CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH IN PALM BEACH COUNTY WITH THESE LGBTQ+ RESOURCES, SPOTS, EVENTS, AND MORE TO CHECK OUT DURING JUNE AND ALL YEAR ROUND BY MARY MURRAY Get Connected COMPASS COMMUNITY CENTER For more than 30 years, the Com-pass Community Center has been a haven for LGBTQ+ residents of South Florida and the Treasure Coast. Located in downtown Lake Worth Beach, the center acts as a community hub and cultural connector, hosting frequent social and support groups and annual special events such as Palm Beach Pride in late March. It is also an invaluable resource, culling and disseminating information about LGBTQ+ issues and businesses as well as providing HIV testing services, case management, and support. “If anybody has a question about any of this stuff, just contact us,” says Michael Riordan, Compass’ director of media and communications. “We’ll get you pointed in the right direction.” Still to come this year, Compass will host its Stonewall Ball June 24 at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium in West Palm Beach. This fundraising event is presented in two parts: a VIP reception and awards presentation, followed by a dance party. Then, on THE DELRAY BEACH PRIDE FESTIVAL AND CONCERT RE-TURNS JUNE 10. ORGANIC MOMENTS PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF COMPASS COMMUNITY GUIDE PRIDE CENTER