{"id":2405087,"date":"2025-02-21T10:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T15:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gay-mens-chorus-gets-the-bad-news-after-trump-takes-over-kennedy-center-pride-month-opener-canceled\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T10:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T15:24:58","slug":"gay-mens-chorus-gets-the-bad-news-after-trump-takes-over-kennedy-center-pride-month-opener-canceled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gay-mens-chorus-gets-the-bad-news-after-trump-takes-over-kennedy-center-pride-month-opener-canceled\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Men&#8217;s Chorus Gets the Bad News After Trump Takes Over Kennedy Center: \u2018Pride\u2019 Month Opener Canceled"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgay-mens-chorus-gets-the-bad-news-after-trump-takes-over-kennedy-center-pride-month-opener-canceled%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405087&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200b Gay Men\u2019s Chorus announced the cancellation of their\u200d planned show at the kennedy Centre for Performing Arts in Washington,\u2064 D.C., which was intended to celebrate Pride Month. This decision came after Donald Trump appointed himself as chairman \u2063of the Kennedy\u2062 Center and\u2064 expressed\u2063 concerns over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-confirms-elon-musks-attendance-at-fundraiser\/\" title=\"Elon Musk to attend fundraiser, confirms Vivek Ramaswamy.\">cultural direction<\/a> of\u2064 the institution, notably regarding performances he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/autistic-college-student-punished-for-fist-bumps-and-selfies-gets-upsetting-news-in-court\/\" title=\"Autistic College Student Punished For Fist Bumps And Selfies Gets Upsetting News In Court\">deemed inappropriate<\/a>. Although the \u200cNational Symphony orchestra&#8217;s Executive\u200b Director, Jean Davidson, stated that the cancellation was due to logistical and\u200c financial issues, many commentators on social media attributed the blame directly to Trump&#8217;s influence. The\u200b chorus\u2063 expressed disappointment, highlighting their belief in the power of music \u200cto foster\u2063 understanding and community. The article reflects on the broader\u2062 implications of Trump&#8217;s leadership at the Kennedy Center,\u200b suggesting \u2062that conservative efforts to reshape\u2062 the arts\u2062 are part \u2062of a larger cultural conflict with progressive values.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Gay Men&rsquo;s Chorus recently revealed that their show at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., will no longer be part of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">year&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s &ldquo;Pride&rdquo; Month festivities.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-fires-board-members-installs-chairman-drag-show-kennedy-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">installed himself as chairman<\/a> of the public-private cultural institution and established his loyalists as board members, voicing concern with the woke direction of the entity.<\/p>\n<p>The Gay Men&rsquo;s Chorus was set to perform at a concert in late May, but they announced via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGPUFZFOHyh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Wednesday that the show had been nixed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are deeply disappointed with the news that our upcoming Pride performance with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) has been canceled,&rdquo; the group said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We believe in the power of music to educate and uplift, to foster love, understanding, and community, and we regret that this opportunity has been taken away,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The decision was actually made before Trump installed himself as chairman, according to National Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Jean Davidson, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/kennedy-center-performance-featuring-gay-mens-chorus-washington-cancel-rcna192901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Before the leadership transition at the Kennedy Center, we made the decision to postpone Peacock Among Pigeons due to financial and scheduling factors,&rdquo; Davidson explained.<\/p>\n<p>But if you read the comments below the Gay Men&rsquo;s Chorus statement on Instagram, you would think that Trump himself personally stormed into the Kennedy Center and tore up the contract with his own two orange hands.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Perform it outside as a protest. Grant them no peace,&rdquo; one commenter recommended.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m half expecting for Trump to try and cancel world pride this year,&rdquo; another whined.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They will never silence us!&rdquo; a third user vowed.<\/p>\n<p>But the commander-in-chief may very well silence them.<\/p>\n<p>When he announced himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center and described the overhaul, Trump specifically noted that &ldquo;just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth,&rdquo; vowing that &ldquo;THIS WILL STOP.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Kennedy Center is an American Jewel, and must reflect the brightest STARS on its stage from all across our Nation,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;For the Kennedy Center, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The move to invade and reshape the Kennedy Center shows that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trans-individuals-officially-banned-joining-military-trumps-orders-dont-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> administration and the broader American right may be ready for more offensive warfare.<\/p>\n<p>We are used to Republican administrations entering office, lowering taxes by a few percentage points, and then leaving, only for a Democrat to come next and work to radically reshape the entire country.<\/p>\n<p>But the effort to influence the arts, which have for decades been a stronghold of progressive power from which conservatives have been ostracized, is an entirely different tactic.<\/p>\n<p>We want to end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-school-board-actually-runs-angry-parents-caught-letting-5-year-olds-see-bondage-gear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perversion<\/a>, retake our country, and celebrate a culture of actual goodness, beauty, and truth, not smut-like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-taxpayer-money-found-flowing-drag-queen-shows-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">drag shows<\/a><\/a> for children and the Gay Men&rsquo;s Chorus.<\/p>\n<p>The woke degenerates should be breaking out into cold sweats every single day wondering whether Trump will be invading yet another one of their &ldquo;safe spaces.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This invasion of the Kennedy Center is a welcome first step.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This decision follows President Donald Trump taking on the role of chairman and appointing his supporters to the board, expressing worries about the institution&#8217;s progressive direction. The chorus was scheduled to perform with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in late May but shared on Instagram that the event has been canceled. They expressed disappointment over losing this opportunity, emphasizing music&#8217;s ability to educate and unite communities.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jean Davidson, Executive Director of NSO, this decision was made prior to Trump&#8217;s appointment as chairman due to financial and scheduling issues. However, comments on their Instagram post suggest a belief that Trump directly influenced this cancellation. Some commenters suggested protests or expressed fears about further cancellations related to Pride events.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had previously criticized performances at the Kennedy Center that he deemed inappropriate for youth and promised changes during his leadership there. His administration appears poised for a more aggressive approach towards cultural institutions traditionally aligned with progressive values, marking a significant shift in tactics aimed at reshaping American arts and culture away from what they view as &#8220;woke&#8221; influences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2405088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gay-Mens-Chorus.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36572,50809,50057,32993,3634],"class_list":["post-2405087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-event-cancellation","tag-gay-mens-chorus","tag-kennedy-center","tag-pride-month","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gay-Mens-Chorus.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405087"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405091,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405087\/revisions\/2405091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}