Should a 554-year-old boys-only choir change to allow girls too?
A nine-year-old girl is suing a well-known German choir because they will not let her join.
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The State and Cathedral Choir of Berlin has never allowed girls to join in its 554-year history because nobody has questioned it.
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It’s a choir just for boys with no girls allowed and has been that way for over 500 years. According to the Telegraph, the choir "was founded in 1465 by Prince-Elector Frederick II of Brandenburg, and performs regularly in Berlin cathedral and around Europe. It has never admitted women."
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Due to the choir's public funding, the girl's family have argued that the girl's rejection 'contravenes German equal opportunity laws.'
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