Fran Lebowitz on collateral damage of the Aids epidemic
An audience with a high level of connoisseurship is as important to the culture as artists
The Day It Snowed In Miami (2014)
LGBTQ+ Leadership and the stores of our community
Life Before the Lifeboat
San Francisco's Courageous Response to the AIDS Outbreak
THE MIAMI GAY CHORUS IS PART OF UNITY COALITION|COALICIÓN UNIDA
ENTERING A NEW ERA, A NEW FOCUS, & THE LAUNCH OF UC ARTS COALITION
Miami, Florida…October, 2022 - In the fall of 1978, Jon Reed Sims founded the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. T his was a way to bring more music to the local Gay Freedom Day Parade, and to share the love o f music, brotherhood, and entertaining, and try to deal with the unimaginable health crisis now known as AIDS. This gave birth to a worldwide LGBTQ choral phenomenon that now boasts h undreds of choruses around the globe.
Established in 1999, the Miami Gay (Men's) Chorus has been bringing entertainment to the South Florida community, inspiring and changing lives through the power of music and community building. But like many cultural institutions, it has struggled with a dwindling membership, ticket sales, management, and staying relevant in an ever-changing community. Dealing with the real possibility of closing, and stopping the decades of music, the chorus has unanimously accepted close its doors for good.
UNITY COALITION|COALICIÓN UNIDA (UC|CU) the organization for the Latinx|Hispanic & Indigenous LGBTQ+ communities, advancing Equality & Fairness, through the Arts, Education, and Awareness, since 2002, with programming in Miami and Bogotá, “UC|CU was a big supporter of the former chorus and the arts, for years.” said director Herb Sosa. “We believe in its mission, legacy, and membership, and by creating a New Chorus, hope to help keep the chorus’s talents and intent, alive and thriving for decades to come” added Sosa.
CAŌBA is an Empowerment, Leadership Building and Social Incubator program with inspiring speakers, themes, and a safe space for same gender loving PEOPLE of color, and those who love them, through varied and entertaining programs and services for the community. CAŌBA strives to build camaraderie, trust, pride, social ties, friends and tomorrow's leaders, today.
The CAŌBA Archives is our Video Documentation of extraordinary same gender loving PEOPLE of color.
Showcasing the Talent, Vision and Possibilities within the Transgender & gender non-conforming community, the annual TRANSART Artists Exhibit & Conference, and year round Virtual Gallery – ARTLab - bring together a collection of talents, individuals & artistic genres to create awareness, nurture aspiring artists and enlighten the general population about the many layers of this community.
The TRANS LIVES Project Archives is our Video Documentation of extraordinary Transgender and non binary individuals.
While we are at the forefront of and specialize in design-build, we are very familiar with a number of delivery methods and are confident we can find the process that will best help you meet your goals.
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Our work is 100% funded by events, private donations, private, corporate and government grants, and we are 100%
staffed and managed by professional volunteers.
Everything that comes in, goes right back out for Programming, Community Building, Leading & Assisting our LGBTQ community.
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