© Son of Groucho

Summers around Phoenix, Arizona can be so hot that locals make jokes about their cows their squirting evaporated milk, eating chiles to cool their mouths, and farmers feeding crushed ice to their chickens to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs. But another thing that is very hot are the deals that can be found on a great resort in Arizona. Beginning around mid-May, room rates at Scottsdale's five-diamond resorts melt fast.

For example, at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, rooms in the Sip, Savor & Splash package that go for $399 per night in winter cost just $179 in the summer, and that includes a $50 daily food and beverage credit. The resort offers five swimming pools, one with a pair of 200 foot long water slides and another with an ice cream and slushie bar, along with pool butlers who stand ready to fetch drinks, chilled face towels and grapes for sunbathing guests.

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© cruiznbye

David's Oasis Camping Resort in Arizona is a private membership resort catering to the gay community that offers gay tours and the ultimate in personal privacy. It is located on a 120 acre ranch that is perfect for enjoying nature and hiking, and is designed as a private getaway for adults over 21.

The resort is centered around the Copper Rainbow Bistro in the recreation center and the clothing optional Corral. The Bistro is a beer and wine bar with snacks that is open to all on the weekends, and the Corral allows the freedom to enjoy the desert sun to the fullest. The resort location features a panoramic mountain view and offers campsites that range from primitive tent sites to full hook-up RV sites. For those who don't want to haul in their own gear, camping cabins and tent rentals are also available.

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© Jim Linwood

The London Lesbian Film Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and it is chronicling all of its successes and challenges in fighting for lesbian rights by creating a documentary. The festival is the only one of its kind in North America, and the documentary will include filming conducted at the event this year at the CitiPlaza in London, Canada.

The historical documentary is coming together with assistance from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. It will underscore the films that have dealt with issues in the lesbian community, such as marriage, transgender, lesbian families and legal barriers. The festival will include movie screenings as well as entertainment by the Dukes of Drag, who include 15 gender-bending members, and comedian Dana Goldberg. Traditional Indigenous Values is a 2009 US film that is making its Canadian debut in London. The short documentary exposes the contemporary outcomes of homophobia that was imposed on native communities through colonization.

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