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3 GenOUT’s Choral Community: and other marginalized populations. color and youth in underrepresented
Queer Youth Creating Change Since 2020, GenOUT has been en- areas.
gaged in a youth-inspired initiative
Duke Energy CC 3rd Floor to increase the racial and geographic C. Paul Heins, presenter
Junior Ballroom D representation of the chorus to more
accurately reflect the diversity of the GenOUT Youth Chorus, Insight Choir
When viewed as communities, Washington, DC, metropolitan area.
choruses have the potential to do In this session, singers in GenOUT Margaret Nomura Clark, presider
more than perform: they provide a will share how and when they recog- Chair, State R&R for
sense of belonging to marginalized nized the problem of underrepresen- Diversity Initiatives,
populations and they offer oppor- tation, describe their five-year plan to Maryland/District of Columbia
tunities to use your voice to effect address this problem, and discuss the
positive change. GenOUT—one of successes and challenges along the
only nine choruses for LGBTQ+ and way. The session will include perfor-
allied youth in the United States—is mances of repertoire that highlight
a choral community that empowers GenOUT’s history and its journey to
young people to uplift queer voices become more welcoming to youth of

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