Steel City Men’s Chorus – Birmingham’s Gay Men’s Chorus

Walter’s husband, Richard Tucker, has asked that gifts in Walter’s memory be made to the chorus which has been such an important part of their lives.

Meet some of the Men and Women of Steel!

These are difficult times. Too many people are dying and many more hurting. In the face of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, just to name two, and over 100,000 from Covid-19, we would typically raise our voices in song to bring voice to the voiceless, healing to the hurting, insight to the questioning and hope to all. But the nature of the pandemic is that it prevents us from carrying out our mission and our passion.

Instead, we offer these words by Holly Near, in an anthem that stemmed from the death of Harvey Milk and resonates still today:

We are a gentle, angry people
and we are singing, singing for our lives

We are a justice-seeking people
and we are singing, singing for our lives

We are young and old together
and we are singing, singing for our lives

We are a land of many colors
and we are singing, singing for our lives

We are gay and straight together
and we are singing, singing for our lives

We are a gentle, loving people
and we are singing, singing for our lives

~Holly Near

If you haven’t heard about or read the Birmingham Pledge, please join us in doing so. You can learn more about it here:

The Birmingham Pledge