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A former Catholic choir director who is gay filed a lawsu Thursday after he was fired when he announced plans to marry his partner.

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GAY MIC DIRECTOR FIL SU AFTER BEG FIRED FROM CHURCH OVER ENGAGEMENT

The Rocky Mounta Arts Associatn is posed of the 140-member Denver Gay Men’s Chos and the 90-member Denver Women’s Chos. We produce 5 major ncerts each season, reachg thoands of loyal patrons, along wh var muny outreach. * gay choir director *

A gay former Catholic choir director has sued the church where he ed to work for firg him after he announced plans to marry his partner.

It remas unclear if the state’s gay marriage law will impact the Catholic Church. The Denver Gay Men’s Chos has been an LGBTQ talyst for change through mil excellence sce s foundg 1982. Wh more than 300 ncerts durg s 42-year history, this 140-member ensemble is one of the premier gay performg arts anizatns the Rocky Mounta Regn.

DGMC has traveled to 12 stat, the District of Columbia, and Canada and has ma jot appearanc wh several gay men’s chos major U. Is a dynamic a ppella troupe prised of sgers om the larger Denver Gay Men’s Chos. Johnny Nichols Jr., joed the Denver Gay Men’s Chos as Artistic Director the summer of 2023.

NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR NAMED TO DENVER GAY MEN’S CHOS

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He recently served as Artistic Director for Ipswich River Communy Chos North Readg, MA, and Assistant Conductor & Director of Edutn and Outreach for the Boston Gay Men’s Chos, where he spearhead tnal iativ and curriculum, cludg mic-foced social jtice learngs, nductg var ensembl, program velopment, and more.

GAY CHOIR DIRECTOR SAYS HE WAS FORCED OUT OF MARIETTA CHURCH JOB

Ricki also serv as the Artistic Director of the Metropolan Choral KnappConductor Lreate, Artistic Director EmeruJam Knapp served at the helm of Denver Gay Men’s Chos for 10 years, nducted for 41 years total, 20 GALA alone, was named Conductor Lreate and Artistic Director Emer followg his retirement June 2023. Wh a llective membership of over 200 voic, he guid the Gay Men’s Chos of Hoton, the Bayou Cy Women’s Chos (founr), and the Bayou Cy Chorale for eight years. Jam has tght choral workshops throughout the US, Europe, Zimbabwe, South Ai, Sgapore, and Thailand, and he served as Artistic Director of the Gay Gam VII Chigo 2006.

“Sometim fdg time to volunteer is hard to do, however, one group, the Denver Gay Men’s Chos is steppg out and makg a difference the homels muny Denver. Rocky Mounta Arts Associatn board nam new artistic director to Denver Gay Men’s Chos.

Johnny Nichols, Jr., has been named Artistic Director of the Denver Gay Men’s Chos (DGMC) by the Rocky Mounta Arts Associatn Board of Directors, the nonprof umbrella anizatn that manag DGMC.

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“We are thrilled Johnny is jog the Denver Gay Men’s Chos, ” said Stephen Hutt, RMAA chair of the artistic director search mtee. Nichols is fishg his tenure as Artistic Director for Ipswich River Communy Chos North Readg, MA, and recently served as Assistant Conductor & Director of Edutn and Outreach for the Boston Gay Men’s Chos, where he spearhead tnal iativ and curriculum, cludg mic-foced social jtice learngs, nductg var ensembl, program velopment, and more. He said durg the meetg where he got fired, the senr mister told Ptman he knew he was gay when he hired him.

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

And for a long time, Shanor said, Tle VII has been terpreted not to apply to the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny. “It’s not like we don’t have closeted gay people servg the Uned Methodist Church or closeted trans people for that matter, ” Berryman said.

But like those misters, he has known he is gay for s. At her church, Hicks said, Ptman beg gay is not an issue.

TELL METHODIST BISHOPLET THIS CHURCH HAVE THEIR GAY CHOIR DIRECTOR BACK

Canfield and his boyiend, Reed Kelly, ma natnal news 2015 when he was forced to step down as choir director for Hillsong NYC’s worship team, after appearg on a natnal televisn show, Survivor, which he stated that he was a gay Christian who attend Hillsong. At the time I was not tellg anyone at church that I was gay.

GREENVILLE GAY MEN'S CHOS IS MAKG THE YULETI GAY THIS YEAR

Around 2011, I told one of the head mic pastors I was gay wh tears my ey, and I thought they wouldn’t let me sg aga.

I was a staway on CBS’ Survivor, and on the show, I was vol about beg gay, Christian, and servg as a choir director at Hillsong NYC.

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