Robert Julian visits the Julius Shulman exhibit at the Palm Springs Art Museum. Julian’s book, Postcards from Palm Springs, has ruffled feathers in the citys large gay community because of what some see as distortions. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Jason Mitchell, 33, of Providence, R.I., left, and his boyfriend Adolfo Sanchez, 46, of Boston soak up some sun at INNdulge, a resort hotel for gay men in the Warm Sands neighborhood of Palm Springs. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Randy Olson, 43, of Minneapolis has swum up to chat with Michael Born of Switzerland at INNdulge, a resort hotel for gay men in the heart of Warm Sands, a Palm Springs neighborhood. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Drag queen Tommi Rose waits in the wings before starting the show at Toucans Tiki Lounge, a popular Palm Springs venue. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
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Thomas White, “Morgan” of the “Tommi Rose and The Playgirls” drag queen show, strikes a pose at Toucans Tiki Lounge. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Jean-Guy R. Lachance takes care of business in the lobby of INNdulge, a resort hotel for gay men in Palm Springs. He co-owns the resort with his partner of 26 years, John Williams. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Patrons dance between shows at Toucans Tiki Lounge. Critics of Robert Julians book dont necessarily contest any of its anecdotes. But they say they paint a grossly distorted image of Palm Springs. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Jason Mitchell of Providence, R.I., left, leans into Adolfo Sanchez of Boston at INNdulge. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
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David Peet combs the hair of his daughter, Kathryn Claire Peet-Greenburg, at his Palm Springs home. His partner, Earl Greenberg, died in early February after battling melanoma, leaving Peet alone to care for Kathryn Claire. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Larry Fechter, from left, Sean McInerney, Jeff Hyde and Steve Albrecht relax with their dogs in Deepwell, a Palm Springs neighborhood. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Robert Julian’s book “Postcards from Palm Springs” has upset some gay residents of the city because of its depictions of the community as, at times, hypersexualized. Julian is gay and lives with his partner of 19 years. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
