BGMC

Cape Town

The gay refugee who helps others

Meet Victor Chikalogwe. He left his home country of Malawi for South Africa in 2011 after his parents disowned him. Today he is the gender rights and LGBTQ advocacy coordinator at PASSOP (People against Suffering, Oppression and Poverty), a grassroots nonprofit...

BGMC South Africa Tour 2018
General Tour Notes

Taking our show on the road

Touring is in our DNA. From our earliest years, we’ve taken our music to places where it’s never been heard before. We sing for audiences puzzled by our insistence on identifying as not just “singers,” but “gay singers.” We perform for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...

BGMC South Africa Tour 2018
General Tour Notes

‘I have to be part of this’

Immediately after hearing a presentation on the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) South Africa Tour, Joe Valadez knew he had to go. “This is an organization that goes out and performs and [doesn’t] say, ‘Look how great we are,’” Valadez says of BGMC. “They inspire...

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