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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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Palm Springs Today | |
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| Florilla and Rose and Rudy and Natacha | |
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| Lois | |
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| Cary and Randy | |
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| Ginny and Lana and Johnny and Cheryl | |
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| Kate and Claudette and Greta and... | |
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| Rock and George | |
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| Tab | |
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| Lee | |
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| Janet and Charlie | |
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| Mary | |
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| James and John | |
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| Billy and Edmund | |
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| Mossy | |
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| Tru and Gloria | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |
David Wallaceis the author of several books, including the national bestsellerLost Hollywood .He is the former national correspondent forPeople Weekly,and has published regularly in numerous other publications including theLos AngelesTimes, Denver Post, Ladies Home Journal,andLife.He cofounded the publicity and PR firm Gifford/Wallace, which represented the hugely successful rock musicalHair.He lives in Palm Springs, California.
