Yesterday, the Coachella Valley welcomed the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus (LGBTQcaucus.Legislature.ca.gov) to a listening session among our local LGBTQ+ leaders. Thanks to the The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert for hosting. Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs

Thanks to Desert Oasis Healthcare and Bianca Rae for including me in Episide 6 of The Pulse: an examination of LGBTQ + healthcare in the Desert. The preview appears on this YouTube Link (youtu.be/dEznNJeyxwY?si…) Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs

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May is my birthday month and the 5th year I am leading LKAPS. Your donations to lkaps.org/donate/ support the bus trips, coffees, potlucks, discussion groups and other activities that lift long-term survivors and people aging w/ HIV in the greater Palm Springs area! Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs

While incredible new innovations mean there are more HIV and AIDS medicines than ever, high costs keep them out of reach for many. We need #PBMReform now. Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. Rep. Scott Peters Nanette D. Barragán Rep. Tony Cárdenas please read this article from The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/06/21/bus…

Graphic from the California Attorney General Rob Bonta's "State of Pride Report." Follow the link to see the full report: oag.ca.gov/system/files/a…

Federal HIV spending isn’t keeping pace with longer patient life spans. More is required of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, the comprehensive federal system providing HIV primary medical care, meds and essential support services for low-income people. wapo.st/4cyJbVB

I feel honored to be among those interviewed by The Outwords Archive . Its mission is to capture, preserve, and share the stories of LGBTQIA2S+ elders, to build community and catalyze social change. theoutwordsarchive.org/interview/jax-… Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs

I’m happy to announce the Riverside County Board of Supervisors has approved my appointment to the county’s Office on Aging Community Advisory Board for a three-year term. To learn more about the programs and services of the Office on Aging, go to rcaging.org/programs-servi….

I hope my fellow HIV advocates join me in taking active roles in the aging community. We need to create space for people aging with HIV as another chronic condition that deserves the attention of communities created by the Older Americans Act. share.newsbreak.com/88kw2r3i

National HIV and Aging Awareness Day (#NHAAD) is September 18. @DKBmed and Justin Alves asked me to say a few words about aging with HIV for this brief video. Start the conversation in your organization! Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs California Department of Aging California Department of Public Health youtu.be/AsajBlo7xYw?si…

I'll be attending the amazing Collaboration in Care Conference: Empowered Aging, Thriving Beyond HIV. Let me know if you're planning to attend so that we can say Hi! 👋 Or register now and join me at the event! whova.com/portal/registr…

Thank you to ADAP Advocacy for including me in their latest blog, "Older Adults, Long-term Survivors, and Life-term Survivors in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program." adapadvocacyassociation.blogspot.com/2024/?m=1 Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs ADAPs

Thanks Hank Trout and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation for including me in your article "Who 'Counts' as a Long-term Survivor?" especially as we near National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day on September 18. #NHAAD Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs agingandhiv sfaf.org/collections/be…

Thu SEPT 19. I am looking forward to moderating this panel of aging and HIV policy experts: including: Fay Gordon, Terri L. Wilder, MSW, Selena Caldera, and Jennifer Sovay. To learn more, go to traininghealthequity.org/collaborationi… agingandhiv Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs

SEPT. 18 is National HIV and Aging Awareness Day. LKAPS.org interviewed authors of HIV memoirs, Professor Casey Charles and journalist Nicholas Snow of PromoHomo.TV©️. Check it out at youtu.be/svakWzWHtyw?si… #NHAAD Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs agingandhiv

With Rob Falconer director of Gay Men's Guide to Safer Sex (2024 edition). Shown at Palm Spring's CinemaDiverse, the film is updated to include PrEP and U=U which is envisioned in the 1997 original film. Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs

Webinar exploring key findings from California's first statewide survey, From Challenges to Resilience (aging.ca.gov/Survey_of_LGBT…) Register at: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…