National gay and lesbian chamber of commerce 2015 speech
On May 11th the IBA hosted the 2015 Business Leaders Luncheon at the Hotel Sofitel Philadelphia. The sold out event, presented by West Laurel Hill, was attended by over 225 members, guests and collective leaders, including Nellie Fitzpatrick, Director of LGBT Affairs for the City of Philadelphia, Councilman Stamp Squilla, and Tiffany Newmuis, Director of Diversity & People Engagement for the DNC Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee.
PNC Bank President, Paula Fryland long-time Corporate Partner and loyal friend to the IBA, presented the 2015 PNC Bank LGBT Business Award to IBA Members, Holly Johnson & Stacey Vey of Stir Lounge.
One of the many highlights of this year’s luncheon was the keynote mention given by Justin Nelson, Co-Founder & President of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). Nelson has used his background in little business and issue advocacy to assist build a national organization that has given a much-needed commercial identity to the LGBT collective. The National Homosexual & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) is the only national not-for-profit representation organization dedicated to expanding the economic opportunities and advancements of g
Secretary Speeches
Op-Ed: First Amendment Defense Execute (FADA) Is Bad for Business
This week the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the business voice of the LGBT community, wrote to the United States Home Committee on Oversight & Government Reform to motivate them to reject the so-called First Amendment Defense Act being considered by that committee this week. Not only is marriage equality now a right afforded to all Americans by the Supreme Court of the United States, so is the right to live without dread of discrimination or hatred codified into national statute. Furthermore, to hold hearings one month to the day of the most violent mass murder in our nation’s history is a tremendous dishonor to the lives lost and citizens injured at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.
The NGLCC is the largest national advocacy organization assigned to expanding the economic opportunities and advancements of the LGBT business people. Representing more than 1.4 million LGBT business owners, 140+ corporate partners, and 50+ local, state, and international affiliate chambers, NGLCC is the largest LGBT business development and economic advocacy organization in the world. Every day our LGBT Bus
Archive for January, 2015
Sen. Markey & Rep. Lowenthal Introduce Legislation Affirming U.S. Commitment to International LGBT Rights
Published January 29, 2015Civil Liberties , Congress , Human Rights , LGBT rights , SOGI , U.S. House of Representatives , U.S. State Department , United States Senate , White HouseLeave a CommentTags: Barack Obama, Bisexual, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, foreign policy, Gay, Gender Identity, Human Rights, Lesbian, LGBT, Rep. Alan Lowenthal, Senator Edward J. Markey, sexual orientation, SOGI, Special Envoy, Light House
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.)
Press Statement from the office of Senator Edward J. Markey
Washington (January 29, 2015) – In the wake of President Obama’s commitment in the Declare of the Union to defend the human rights of the LGBT society, today Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) introduced bicameral legislation to affirm that LGBT human rights are a foreign policy priority for the U.S. government. Originally introduced last year by Senator Markey, the International Human Rights Defense Actwould direct the
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