OGC lives by the motto “Singing the World to a Better Place” and strives to use music to change attitudes and build a stronger community. Members come from all walks of life and all sexual and gender orientations, including straight allies. In 2017, the group performed at over 105 events, including 15 performances for the first anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub tragedy.
The parade nominally starts at 11 so I drove to Northgate and caught a bus downtown which got me there just about 10. Our uniform was clothing from the Standing On the Side of Love initiative managed by the national UUA. Founded on Valentines Day 1990, OGC is not only one of the largest mixed gay choirs in the United States at over 100 members, but they also boast four smaller ensembles that perform annual concerts, cabarets, and a host of community events, such as Come Out With Pride, Orlando Museum of Art’s Festival of Trees, and World AIDS Day memorial services. The area Unitarians had a joint group in the Seattle Pride Parade as they apparently do every year. The Orlando Gay Chorus (OGC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts and humanitarian organization, and part of the Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA) of Choruses. It also contains a membership application, and an insert advertising a silent auction.
Charles Callahan, Accompanist Ken Thompson, II and guest soloist Suellen Fagin-Allen, a brief history of the GALA Choruses, program notes, an outline of the show's itinerary, a checklist of concert etiquette, how to join the chorus, a donors' list, advertisements, a list of chorus members and how to become a contributor. The program includes a message from President Bob Smedley, brief biographies of Music Director Dr. (The Guardian) 2006 The May 2006 Java earthquake strikes at 5:53:58 AM local time (22:53:58 UTC May 26) devastating Bantul and the city of Yogyakarta killing over 6,600 people. Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov had denied permission for a gay pride parade. 10, 1992, at the Edyth Bush Theatre in Winter Park, Florida. 2007 Gay rights in Russia: Russian gay rights leaders and foreign dignitaries are beaten and arrested in Moscow.