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What is the Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce?
The Chamber is the leading voice for the LGBTQ+ and Allied Business Community in the Greater Houston region.
Mission: The Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce accelerates economic opportunity for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer + business community through a strong network of business allies, innovative programs, strategic partnerships and advance policies that foster economic inclusion and equality.
The Chamber launched in 2016 to ensure representation for the LGBTQ+ Business Community. The organization was founded by Co-Founders Tammi Wallace and Gary Wood. The Chamber is supported by members and Corporate Partners that invest in the mission of the organization.
- Grown every year since the launch of the organization
- Only business organization in the region focused on supporting and growing the LGBTQ+ and Allied Business Community
- Working with the Chamber and the NGLCC, the City of Houston is the first city in Texas to recognize LGBT-owned businesses
- Largest number of Certified LGBTBE® businesses in the State of Texas
Greater Houston Coalition for Civility in Elections (GHCCE) Condemns Election-Related Hate
“Everyone has the responsibility to call out hate, whenever and wherever it surfaces,” said ADL Southwest Regional Director Mark B. Toubin. “Hate language has no place in any discourse, particularly political discourse during an election.”
Greater Houston Coalition for Civility in Elections (GHCCE)
Condemns Election-Related Hate
Contact: Dena Marks 832.567.8843 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 1, 2022, Houston, Texas--The Greater Houston Coalition for Civility in Elections (GHCCE) will hold a news conference at 9:00 am Thursday, November 3, in front of the Missouri City Center Visitors Center located at 1522 Texas Pkwy, Missouri City, TX 77489, to call for political leaders and candidates in the November 8 election to refrain from hateful discourse and to condemn it whenever it occurs.
Members of the Coalition include coordinating agency ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Southwest, AJC Houston, The Asian Chamber of Commerce, The Fort Bend Interfaith Council, The Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce, The Hindu American Foundation - Houston Chapter, NAACP Houston Branch, The Houston Area Urban League Center for Social Justice and Education, The League of Women Voters Houston, Mi Familia Vota, The Minaret Foundation, and OCA-Greater Houston.
Houston is the most diverse city in the country, and Fort Bend County is the most diverse county in the country. Both are part of the Greater Houston Metropolitan area. In support of our community’s diversity and to sustain and enhance relations among all community members during this election season, the Greater Houston Coalition for Civility in Elections (GHCCE) urges that candidates for elected office conduct themselves without engaging in attacks on an opponent’s race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or national origin.
Such attacks have no place in elections and are not conducive to civil discourse. When such attacks do occur, we urge candidates for public office and elected officials to condemn these hate-based attacks regardless of political affiliation. Going forward, we will rebuke hateful rhetoric as well as the failure to appropriately condemn it.
“Everyone has the responsibility to call out hate, whenever and wherever it surfaces,” said ADL Southwest Regional Director Mark B. Toubin. “Hate language has no place in any discourse, particularly political discourse during an election.”
For more information or to set up an interview with Southwest Regional Director Mark Toubin, call Dena Marks at 832-567-8843.
ADL is the leading anti-hate organization in the world. Founded in 1913, its timeless mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of antisemitism and bias, using innovation and partnerships to drive impact. A global leader in combating antisemitism, countering extremism and battling bigotry wherever and whenever it happens, ADL works to protect democracy and ensure a just and inclusive society for all.
Listen to Chamber Leadership talk about the important work of the Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce focused on economic inclusion for the LGBTQ+ & Allied Business Community. The Chamber is at the intersection of business + community!
The Chamber provides tremendous value to member businesses through business development opportunities, marketing exposure to businesses and consumers, including the LGBTQ+ market, representation in the regional and national LGBTQ+ and business communities, resources for business growth and operation, and advocacy for equal rights and business-friendly public policy.
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