Should you have any LGBTQ+ treasures that you would like to donate, questions about the organization, or are interested in donating or volunteering and becoming involved in these efforts, contact the organization by email: You can also follow on Facebook, READ NEXT: White Party Palm Springs Will Pay Tribute to Passing Founder in late April. Still in its infancy, The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert is currently looking for documents and memorabilia from bars, inns, restaurants, publications, LGBT organizations, and individuals from Palm Springs and surrounding areas. The organization focuses on documenting and preserving the LGBTQ+ history of the Coachella Valley, and sharing it with LGBTQ+ individuals, organizations, allies, and the public.
This is part of a monthy series on LGBTQ+ history created by the LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert. Today, Cathedral City is seeing a resurgence of its gay past with its LGBT Days (held last month for the sixth time) and more LGBT establishments opening, as more and more LGBTQ+ individuals call Cathedral City home. “This operation intimidated their customers and smacked of a discriminatory sweep.” (The GAF was also firebombed in 1981 and The Barracks raided for ‘over capacity’ in 2011).Īlthough there were as many as 50 gay bars in Cathedral City over the years, they began to wane in the 1990s as more gay bars and hotels opened in Palm Springs. “At one bar, three deputies in two patrol cars arrived at midnight, the peak business hour of the week for this and most any other tavern," bar owners said. Easter was typically White Party weekend in Palm Springs after Jeffrey Sanker first started it in 1989 at the now Hotel Zoso. The Avalon Hotel Palm Springs is ideally located in downtown Palm Springs and 20 minutes drive from the Aerial Tramway. of its gay hotels, restaurants, nightlife and natural tourist attractions. Palm Springs in Southern California is known for its mid-century modern architecture, trendy hotels, vintage boutiques, and hot springs. Articles Gallery Listings Events Activities Listing Info Add Listing Add Event. PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264 STKKjUE Poolside studios & suites with kitchens ft. Lesbian Travel Guide to Palm Springs, California. In February 1983, Riverside County deputies checked for business licenses at six gay bars but not the other two non-gay bars in Cathedral City. Gay Desert Guide Palm Springs 1 for LGBTQ Palm Springs Gay Bars & Nightlife, Events, Dining, Businesses, Resorts & Things to Do in Palm Springs Menu. Home » United States » California » Palm Springs.
Like many other places in the country, gay bars did experience police harassment. “That’s why so many of the gay bars and restaurants are in Cathedral City.” Located in the famed Warm Sands District since 1993, Tool Shed is the Original Leather + Levi Bar in Palm Springs.
“The powers that be in Palm Springs were not tolerant of that kind of business,” says Desert Business Association Director Tom Childs, in a 1984 article in The Desert Sun. Weekly Monthly Special Photos Social Contact VOTED BEST DIVE/GAY BAR IN PALM SPRINGS. Opening and operating gay bars, restaurants, and hotels in Cathedral City was easier than in Palms Springs.