Greenville Gay Men's Chorus Raises More than $40,000 After State Grant Denial

Greenville Gay Men's Chorus raises more than $40,000 after state grant denial

After being denied state funding, the Greenville Gay Men's Chorus launched a GoFundMe and found an outpouring of support from the community.

Catch up on SC Arts Commission controversy: ‘Ideology' rule, LGBTQ+ funds denied, board resignations

The S.C. Arts Commission has faced mounting controversy over its handling of grant funding, culminating in the denial of support to two LGBTQ+ arts organizations and the resignations of two board members

LGBTQ+ arts groups in South Carolina raise more than needed funds despite SC Arts Council rejection

On October 1, Qnotes reported that the SC Arts Commission had made a final decision denying funding to two LGBTQ+ related arts organizations: the Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus and Spartanburg’s Proud Mary Theatre Company. In the thirteen days following, the chairperson of the commission, Flavia Harton of Greenville, who had served on the commission since […]