One of the events I look forward to each year is The Center’s “Info A Go-Go”, where our local organizations gather to connect with you and fellow LGBTQ community members. It’s to let you know about the services, volunteer opportunities, and events that take place in our wonderful Coachella Valley. As with everything, the event has gone virtual this year and happens over two days next week. if you are new to the area, have some time on your hands (don’t we all!), or just want to connect with like-minded people, this is your opportunity.
And I simply must – for posterity – include one quote from Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman at the Presidential Inauguration on Jan 20, 2021. Ending her oratory, “The Hill We Climb” is this: “The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
Brad Fuhr, your Gay Desert Guide
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This Weekend in #ILoveGayPalmSprings
January 22–24, 2021
We’re keeping you updated on the weekend’s Top Events: Bears & Bowties Virtual Speed Dating with Alexander Rodriguez, Healing Black Queer Communities with Brothers of the Desert, Finding Freedom LGBTQi+ Symposium, Seven Essential Conversations, Mental Amusements, plus a look ahead to Info-A-Go-Go and more!
Bears & Bowties Virtual Speed DatingSun, Jan. 24 – Roar! It’s a bear party and all are invited, with your host Alex Rodriguez! Bears, cubs, otters, pandas, wolves, and even salmon are invited to put on your best bow tie and join us for our special brunch edition of Speed Dating. We’ll make it a dapper day with quick dates, fun ice breakers, and plenty of honey. Get tickets
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Finding Freedom LGBTQi+ Symposium
Jan. 20–23 – This 6th annual conference convenes around the theme Expanding Perspectives in LGBTQi+ Mental Health & Addiction Treatment. The conference is open to the community, treatment professionals, doctors, therapists, and anyone who is interested in the unique issues facing sexual identity and co-occurring disorders treatment. More info
Black Queer Communities & Healing
Jan. 23 – Join Brothers of the Desert for an online presentation and discussion of mental health issues, exploring questions like: What does healing mean for Black queer men, and Black queer folks broadly? How do we want to feel in our relationships with each other and ourselves? What needs to happen to help us get closer to that vision? With special guest Yolo Akili Robinson. More info
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