The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert
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Welcoming Yoga | TUE 9:00 AM
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsKnits & Purls: Beginner Knitting
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsKnit Together
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsProstate Cancer Support Group (Hybrid)
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsCMA “Stick to the Topic” Group
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsGeneral Support Group (Drop-In)
Scott Hines Behavioral Health Clinic 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr, 2nd Floor, Palm SpringsGreat Outdoors Palm Springs – Private Meeting
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsKnit Together
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsBereavement Support Group
Scott Hines Behavioral Health Clinic 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr, 2nd Floor, Palm SpringsLGBTQ+ and Friends – Narcotics Anonymous
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsWelcoming Yoga | TUE 9:00 AM
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsLGBTQ+ and Friends Al-Anon
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsAmigos Coachella Valley
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsCommunity Food Bank Distribution
The Community Food Bank at The Center 610 South Belardo Rd., Palm SpringLust for Life: Sex Positive Therapy Group
Scott Hines Behavioral Health Clinic 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr, 2nd Floor, Palm SpringsMen’s Chat Group (In-Person)
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsStand Up Comedy Workshop with Mina Hartong
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsUkulele Beginners
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsUkulele Intermediate and Advance
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsGames, Friends, and Fun!
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsBeginning Guitar
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsFinal Show – Live! Stand Up Comedy Workshop with Mina Hartong
Runway Bar 68300 Gay Resort Drive, Cathedral CityWeek of Events
The Center Coachella Free Binder Program
The Center Coachella Free Binder Program
About the Event The Center Coachella has recognized the need for safe, accessible, quality binders for Queer, Trans*, non-binary, gender expansive, and gender non-conforming local Coachella Valley community of all […]
The Center Coachella Queer and Trans* Closet
The Center Coachella Queer and Trans* Closet
About the Event Our Queer and Trans* closet is a resource for our local Queer and Trans* community. We understand it can be difficult to find or shop for pieces […]
Buddy2Buddy (Ongoing)
Buddy2Buddy (Ongoing)
The purpose of the Buddy2Buddy (B2B) program is to provide companionship and emotional support for LGBTQ+ people in need of connection in these uncertain times in which we live.
Welcoming Yoga | TUE 9:00 AM
Welcoming Yoga | TUE 9:00 AM
Yoga has the ability to meet us where we are in the moment, in bodies and minds. We will strive to let go and rediscover a sense of wholeness, taking a break from constantly trying to fit our pieces together.
Knits & Purls: Beginner Knitting
Knits & Purls: Beginner Knitting
Come join us for a beginner knitting class. Learn how to knit in a new group session at The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert taught by Douglas Morris.
Knit Together
Knit Together
Social and sharing platform for a community of fiber enthusiasts. Come and join us!
Prostate Cancer Support Group (Hybrid)
Prostate Cancer Support Group (Hybrid)
This group is intended for all men from the recently diagnosed to the survivors and is facilitated by a gay man who is also a Prostate Cancer Survivor.
CMA “Stick to the Topic” Group
CMA “Stick to the Topic” Group
The purpose of the meeting space is to provide peer led support for people who are learning to live without drugs.
General Support Group (Drop-In)
General Support Group (Drop-In)
Our general support group is designed for those experiencing a variety of concerns and is designed to provide a safe space to learn coping skills, share with others, and process your experiences.
Great Outdoors Palm Springs – Private Meeting
Great Outdoors Palm Springs – Private Meeting
Great Outdoors Palm Springs (GOPS) is a chapter of California Great Outdoors, Inc., a 501(C)7 not for profit, all-volunteer LGBTQA+ organization dedicated to the enjoyment of outdoor recreation.
Open-Play Bridge
Knit Together
Knit Together
Social and sharing platform for a community of fiber enthusiasts. Come and join us!
Bereavement Support Group
Bereavement Support Group
In-person, closed therapeutic support group for those experiencing grief and bereavement.
LGBTQ+ Youth Hangout
LGBTQ+ Youth Hangout
If you’re between the ages of 11-20 and need a safe space to connect with other LGBTQ+ youth, drop on by for a minute or longer.
LGBTQ+ and Friends – Narcotics Anonymous
LGBTQ+ and Friends – Narcotics Anonymous
The LGBTQ+ Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who are learning to live without drugs. Narcotics Anonymous meetings provide an atmosphere of recovery where individuals can share their common problem and solutions.
Welcoming Yoga | TUE 9:00 AM
Welcoming Yoga | TUE 9:00 AM
Yoga has the ability to meet us where we are in the moment, in bodies and minds. We will strive to let go and rediscover a sense of wholeness, taking a break from constantly trying to fit our pieces together.
Women’s Chat Group (Virtual)
Women’s Chat Group (Virtual)
Inspiring Friendships. This chat group is for all women (no matter how you identify) to discuss topics of interest and find connection.
LGBTQ+ and Friends Al-Anon
LGBTQ+ and Friends Al-Anon
The LGBTQ+ and Friends Al-Anon program is designed to help those people who have been impacted by the alcoholism of a loved one. Al-Anon reinforces that no situation is really hopeless and that it is possible to find contentment, and even happiness, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.
Women Like Us
Women Like Us
Women Like Us is an in-person, drop-in therapeutic support group for self-identified women who love women.
Amigos Coachella Valley
Amigos Coachella Valley
About The Event Amigos Coachella Valley is a peer-support group that provides a safe space for Latino men. It is also an open discussion group. The facilitator and attendees generate […]
Community Food Bank Distribution
Community Food Bank Distribution
The Center is dedicated serving local families/residents experiencing food security regardless of their race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age religion, political persuasion, national origin, disability, and/or covered veteran status.
Lust for Life: Sex Positive Therapy Group
Lust for Life: Sex Positive Therapy Group
A weekly inclusive group for all genders and sexual orientations exploring the psychosexual spectrum
Men’s Chat Group (In-Person)
Men’s Chat Group (In-Person)
Come join us and discuss a variety of topics from love, sex, current events and politics.
Men’s Chat Group (Virtual)
Men’s Chat Group (Virtual)
Come join us and discuss a variety of topics from love, sex, current events and politics.
Stand Up Comedy Workshop with Mina Hartong
Stand Up Comedy Workshop with Mina Hartong
Award winning comedian Mina Hartong is back by popular demand offering her stand up comedy and storytelling series for all you funny folxs out there!
Who Cares: Caregiver Support Group
Who Cares: Caregiver Support Group
Who Cares? is a peer-led support group for those who are caring for their loved ones.
Ukulele Beginners
Ukulele Intermediate and Advance
Ukulele Intermediate and Advance
Designed Intermediate/Advance Ukulele players, or those with previous music experience.
Games, Friends, and Fun!
Games, Friends, and Fun!
Games, Friends, and Fun! is a group for LGBT people interested in playing board games as a way to meet new people. No prior experience playing games needed.
Beginning Guitar
Final Show – Live! Stand Up Comedy Workshop with Mina Hartong
Final Show – Live! Stand Up Comedy Workshop with Mina Hartong
Final Session & Show, Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 at Runway Bar and Restaurant Cathedral City, CA
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