Outreach: through our community outreach efforts, audience members have learned about overcoming homophobia, made the life-changing decision to come out, developed positive personal identities, and addressed issues relating to HIV prevention. This past season was severely restricted because of the covid-19 pandemic. Typical outreach performances slated for the spring and summer could not be scheduled and with restrictions still in place this element of our mission will not be able to begin again until the spring of 2022. The chorus is dedicated to reaching the broadest audience by providing speakers/performers at schools or non-profit events and, when possible, performing special concerts throughout oregon. We have spoken or performed at schools, universities, and civic groups, and in recent years, we have performed outreach concerts in ashland, bend, eugene, salem, medford, hillsboro, forest grove, grants pass, pendleton, st. Helens, astoria, hood river, vancouver, and lincoln city. Occasionally the chorus will perform in the portland metropolitan area for lgbt and lgbt-supportive events that are consistent with our mission: "the portland gay men's chorus aspires to expand, redefine, and perfect the choral art through eclectic performances that honor and uplift the gay community and affirm the worth of all people". Outreach events are produced by local nonprofit organizations; these organizations receive all the proceeds. Although we receive more outreach requests than we can accommodate, the chorus schedules on average three to four outreach events in a season, from October through June which this year. As noted the pandemic restricted our ability to do outreach but while we could performances included cascade aids project and the light a fire gala. While the pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of pride, pgmc participated virtually with the release of a new video "under pressure" as well as putting together a virtual concert performance for pride 2020.

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