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LGBTQ chorus in Colorado Springs unifies community with song

Joey Young, assistant artistic director of the Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus, bottom left, leads part of the group during a rehearsal for its Christmas program in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) Joey Young, assistant artistic director of the Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus, performs during a Christmas show rehearsal in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. The group has taken an active role in the healing process after a Nov. 19 attack killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) Richard Ortiz, a member of the Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus, performs during a Christmas show rehearsal in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. The group has taken an active role in the healing process after a Nov. 19 attack killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) Joey Young, assistant artistic director of the Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus, leads the group during a rehearsal for its Christmas program in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) A Christmas music score rests on a podium at a Colorado Springs, Colo., church on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, ready for an upcoming Christmas program put on by the Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus. The group has taken an active role in the healing process after a Nov. 19 attack killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) A sign at a Colorado Springs, Colo., church on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, advertises an upcoming Christmas program put on by the Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus. The group has taken an active role in the healing process after a Nov. 19 attack killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) Bill Loper, interim artistic director of the Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus, leads the group during a rehearsal for its Christmas program in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Gay and lesbian choruses like Out Loud came about after the assassination of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and have remained steadfast institutions through the civil rights struggles of the 20th century up to today. They've taken an active role in the healing process after mass shootings like that at Orlando's Pulse nightclub and the Nov. 19 attack at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs that killed five people. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) Joey Young, assistant artistic director of the Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus, leads part of the group during a rehearsal for its Christmas program in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) Rod Gilmore, center, sings during a Christmas show rehearsal in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. The Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus has taken an active role in the healing process after a Nov. 19 attack killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Gilmore, who was at the club the night of the shooting, said he nearly re-entered the closet he'd lived in for 55 years but decided not to because of support from his fellow chorus members. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) Rich Valdez, center, sings during a Christmas show rehearsal in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. The Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus has taken an active role in the healing process after a Nov. 19 attack killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) Frank Hall, council president of the Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus, decorates before a Christmas show rehearsal in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. The group has sold out three shows for the first time in 17 years and is sending a clear message that the LGBTQ community remains strong. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) Bill Loper, interim artistic director of the Out Loud Colorado Springs Men's Chorus, leads the group during a rehearsal for its Christmas program in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Gay and lesbian choruses like Out Loud came about after the assassination of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and have remained steadfast institutions through the civil rights struggles of the 20th century up to today. They've taken an active role in the healing process after mass shootings like that at Orlando's Pulse nightclub and the Nov. 19 attack at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs that killed five people. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
LGBTQ chorus in Colorado Springs unifies community with song