Organization renamed as Manitoba Queer Chamber of Commerce Inc.
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The Manitoba LGBT* Chamber of Commerce has been renamed the Manitoba Queer Chamber of Commerce Inc.
The renaming followed research, consultation and discussion, all of which indicated the LGBTTQ+ business community was ready for a change, per a news release from the chamber.
In the release, executive director Jenny Steinke-Magnus noted that the word “queer” has gained traction in recent years to describe the LGBTTQ+ community as a whole.
“Many members were already starting to call us ‘the queer chamber,’” chamber president Kerry Porter said in the release. “Given this reality, and the fact that we are undertaking a rebrand and website update this year, we felt that this was the right time to explore an update to our name.”
The chamber has operated under a few names since it was founded in 1988 as the Lambda Business and Professional Club of Winnipeg.
Its membership currently includes more than 140 businesses, non-profits and individual professionals and entrepreneurs in the queer and allied community.
Earlier this year, the chamber secured a $300,000 grant from the federal Department of Small Business, through its 2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurship Program. The funding has allowed the chamber to hire staff and initiate new programs.
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