»'Singing for Our Lives': Documentary Maps Journey of San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus on the Road 2-MIN READ 'Singing for Our Lives': Documentary Maps Journey of San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus on the Road The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, which toured the southern United States in 2017, is the subject of a new documentary "Gay Chorus Deep South". (Credit: REUTERS) The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus was founded in 1978 at a time when the inclusion of the word "gay" in the title was still controversial. FOLLOW US ON: An increase in "bigotry" during Donald Trump's presidency fueled homophobia, but it also spurred a new wave of LGBT+ activism in the United States, according to the director of a documentary about the renowned San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.