Money Denied for Gay Mens Choir Raising Concerns over First Amendment Rights

Money denied for gay mens choir raising concerns over First Amendment rights

The SC Arts Commission board denied a grant request from Greenville Gay Men's Chorus.

South Carolina denied grants to 2 LGBTQ+ arts groups. Now one may sue for discrimination.

The leader of the Greenville Gay Men's Chorus said the denial occurred because of homophobia and “blatant bigotry.”

South Carolina Arts Commission Defunds Two LGBTQ-Focused Orgs, Says Art Can’t “Promote Ideology”

The South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) voted to defund two LGBTQ-focused cultural organizations at a meeting on Thursday after forcing the groups to defend their merit in August.At the meeting, the SCAC voted 5-3 to remove funding from the two organizations, the Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus and the Proud Mary Theatre Company. Though the funding had initially been promised to the groups, per the South Carolina Post and Courier, back in August, …

SC Arts Commission to decide funding for Upstate LGBTQ+ organizations

Greenville Gay Men's Chorus loses their funding

SC Arts Commission says 'no funding' to LGBTQ+ arts organizations

In a Zoom conference to reconsider funding for the Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus and Proud Mary Theatre Company of Spartanburg, the SC Arts Commission finalized its rejection of funding for both groups. Initial funding was denied because of questions related to the “artistic merit” of both organizations, as reported by Qnotes on September 18. Funding […]