For 15 years, the Long Island Gay Men's Chos has been entertag dienc across the Island — and offerg a sense of muny to s members. "They really jt re about each other," says print Brad Meek.
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- STREAM IT OR SKIP IT: ‘LAST CALL: WHEN A SERIAL KILLER STALKED QUEER NEW YORK’ ON HBO, A DOCERI THAT TAK A LOOK AT 1990S POLICE INDIFFERENCE IN THE FACE OF GAY MEN GETTG MURRED
- LONG ISLAND GAY MEN'S CHOS CELEBRAT 15 YEARS OF NNECTNS WH PRI MONTH NCERT SERI
- LONG ISLAND GAY MEN'S CHOS E THEIR VOIC TO HELP OTHER NONPROFS THAT SUPPORT LGBTQ+ MUNY
- LONG ISLAND GAY MEN'S CHOS CELEBRAT 15TH ANNIVERSARY
STREAM IT OR SKIP IT: ‘LAST CALL: WHEN A SERIAL KILLER STALKED QUEER NEW YORK’ ON HBO, A DOCERI THAT TAK A LOOK AT 1990S POLICE INDIFFERENCE IN THE FACE OF GAY MEN GETTG MURRED
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LONG ISLAND GAY MEN'S CHOS CELEBRAT 15 YEARS OF NNECTNS WH PRI MONTH NCERT SERI
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” To them, the fact that Anrson was gay was irrelevant, but ’s important for a lot of reasons that they jt n’t wrap their mds around. “Mic builds a bridge It n tear down a wall Mic is a language That n speak to one and all” — From “Why We Sg” by Greg Gilp At the start of a recent Wednday night rehearsal of the Long Island Gay Men’s Chos, Jeate Cooper asked the group to rise, le up and b the shoulrs of the guy ont. ” And, as at all their ncerts, memorative “Gaybills” — their playbills — will be available.
LONG ISLAND GAY MEN'S CHOS E THEIR VOIC TO HELP OTHER NONPROFS THAT SUPPORT LGBTQ+ MUNY
Long Island Gay Men's Chos member Darnell Tyson performs a solo at a baret event at the Sayville VFW.
” A chos begs Fifteen years ago, Carlos Serrano and Jim Collier, both members of mixed-genr, gay-iendly Long Island chos, saw a vio of the Turtle Creek Chorale, a Dallas gay men’s chos, and cid they wanted to create somethg siar on the Island. They enlisted Joe Barone, a mic teacher and choral director at Wt Babylon High School who at the time was volved wh lol gay softball and bowlg leagu, to nduct.
Drag queen Trixie performs at The Long Island Gay Men's Chos' "That 70's Drag Show" event at the Sayville VFW April. The Long Island Gay Men's Chos is g their love of mic to raise awarens and support the LGBTQ+ muny the area.
LONG ISLAND GAY MEN'S CHOS CELEBRAT 15TH ANNIVERSARY
The nonprof anizatn started 15 years ago as a place where gay men uld make mic and form iendships.
"On a lol level, Pri for Youth has done credible work for our K-12 stunts and that is so important, pecially now, " says Pl Ferrante, of the Long Island Gay Men's Chos. The Long Island Gay Men's Chos is celebratg s 15th anniversary.
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