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  • Day of Silence – 2019

    While you DO have a right to participate in GLSENs Day of Silence between classes and before and after school, you may NOT have the right to stay silent during instructional time if a teacher requests for you to speak. According to Lambda Legal, "Under the Constitution, public schools must respect students' right to free speech. The right to speak includes the right not to speak, as well as the right to wear buttons or T-shirts expressing support for a cause." However, this right to free speech doesn't extend to classroom time. "If a teacher tells a student to answer a question during class, the student generally doesn't have a constitutional right to refuse to answer." We remind participants that students who talk with their teachers ahead of time are more likely to be able to remain silent during class.

  • Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast – 2019

    Palm Springs Convention Center 277 N. Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    When he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, Harvey Milk (1930- 1978) became one of the first openly gay men to be elected to political office in the United States. On election night, Harvey Milk reminded his supporters: “This is not my victory – it’s yours. If a gay man can win, it proves that there is hope for all minorities who are willing to fight.” He was assassinated (along with Mayor George Moscone) on November 27, 1978, only eleven months after taking office. Although he did not live to see his dreams fulfilled, the example of his life and leadership has made him an important national symbol for the struggle for human rights.

  • Coming Out Day (National Event) – 2019

    National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an annual LGBTQawareness day observed on October 11.  Founded in the United States in 1988, the initial idea was grounded in the feminist and gay liberation spirit of the personal being political, and the emphasis on the most basic form of activism being coming out to family, friends and colleagues, and living life as an openly lesbian or gay person.  The foundational belief is […]

  • Spirit Day 2019

    Spirit Day began in 2010 as a way to show support for LGBT youth and take a stand against bullying. Following a string of high-profile suicide deaths of gay teens in 2010, GLAAD worked to involve millions of teachers, workplaces, celebrities, media outlets and students in going purple on social media or wearing purple, a color that symbolizes spirit on the rainbow flag. Spirit Day now occurs every year on the third Thursday in October, during National Bullying Prevention Month, and has become the most visible day of support for LGBT youth.

  • Rainbow Youth Summit – 2020

    UCR Palm Desert 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United States

    Annual Rainbow Youth Summit to be hosted at UCR Palm Desert

  • Day of Silence – 2022

    While you DO have a right to participate in GLSENs Day of Silence between classes and before and after school, you may NOT have the right to stay silent during instructional time if a teacher requests for you to speak. According to Lambda Legal, "Under the Constitution, public schools must respect students' right to free speech. The right to speak includes the right not to speak, as well as the right to wear buttons or T-shirts expressing support for a cause." However, this right to free speech doesn't extend to classroom time. "If a teacher tells a student to answer a question during class, the student generally doesn't have a constitutional right to refuse to answer." We remind participants that students who talk with their teachers ahead of time are more likely to be able to remain silent during class.

  • Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast – 2022

    Palm Springs Convention Center 277 N. Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    When he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, Harvey Milk (1930- 1978) became one of the first openly gay men to be elected to political office in the United States. On election night, Harvey Milk reminded his supporters: “This is not my victory – it’s yours. If a gay man can win, it proves that there is hope for all minorities who are willing to fight.” He was assassinated (along with Mayor George Moscone) on November 27, 1978, only eleven months after taking office. Although he did not live to see his dreams fulfilled, the example of his life and leadership has made him an important national symbol for the struggle for human rights.

  • Coming Out Day (National Event) – 2022

    Coming out can happen in many forms, from telling your family and friends about your sexuality to simply correcting a stranger about your gender identity. No two coming out stories are […]

  • Spirit Day 2022 (National Event)

    Spirit Day began in 2010 as a way to show support for LGBT youth and take a stand against bullying. Following a string of high-profile suicide deaths of gay teens in 2010, GLAAD worked to involve millions of teachers, workplaces, celebrities, media outlets and students in going purple on social media or wearing purple, a color that symbolizes spirit on the rainbow flag. Spirit Day now occurs every year on the third Thursday in October, during National Bullying Prevention Month, and has become the most visible day of support for LGBT youth.

  • Rainbow Youth Summit

    UCR Palm Desert 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United States

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  • Pride Prom

    Palm Springs Air Museum Palm Springs, CA, United States

     

  • Palm Springs Pride Parade

    Downtown Palm Springs

    Each year, Safe Schools Desert Cities leads hundreds of middle and high school LGBTQ+ youth in The Palm Springs Pride Parade, a colorful and festive event that celebrates the diversity […]

  • Palm Springs Pride Parade Walk

    Downtown Palm Springs

    Each year, Safe Schools Desert Cities leads hundreds of middle and high school LGBTQ+ youth in The Palm Springs Pride Parade, a colorful and festive event celebrating diversity and inclusion […]

  • Palm Springs Pride Youth Zone & Parade Walk

    Palm Springs Pride Weekend & Parade, Downtown Palm Springs   Youth Zone (November 8–9, 2025) Safe Schools Desert Cities hosts the Youth Zone during Palm Springs Pride—a vibrant, welcoming space for […]

  • Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast ’26

    Palm Springs Convention Center 277 N. Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    The Palm Springs Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast is an annual event honoring the life and legacy of Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United […]

  • Pride Prom ’26

    Pride Prom is an annual event celebrating LGBTQ+ youth and their allies. It’s a night where students can dress how they want, dance with whomever they want, and be themselves—free […]