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NGLCC Releases Historic
“America’s LGBT Economy” Report,
Suggests LGBT Businesses Add
$1.7 Trillion to US Economy and
Create Tens of Thousands of Jobs Nationwide
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National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce snapshot of
Certified LGBT Business Enterprises® (LGBTBEs) explores powerful economic contributions to America across all business sectors
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The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the business voice of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, has released the first-ever snapshot demonstrating the economic and social impact of America’s LGBT business owners and entrepreneurs. The America’s LGBT Economy report explores the revenues, types, sizes and geography of LGBT-owned businesses currently certified by NGLCC, as well as the number of jobs they create and the personal narratives of successful LGBT business owners who reflect the very best about America’s innovative and entrepreneurial spirit.
Bob Witeck of certified LGBTBE Witeck Communications helped prepare this landmark report. Witeck’s works has helped give voice to the LGBT community and our annual spending power. Now he has helped NGLCC produce the first look at our economic impact as a business community.
“The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to be able to evidence, through this report, what we’ve observed since our founding fifteen years ago — that America’s LGBT business owners are driving our economy upward and deserve every opportunity to keep creating jobs and innovating our industries. The estimated 1.4 million LGBT business owners NGLCC advocates for have truly earned a place at the equality table,” said NGLCC Co-Founder & President Justin Nelson. “If you are an LGBT business owner and not yet certified, you’re leaving opportunities on the table to help your business and our economy grow. For the LGBT community, this also means we are missing out on more accurate data, role models, job creator, and future success stories that prove ‘If you can buy it, a Certified LGBTBE can supply it.'”
“These numbers tell the real story,” said Bob Witeck, President of Witeck Communications, a certified LGBTBE that served as the analyst for this report. “While our community’s $917 billion spending power highlights our market clout, the jobs, tax revenues and profits we create as employers and entrepreneurs define our full economic value to America. We are just beginning to scratch the surface of our potential.”
“At NGLCC, we have nearly 200 corporate and government partners that understand not only the value of the LGBT dollar, but the economic imperative of inclusivity and LGBT visibility in their supply chains and marketplace. This groundbreaking report proves our NGLCC philosophy that economic visibility, just like social visibility, is essential in building a diverse and inclusive society,” said NGLCC Co-Founder & CEO Chance Mitchell.
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Be Sure to Follow NGLCC for the Latest News Updates
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Check NGLCC’s social media channels regularly for special posts to share with your network. Help us spread this important, unprecedented analysis of the impact our LGBT-owned businesses make on our economy. This is OUR story!
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Now is the Time to Get Certified!
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This groundbreaking report serves as a powerful reminder of the benefits of LGBT certification and the collective strength of our business community.
If you’ve considered certification before or know a business owner who is eligible, now is the time to begin the process. The certification process is simple and made easier with help from the members of the NGLCC Supplier Diversity Team.
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NEW DATE SET:
Pride Guide® Tucson’s 2nd Annual LGBT Open-Minded Wedding Expo
Date Has Moved from Sunday, June 26, 2016 to Sunday, September 25, 2016
11:30am to 4:00pm
JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa
3800 W Starr Pass Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85745
OpenMindedExpo.com
June 17, 2016 – Due to the tragic event that unfolded in the early morning hours of June 12th at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, the Pride Guide® Tucson’s Open-Minded Wedding Expo has been moved to Sunday, September 25th. We feel our community and our nation as a whole need this time to heal. Ticket sale proceeds from the remaining 2016 Pride Guide® Expos, will benefit the victims and families of Orlando.
We as a community must be there for each other at a devastating time like this. We send our love and prayers to the victims, friends and families of those who have passed or were injured in this senseless act of hate.
Please take a stand with us and plan to attend our expos to show your support against hate and unite us all with strength in numbers! #StayStrong
Phoenix Expo – Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
8000 Arizona Grand Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85044
Sunday, August 21st • 11:30 am to 4:00 pm
Tucson Expo – JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa
3800 W Starr Pass Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85745
NEW DATE: Sunday, September 25th • 11:30 am to 4:00 pm
San Diego Expo – Paradise Point Resort & Spa
1404 Vacation Rd, San Diego, CA 92109
Sunday, October 23rd • 11:30 am to 4:00 pm
Tickets for all three expos are available at OpenMindedExpo.com
For more information on the Pride Guide® Arizona Publication or the Pride Guide® Tucson Wedding Expo, please contact The Pride Guides® office at 602-466-2501 or Arizona@ThePrideGuides.com.
WASHINGTON – Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which finally recognized marriage equality for gay and lesbian Americans as a constitutional right. The Leadership Conference submitted an amicus brief in this case in favor of marriage equality:
“This is a transformative day in American history. Today is the day that our nation’s highest court acknowledged the full dignity of LGBT Americans to love and build a family as equals in our society.
While today’s ruling ushers in a new era of acceptance and family security for LGBT Americans, it also highlights the blunt denial of basic rights – in access to employment, housing, public accommodations, education, and credit—that are still being denied in too many states across the nation.
Just as the Supreme Court case of Loving v. Virginia, which held that state laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional, was a forerunner to marriage equality for LGBT people, our nation must also adopt a comprehensive nationwide law to give LGBT Americans the same protections that are already established for people of color, women, religious minorities, and people with disabilities.
