Audra Sergel is a queer woman in her late 40s who's an active member of the community through her role as the artistic director of the Quorus, an LGBTQ+ choir.

She spoke about the importance of love, support and music in hard times.

Alphabet Soup shares LGBTQ+ Missourians’ stories through portraiture and personal narratives.

Audra Sergel: The queer scene in Columbia happened at the ball fields, it happened at the bars, it happened in resource centers on campus, and then it happened in people's homes.

It's one of the reasons I started the Quorus, in particular, is to have queer community outside of the bar — so, it's visible and it's emotionally and physically healthy.

So, the Pulse nightclub shooting happened, and we went to a vigil, and I remember thinking, “Where was our choir?”

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