During a breakout session on “Welcoming the LGBTQ Community Into the Family of Rotary” during the 2017 Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, Michelle Wilson, a member of the Rotary Club of Athens Sunrise, Ohio, had a question. “I asked, ‘Why doesn’t Rotary have a group for LGBT+ people?’” When she added, “We should start one,”…

Queer works is a 501c (3) organization with headquarters in the Coachella Valley. While we work out of CV, thanks to telehealth we are able to serve individuals all across California. Our mission is to ameliorate disparities faced by transgender, gender non-binary and intersex people as well as help reduce similar disparities among our lesbian,…

Desert Care Network hospitals and affiliated services are committed to providing an inclusive environment where individuals are treated with respect and compassion. We are dedicated to diversity among our employees, and we provide training to those who provide care and service to our patients.  Desert Regional Medical Center is proud to have been named a…

The Desert Business Association (DBA) is comprised of about 250 LGBTQ and allied businesses and professionals from across the Coachella Valley who have joined together for business promotion, economic development, educational, and humanitarian purposes. Established in 1979, the DBA is one of the oldest LGBTQ business associations in the country, and the second oldest in…

Faithful Episcopalians have been working toward a greater understanding and radical inclusion of all of God’s children for nearly a half-century. In 1974, Louie Crew founded IntegrityUSA, a non-profit organization with the goal of full-inclusion of LGBT persons in The Episcopal Church. The next General Convention, in 1976, adopted resolutions stating that “homosexual persons are children of…

Bethany Verrett March 18, 2021 — The root of evil is rebellion against God, His nature and His will. People cave into their fleshly desires, whether instinctively or intentionally, when they set themselves against God. The Bible makes it clear that God is love; He is the source of love, the giver of true life,…

In California, LGBTQ+ people have equal civil rights, dignity, and worth. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is here to help.

Working closely with members of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus and other pro-equality legislators, Equality California sponsors and supports pro-equality state legislation in Sacramento. Together, we’ve enacted the strongest statewide civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ people in the nation. As of January 2022, the California Legislature has passed 174 bills and resolutions sponsored by Equality…