am&amp;nbsp; walk begins&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;at&amp;nbsp; Frances&amp;nbsp; Stevens Park. &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;More information - Visit &lt;A href="http://www.desertaidsproject.org/aidswalk/index.php" target=_blank&gt;Desert Aids Project&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description><category>Community</category><category>non-profit</category><category>Events and Holidays</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/10/14/desert-aids-walk--palm-springs-october-25th.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">03324676-6775-4563-a330-c12e4fc323ba</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>National Coming Out Day October 11th</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/10/08/national-coming-out-day-october-11th.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/national_coming_out_day_keith_haring.jpg" width=250&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;National Coming Out Day&lt;/STRONG&gt; is an internationally-observed civil awareness day for &lt;B&gt;coming out&lt;/B&gt; and discussion about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues. It is observed on October 11 by members of the LGBT communities and their supporters.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;The day was founded by Dr. Robert Eichberg and &lt;A title="Jean O'Leary" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_O'Leary"&gt;Jean O'Leary&lt;/A&gt; in 1988, in celebration of the &lt;A title="Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_National_March_on_Washington_for_Lesbian_and_Gay_Rights"&gt;Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights&lt;/A&gt; one year earlier, in which 500,000 people marched on Washington, DC,&amp;nbsp; for gay and lesbian equality. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;National Coming Out Day events are aimed at raising awareness of the LGBT community among the general populace in an effort to give a familiar face to the &lt;A class=mw-redirect title="LGBT rights" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights"&gt;LGBT rights&lt;/A&gt; movement.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Despite its name, National Coming Out Day (so called because it originated as an event in the United States) is in fact observed in many countries, including Switzerland, Germany Canada and the United Kingdom. As of 2008 The Netherlands also has Coming Out Day on 10-11.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.hrc.org/issues/10773.htm" target=_blank&gt;HRC RESOURCE GUIDES FOR COMING OUT&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKTS_gKT8-M" target=_blank&gt;COMING OUT ON YOU TUBE&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.hrc.org/issues/10773.htm" target=_blank&gt;2008 LIST OF COMING OUT EVENTS AROUND THE US&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; Find out what's going on in your area!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description><category>Events and Holidays</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/10/08/national-coming-out-day-october-11th.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">31fdd734-f2f3-437d-9bb5-04aa94aa5bc3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GAY DAYS DISNEYLAND ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA - JUST 2 WEEKS  AWAY! October 3rd-5th</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/09/18/gay-days-disneyland-amaheim-california--just-2-weeks--away-october-3rd5th.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;IMG border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/gay_days_disney_anaheim_orange_county_travel.jpg" width=450&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Just two weeks&amp;nbsp; away!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;30,000+&amp;nbsp; LGBT people set to invade Disneyland in Anaheim California!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"&gt;&lt;FONT face="Futura Bk,Times New Roman"&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;11th Annual GAY DAYS ANAHEIM&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT face="Futura Bk,Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;Following last year's event which attracted nearly 30,000 gays and lesbians from California and all over the country, this year’s &lt;B&gt;Gay Days Anaheim&lt;/B&gt; will be held Friday, &lt;STRONG&gt;October 3 through Sunday, October 5, 2008.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: right; CLEAR: right"&gt;&lt;IMG border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/115158-107457/TShirt08B.jpg" width=227&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;Gay Days Anaheim is a "mix-in" with straight park-goers. - &amp;nbsp;Gays and lesbians are encouraged to wear red shirts to the parks to identify one another and show strong numbers. Official T-shirts are available at the &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.gaydaysanaheim.com/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;official Gay Day at Disneyland Web site.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt; -&amp;nbsp; or be creative and design your own! &lt;/FONT&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;Both days in the park will have gathering times for specific groups including gay youth (sponsored by The Trevor Project), families, women, singles, and bears. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! There will be scavenger hunts and a group photo inside the park. A complete schedule is available at the web site.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;The weekend opens Friday, October 3 with &lt;B&gt;WONDERLAND&lt;/B&gt;, a dance party with &lt;B&gt;DJ Ray Rhodes&lt;/B&gt; (Tiger Heat, KBIG 104), hosted by Los Angeles drag diva &lt;B&gt;Momma&lt;/B&gt;. &lt;B&gt;Alec Mapa&lt;/B&gt; (&lt;I&gt;Ugly Betty&lt;/I&gt;) will host the VIP room. The event, benefitting The Trevor Project, runs from 9:30pm–1am at Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen located in Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort. Tickets are $15 at the door. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;Saturday, will be &lt;STRONG&gt;Gay Day at Disneyland &lt;/STRONG&gt;resort all day&lt;STRONG&gt;,&lt;/STRONG&gt; which culminates with the famous &amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;KINGDOM party&lt;/B&gt;, the&lt;B&gt; &lt;/B&gt;weekend’s signature dance party with music from internationally renowned DJ &lt;B&gt;Kimberly S.