A City Comes Out: How Celebrities Made Palm Springs a Gay and Lesbian Paradise
by:
David Wallace (author)
Today, Palm Springs' gay-owned businesses are flourishing, and even the Palm Springs Art Museum cashes in by hosting gay fundraising events. Quite a change from the 1960s, when a local pastor was run out of town when it was discovered that he was gay. But one thing is still missing from Palm...
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Today, Palm Springs' gay-owned businesses are flourishing, and even the Palm Springs Art Museum cashes in by hosting gay fundraising events. Quite a change from the 1960s, when a local pastor was run out of town when it was discovered that he was gay. But one thing is still missing from Palm Springs--a history of the city's transformation from a winter family resort town into a year-round, world-famous gay destination.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781569803493 (1569803498)
Publish date: October 9th 2008
Publisher: Barricade Books
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Rating: 2* of fiveOh my dear sweet goddesses. ANOTHER gossipy tell-not-so-much entry in the evergreen (apparently) "Was THAT ONE queer, too?" celebrity book genre.I don't really care that much who is/was/will be disporting him/erself in what fashion, or with whom. I don't like the idea of invading s...
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