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Connect with our community through stories, tips, and a sneak peek at what we do behind the scenes.
Be a Kind Traveler
As a proud partner with Kind Traveler, The Center invites our community to explore exclusive offers from Kind Traveler’s socially conscious collection of hotels and an opportunity to give back and support our mission. Kind Traveler is the first Give + Get hotel booking platform that empowers travelers to make a positive impact in the communities they visit. 100% of donations go to The Center.
What does “Queer” mean? Why are younger generations reclaiming the word Queer?
Although the term “queer” has been around for a while, the perception and meaning has evolved as of late… For many, the term Queer is a resistance to the pressure to conform or categorize to one identity. Some people might think that this sounds counterintuitive: use a term to not use a term?
What is Trans Day of Remembrance?
November 20th is the annual Trans Day of Remembrance, and we invite you all to honor trans individuals who we have lost. Although they have passed, the Trans Day of Remembrance (sometimes called TDOR) is a day to celebrate trans individuals and their powerful contributions.
Meet the New AmeriCorps Members at the LGBTQ Community Center
This year, the LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert has taken on two members from Equality California, Dorra Azizi and Sofia St. John, who have been so excited to join The Center’s team for the year. Read on to learn about Dorra and Sofia, and their experience menntoring the LGBTQ+ youth at The Center!
History of the LGBTQ Center in the Eastern Coachella Valley
Since 2016, The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert (The Center), in partnership with Alianza Coachella Valley, other partners organizations, students, and residents have helped create LGBTQ-affirming community spaces in
Latinx & Latine: How To be Inclusive In Spanish
Latinx? Latine? Latino/a? Latin@? How do we refer to a non-binary individual of Latin American descent or to the Latin American community as a whole while being inclusive to all gender identities within the community? After all, languages can be tricky, especially a foreign or second language.
The Guide to LGBTQ Acronyms: Is it LGBT or LGBTQ+ or LGBTQIA+?
Like our LGBTQ community, the LGBTQ acronyms and definitions are always growing and changing. This growth is a good thing and is indicative of the increasing inclusivity of the variance of gender, sexuality, and identity within our community. But what do all these LGBTQ acronyms and letters stand for and mean?
Meet The New Membership Manager at the LGBTQ Community Center
In Palm Springs, and throughout the Coachella Valley, the LGBTQ Community Center has been experiencing lots of positive growth! So much growth, in fact, that a whole new position was needed to help steward it all. Specifically, what we needed was a Membership Manager…
Summer 2022 Update
One year ago today, I began as Executive Director and CEO of the LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert, and what a year it has been! In addition to making a cross-country move and learning about a new city and region amid a global pandemic, it was 120 degrees! As I reflect on settling in, I will forever be grateful for this special community’s outpouring of love and welcoming energy — it made all the difference.
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