I am raising money for the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus!

Once upon a time, I was unemployed for two years going thru honestly one of the hardest times of my life - especially leaving a job that was basically a slice of my heart

Then by some miracle - I landed at NYCGMC, a place that literally took a chance and hired me for a job. It took a long time to gain back my confidence, believing in myself and doing my best. And what I quickly learned - Lester just be yourself. And working here has allowed me the space to do just that.

I was thrown into a whirlwind of community, love, history and family; something I had a really had time to break my mind out of coming from my last job. But the best part is truly the PEOPLE. I get to work with the most amazing gay people I have ever met - not just singers but all of our partners, my co-workers, our donors - and legit I feel incredibly lucky to be working in GAY literally every single day of my week haha

While I can be drowning in spreadsheets, permits, license agreements and constantly Circling Back and Hope This Email Finds You Well Bumping This Back Up - I feel immensely proud to be a part of queer history - our work here at NYCGMC is bringing to light the fierceness, the rapture, the struggles, the triumphs, the tears, and the joys of being gay. Cheers to Growing Up Gay!