EVERY YEAR the Californian desert town of Palm Springs plays host to one of the biggest circuit events on the US gay calendar – the White Party. Held every April over three days, it’s always a sexy, sweaty, wet-speedo affair that is renown for not just making and breaking couples, but also for being a place where you can still party in style and without a care.
Somehow 2016’s White Party weather didn’t get that memo. Gloomy skies, cold gusts of wind and the occasional heavy downpour meant that most attendees had to seriously think twice about stripping down to their skimpywear. Still, come rain, hail, or shady weather, the lycra lovers were out in force despite the elements, and despite the lack of a contingency plan by the organisers.