People feel better when engaged in social activity. Let’s Kick ASS Palm Springs helps long-term survivors overcome isolation by creating social opportunity. From our popular monthly potlucks, thrice-monthly coffee socials, and our movie nights, to now establishing annual events such as our June 5, Long-term Survivors Day reception and our Thanksgiving Day feast, LKAPS benefits its members through engagement.
CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW
Timothy Ray Brown, aka “The Berlin Patient” was the first person cured of HIV. He became an ambassador of hope for HIV cure research–selflessly dedicating his life to promoting awareness of, and support for, HIV cure research and funding. Sadly, Timothy succumbed to cancer in 2020, but we’d like to honor his legacy in the city that he made his home by placing a sidewalk star on Palm Springs’ Walk of the Stars. This Campaign has a goal of raising $15,000 to cover the cost of creating and installing the stalling the star.
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Join us for the 2nd Annual, Timothy Ray Brown Community Cure Symposium for HIV on World AIDS Day 12/1/2023
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Timothy Ray Brown Star unveiling at the PS Downtown Park stage on Museum Way – reception and Timothy Ray Brown Cure Symposium with Paul Edmonds…
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A new barbershop is opening in the Coachella Valley, except this one won’t be covering up grays or trimming sideburns. Instead, it’ll be a gathering…
Social Calendar
- December 3, 2023
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Coffee @ Play Lounge & Café
December 3, 2023 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Play Lounge & Cafe 2825 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Unit C, Palm Springs, CA 92262, United States
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- December 5, 2023
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Roundtable discussion Group
December 5, 2023 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Your Place
This LKAPS peer discussion group formed as the outcome of several virtual meetings held in the last couple of months. The Roundtable is intended to include and allow everyone to participate in discussions of topics both serious and fun. You can receive information about the roundtable and other LKAPS programs by signing up for our newsletter.
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- December 7, 2023
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Amigos CV
December 7, 2023 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm The Center 1301 N Palm Canyon Dr, FL 3, Palm Springs, CA 92262, United States
AMIGOS CV: Weekly Support Group for Bilingual Latinx Men
This social group will explore issues related to sexual and mental health, men’s sexuality, HIV prevention and treatment, and Latinidad.
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Social Committee Meeting
December 7, 2023 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm online
All are welcome to attend the group’s social committee to help brainstorm and plan new events. Please share any topics or individuals you think would be of interest in joining a zoom with us at social@LKAPS.org
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- December 8, 2023
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In-person LKAPS Roundtable Discussion Group
December 8, 2023 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Ken Seeley Rehab – Palm Springs, 1900 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Suite B1, Palm Springs, CA 92262, USA
The new in-person Friday Roundtable will meet every Friday at 5:30 PM at the Ken Seeley Community Room, 1900 E. Tahquitz Canyon Drive (near Sunrise).
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- December 12, 2023
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Roundtable discussion Group
December 12, 2023 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Your Place
This LKAPS peer discussion group formed as the outcome of several virtual meetings held in the last couple of months. The Roundtable is intended to include and allow everyone to participate in discussions of topics both serious and fun. You can receive information about the roundtable and other LKAPS programs by signing up for our newsletter.
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Barbershop: A Black Men's Space For Honest Talk About Sexual Wellness
December 12, 2023 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm 480 South Sunrise, Palm Springs, CA 92262
In October, Brothers of the Desert and Let’s Kick ASS Palm Springs (LKAPS) will launch a monthly discussion group called Barbershop:
A Black Men’s Space for Honest Talk About Sexual Wellness.
Building upon the tradition of barbershops in Black communities, the discussion group is designed to encourage open and honest conversation. The meetings will be inclusive, welcoming the full spectrum of Black men each month: gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, and straight allies. The sexual wellness topics will be equally diverse, ranging from dating and intimacy to aging with HIV.
The first discussion group will take place from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at Mizell Center, 480 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs. Subsequent meetings will occur at the same time and location on Nov. 14 and December 12 and will be facilitated by Stuart Huggins and Will Dean.
To register to attend our first meeting on October 10 th email us at
info_Barbershop@LKAPS.org
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Beating the Heat in the Desert with LKAPS.org
Members of Let’s Kick ASS Palm Springs (LKAPS) enjoyed a free bowling social on Thursday, July 20 at Palm Springs Lanes in Cathedral City. The event was part of the group’s monthly bowling social, which is normally $15 per person. However, LKAPS was able to offer the event for free thanks to donations and grants…
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Let’s Kick ASS Palm Springs Celebrates HIV Long-term Survivors Day.
Today, June 5, 2023, marks the 42nd anniversary of the first official reporting of what would become known as the AIDS epidemic. On this day in 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported five cases of a mysterious disease affecting young gay men. This was the beginning of the AIDS pandemic. In…
Your Donations help us Achieve Our Vision
Let’s Kick ASS Palm Springs has been recognized as a public charity by the IRS under code 501(c)(3). Donors can deduct contributions made to us, and we are “qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts.”
Amigos Coachella Valley Weekly Support Group for Bilingual Latin Men
Meets Thursdays at The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert @ 4:30 – 6:00 PM. This social group will explore issues related to sexual and mental health, men’s sexuality, HIV prevention and treatment, and Latinidad. Contact amigoscv2022@gmail.com
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