Day 5 of LGBTQ History Month:
In 1996 Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus (SVGMC) returned from the GALA (Gay and Lesbian Association) choral festival in Tampa, Florida, so inspired that they wanted to host a GALA Choruses Festival here in San Jose. However, GALA required that both men and women singers be represented, so SVGMC formed the chorus now known as Rainbow Women’s Chorus. Lynne McLaughlin, former director of SVGMC, became its music director.
Rainbow Women’s Chorus works together to develop musical excellence in an atmosphere of mutual support and respect. They perform publicly for the entertainment, education and cultural enrichment of our audiences and community. They sing to enhance the esteem of all women, to celebrate diversity, to promote peace and freedom and to touch people’s hearts and lives.