Be More Gay! - Palm Springs Pride 2026

Well Hello!  I finally got a moment out of drag!  This past weekend, I jaunted down to Palm Springs with muh DABs, Dudley & Mark to enjoy the delightful Pride festival and sell some of Dudley's Studleyduds caftans! 

While the crowd got a gander at some super colorful, fun & lightweight caftans, we got an eyeful of hot mens, gentle fellas and proud caftan aficionados!
It is my pleasure to share some of these sights with you!

Playwright, Howard Skora popped in

Yes, there fabulous & roomy tote bags available!

There it is! My 2026 Palm Springs Pride parade of Pride-goers.  

Certainly, there was a wider range of body types, genders, ages and attitudes, but this is just a sampling of the ones that really made my butter churn over the weekend.

Don't forget to BE MORE GAY and hit your local, or even surrounding area Gay Pride events!
You don't have to party like an animal, if that exhausting thought is what might keep you away.  The important part is providing visibility and enjoying & being a part of your community!

Gay of a Certain Age - Yes, We Caftan!

My friend, Gregory Gordon, had a birthday party this past weekend and I was delighted to attend. ...but first I tortured myself with the idea of just shutting myself in for the weekend and enjoying some alone time in my apartment, which I haven't had in weeks!  What with cat sitting, immediately followed by dog sitting and work and 3 days of wedding events and Gay Pride and Star Wars at Disneyland and book signings and special anniversary screenings... I really wanted some alone time at home.  Also, did I really want to go to a THEMED birthday party?  

YES!!

Gregory's birthday party theme was Palm Spring Realness: Caftans & Hats!

I am lucky to have found a group of friends who really know how to work a theme.  (Even at their (my) laziest, they are at least, theme appropriate.)  And, the party had it all...

Pool time fun & merriment

There were games... like this odd balls on a rope you try to wrap around a rack...

And there was food

With Matt at the grill, you knew it was gonna be hot!

There was a brief modeling session

there were even SIMULATED water sports!!

And, of course, Birthday Cake (Presented by Tegr, who created a theme appropriate, Palm Springs hot tub cake!)

It was a nice time of friends hanging out and having fun, 

which made so glad I didn't decide to stay in my apartment, alone on a Sunday afternoon instead of cherishing the great friends I have!

Finally, there was a costume change, ala Angela Landsbury at the Tonys, where Gregory got a little more comfortable in sequins.

And now, the caftan parade!

As a Gay of a Certain Age, I realize how important it is to be with the people you love & care about, as well as how important it is to not shy away from a party theme!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GREGORY!