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LA Times Today: They swapped an L.A. pad for a Joshua Tree homestead — and a growing gay community

LA Times Today: They swapped an L.A. pad for a Joshua Tree homestead — and a growing gay community

Watch L.A. Times Today at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News 1 on Channel 1 or live stream on the Spectrum News App. Palos Verdes Peninsula and Orange County viewers can watch on Cox Systems on channel 99.

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Palm Springs is known for having a thriving LGBTQ community, but it’s not the only desert locale for queer pioneers to plant roots.

The high desert region surrounding Joshua Tree is also home to a growing gay community.

John Halbach and Kit Williamson traded in their Silverlake apartment for a home on the range.

They were profiled by L.A. Times features writer Lisa Boone.

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