The Gay Men's Chos of Los Angel has been part of the fabric of the cy for 40 years, but recent allegatns of sexual misnduct and ser fancial problems have forced the group to paful self-reflectn. An attempt to start over this weekend.
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WHY THE GAY MEN’S CHOS OF L.A. IS SGG FOR SURVIVAL
Created 1979, Gay Men's Chos of Los Angel has built an ternatnal reputatn for outstandg events and mil experienc through s ncerts and outreach programs. * la gay chorus *
To their great surprise, 99 men appeared and a chos was MissnTo create mil experienc that strengthen our role as a lear among lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr (LGBT) and performg arts anizatns, and expose new muni to our msage of Communy For over 40 years, the Chos has built an ternatnal reputatn for mil excellence while remag eply rooted service to the Los Angel muny.
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He was, adrift and shunned by his former iends, Hayashi found his way to the Gay Men’s Chos of Los Angel, the olst LGBTQ arts anizatn the cy. ”For 40 years GMCLA has been that safe space for hundreds of gay men. — Steve Holzer, board chairman Duran, 59, asserted that he was part of a generatn of gay men who fed self through a hard-fought sense of eedom as well as a mararie which bawdy, sexual humor was not only accepted, was celebrated.
Whereas the first GMCLA members uned agast homophobia the outsi world, current members found themselv divid wh their own wounds are still h, and triage is ongog, Holzer said. — Kev Jon Sce then, GMCLA has provid ccial visibily for gay men, Jon said.
The day the Supreme Court ma gay marriage the law of the land, GMCLA was onstage leadg the celebratn Wt Hollywood 49 people were killed at Pulse nightclub Orlando, GMCLA sang wh Lady Gaga on the steps of Cy Hall. He is grateful for the good tn but lled the experience of beg gay and Catholic “tumultuo.
Now s 38th season, the Gay Men's Chos of Los Angel (GMCLA) has built an ternatnal reputatn for mil excellence while remag eply rooted service to the muny. * la gay chorus *
”Or as Holzer, 52, is fond of sayg: “I n’t tell you what my life would have been like if 40 gay men had e to my high school Yuma, Arizona, when I was 16 years old.
“The work they do is so important bee really giv young people the opportuny to see what ’s like to be out and proud, ” said Johnson, who me out as a sophomore high school. ”“It wouldn’t be the Gay Men’s Chos whout a Madonna medley, ” Holzer joked as members passed by, pattg him on the back and dippg for the ocsnal mood is light, upbeat and nvivial as artistic director Gav Thrasher enthiastilly leads the men through the set list, stoppg to adjt their pch here and there, to morate their timg, to have them pay attentn to the livery of certa words. The Gay Men’s Chos of Los Angel rehears at First Congregatnal Church of Los Angel.