Manitoba LGBT* The Chamber of Commerce was renamed to the Manitoba Queer Commerce Inc.
Renaming followed research, consultations and discussion, all this indicated that the LGBTTQ+ business community was ready to change, according to the press release from the ward.
In this issue, the executive director of Jenny Stein-Magnus noted that in recent years the word “Queer” has gained support to describe the LGBTTQ+ community in general.
“Many members have already begun to call us a“ strange ward, ”said Kerry Porter, President of the chamber. “Given this reality and the fact that we are rebranding and updating the website this year, we felt that this was a right time to study the renewal of our name.”
The chamber has worked under a few names since it was founded in 1988 as Lambda Business and Professional Club of Winnipeg.
Currently, its membership includes more than 140 enterprises, non -profit organizations and individual specialists and entrepreneurs in a strange and union community.
Earlier this year, the Chamber received a grant of $ 300,000 from the US Federal Department of Small Business as part of its entrepreneurship program 2SLGBTQi+. Financing allowed the chamber to hire personnel and initiate new programs.
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