&lt;/B&gt; There will be special performances by &lt;B&gt;Erin Hamilton&lt;/B&gt; ("Dreamweaver"), &lt;B&gt;Shoshana Bean&lt;/B&gt;, and &lt;B&gt;Matt Zarley&lt;/B&gt;.&lt;I&gt; &lt;/I&gt;The event will be held at the House of Blues Anaheim in Downtown Disney from 9pm–1:30am. Tickets are $30 in advance, $40 at the door.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;IMG style="WIDTH: 291px; HEIGHT: 182px" border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/gay_days_disneyland_orange_county.jpg" width=350 height=182&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;IMG style="WIDTH: 263px; HEIGHT: 195px" border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/gay_days_kingdom_party_anaheim_orange_county.jpg" width=350 height=183&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;Sunday, October 6 will be &lt;B&gt;Gay Day at Disney's California Adventure&lt;/B&gt;. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;Other events during the weekend include &lt;STRONG&gt;free movie screenings &lt;/STRONG&gt;at the Gay Days Entertainment Center presented by &lt;STRONG&gt;here!&lt;/STRONG&gt; (located inside the Trillium Room of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel). &lt;B&gt;Chad Allen&lt;/B&gt; will introduce his new film, "Ice Blues", on Saturday night. &lt;B&gt;Brad Rowe&lt;/B&gt; will be present his indie hit, "Shelter", on Sunday night. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/39531-36457/gay_days_disneyland_anaheim.jpg" width=450&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;A limited number&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt; of Discounted hotel rooms and park tickets &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;are&amp;nbsp; still available and currently offered at&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.gaydaysanaheim.com/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Gay Days Anaheim&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2 face="Futura Bk,Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;
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&lt;P &gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana&gt;&lt;EM&gt;*Gay Days Anaheim is NOT a Disney-sponsored event so Disney will not have any information&amp;nbsp;regarding this "unofficial" happening. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;However, you can rest assured , Disney welcomes the&amp;nbsp;LGBT community&amp;nbsp;and has lots&amp;nbsp; of security on hand to make sure&amp;nbsp; we have fun and are not in any way harassed by straight park-goers. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;It's an awesome and empowering event! &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;And just a short ride (about 90 minutes) from Palm Springs!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;For more information - &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.gaydaysanaheim.com/" target=_blank&gt;GAY DAYS ANAHEIM OFFICIAL SITE&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://anaheimoc.org/" target=_blank&gt;Anaheim/Orange County Visitor &amp;amp; Convention Bureau&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.newgaytravelguide.com/" target=_blank&gt;New Gay Travel Guide&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description><category>Outside Palm Springs</category><category>Events and Holidays</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/09/18/gay-days-disneyland-amaheim-california--just-2-weeks--away-october-3rd5th.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">0e309934-f325-4b10-ba63-42ce75a73c88</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LaLaPOOLooza  Comes to Palm Springs - September 20th</title><link>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/09/01/lalapoolooza--comes-to-palm-springs--september-20th.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Best New Gay Travel Guide</dc:creator><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr&gt;
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&lt;DIV style="MARGIN: 3px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left"&gt;&lt;IMG border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/115158-107457/lalapoolooza_gay_palm_springs.jpg" width=400&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.lalapoolooza.com/" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;LALA POOL OOZA&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;September 20th &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Hotel Zoso&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Last year a giant singing shark attacked! &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;This year a space alien lands to &lt;BR&gt;repopulate it’s dying planet with &lt;BR&gt;hot men and women!!! 
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&lt;P&gt;Doors open at 5 PM &lt;BR&gt;Showtime is 7:30 PM&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Buffet is included in the ticket price!&lt;BR&gt;Dinner buffet is served from 5 to 7&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Warning, Warning, Warning: &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Poolside guests may get splashed!!!&lt;BR&gt;So dress casually and wear sensible shoes!!!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG2QYEJmXeA" target=_blank&gt;Watch the video clip!&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://shop.lalapoolooza.com/main.sc" target=_blank&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;BUY TICKETS ONLINE for this fabulous benefit!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Funds raised go to&amp;nbsp; four different charities: the "Desert Pride Community Center," "Desert Women for Equality," "Aids Assistance Program," and the "Desert Aids Project."&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;The Best of Palm Springs&lt;/STRONG&gt; and the &lt;A href="http://www.newgaytravelguide.com/" target=_blank&gt;New Gay Travel Guide&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description><category>Events and Holidays</category><comments>http://bestgaypalmsprings.com/2008/09/01/lalapoolooza--comes-to-palm-springs--september-20th.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">f341e721-dfd3-4007-9ffa-c917365e2937</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>