Come on! Do you want to go to the factory outlet stores, or not?' His muscular spotter encourages with the familiar growls of weight-room gladiators everywhere, but with a distinctly gay motivation speech: 'Come on. Take Gold's Gym, just off Ramon Road, where a burly gay man is trying to set a personal best on the bench press. There, they may feel welcome in a place where everything feels right. And so it is with the growing ranks of gays and lesbians who visit Palm Springs, Calif.
Wine lovers have their Tuscany, theme-park addicts their Orlando, skiers their Whistler. Fondly do we look forward to the holiday that speaks to us.