In its Gay and Gray workshop held earlier this month, Palm Springs, California, AIDS service organization Desert AIDS Project addressed issues ranging from dating to HIV treatment and prevention for gay men over the age of 50, the southern California news site The Press-Enterprise reports (pe.com, 4/3).

According to the article, the workshop was conducted in response to many older gay men feeling alienated, even in gay-friendly communities such as Palm Springs. Much of this isolation, says HIV-positive local Bob Chrnalogar, can be attributed directly to AIDS, which has thinned out support networks.

“Everybody died,” Chrnalogar told The Press-Enterprise. “I’m grateful for all the extra years I have, but I feel a little isolated.”

The group’s next Gay and Gray workshop is scheduled for April 22 in Palm Springs.