Civil rights can only be measured by a single yardstick and our nation can no longer settle for piecemeal solutions to the second-class citizenship of LGBT Americans.”
Wade Henderson is president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its 200-plus member organizations, visit www.civilrights.org.
MAUI HANDS GALLERY AT 612 FRONT STREET, LAHAINA PRESENTS
PHOTOGRAPHER, SANDRA GREENBERG, EVERY FRIDAY IN LAHAINA FROM 4:30-7:30 PM.
A COLLECTION OF HER PHOTOGRAPHS
FROM AROUND THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON DISPLAY.
About The Artist
 “I was fortunate to grow up in New York City and have access to some amazing schools. I attended the high school of Art and Design in Manhattan and then went on to attend Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art where I majored in painting and photography. After Cooper Union I went to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn where I received my PD in Creative Development and Art Therapy. I later pursued educational degrees in Special Education and Supervision where I could use my license in Art Therapy and teaching, and actually support myself. My father was stationed in Schoffield barracks during World War II and filled my head with stories of Hawaii. My father had a hula girl tattooed on his arm, which was my version of what a princess would be like. I think part of me always knew that someday I’d be here. I am so grateful to be doing what I love, around people I love, in the place that I love. What can make you feel more alive than whales, turtles, rainbows and sunsets? That is what I want my pictures to show.”
Main Contact
Maui Hands Galleries – Panna Speas Cappelli, owner
612 Front Street, Lahaina, Hawaii 96761
Phone: (808) 573-2021 (Business Office)
(808) 667-9898 (Lahaina Gallery)
Special Message from Governor David Y. Ige The Hawai‘i Pride Guide February, 2015 Aloha and welcome to the readers of the Hawai‘i Pride Guide visiting our beautiful islands. The Hawai‘i Pride Guide provides the LGBT community with important information about the Aloha State. Within these pages, you will learn about the many products and amenities offered specifically for the LGBT community. You will also discover that the people of Hawai‘i truly believe in cultural diversity and that we recognize Gay and Lesbian tourism as an important industry that will support our economy. The Hawai‘i Pride Guide serves as a valuable resource for LGBT business owners and visitor industry service providers to promote the available goods and services that will help LGBT couples and their families create personal memories that will last a lifetime. Mahalo for choosing Hawai‘i as your vacation, wedding and/or honeymoon destination. Sincerely, DAVID Y. IGE Governor, State of Hawai‘i
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“We Are Your Bridge To The LGBT Community”
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Aloha, Friends!
The final deadline for the 2015 Edition of Pride Guide® Hawaii
is quickly approaching on February 20th, 2015!
Dont’ miss your opportunity to be seen in print and online by thousands.
Please contact us today to renew or upgrade your current listing or ad, or
if you’d like to learn more about advertising please let us know.
602-466-2501 or email Hawaii@ThePrideGuides.com
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Please attend the Hawaii/Pacific Symposium
on LGBT Tourism & Hospitality
Thursday, February 12, 2015 from 1:30pm to 6:30pm, includes networking coffee break sponsored by Lei, and a wine reception sponsored by Aqua Hotels.
Lotus Honolulu Hotel at Diamond Head.
Registration
Registration is just $45 including the reception!
Discounts: Registration for members of IGLTA, TAG Approved, and local non-profit organizations is $25.
And please email this to your colleagues in Hawaii and Pacific Islands.
February 14, 2015 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
WHERE: Ma’alaea Harbor (aboard the Ocean Odyssey)
Maalaea Harbor
Maalaea, HI 96793
COST: $45 + Tax
Featured Advertisers in Pride Guide® Hawaii
Remember to support those who support YOU!
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Serving All Islands
RR2, Box 4500 • Pahoa, HI 96778
800) 800 6886 toll-free, US & Canada • (808) 965 7828 worldwide
(808) 965 0468 main office • www.kalani.com
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The Pride Guides® • 5229 North 7th Ave. Suite 107B • Phoenix, AZ 85013
Office: 602.466.2501 • E-mail: Hawaii@ThePrideGuides.com
For more information please visit us at
GoGayHawaii.com
Hawaii’s Premier LGBT Website
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“We Are Your Bridge To The LGBT Community”
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 Happy Holidays to You and Yours!
From the Pride Guide® Team
December 31, 2014 9:00 pm – January 1, 2015 @ 1:00 am
Moose McGillycuddys
2511 South Kihei Road ♦ Kihei, HI 96753
$15 Suggested Donation
Contact: Maui Pride Organization
808-446-0549
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January 17, 2015 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Ma’alaea Harbor (aboard the Ocean Odyssey) Maalaea Harbor
Pacific Whale Foundation
300 Ma’alaea Road ♦ Wailuku, HI 96793
Contact: Maui Pride Organization ♦ 808-446-0549
Maui Pride and the Maui Sunseeker LGBT Resort Present “Whale”Abration.
This is the most thrilling adventure on Maui, seeing the whales!
Join the community as Pacific Whale provides an informative and fun
narriated two hour adventure. You never know what you will see!
Soda, juice, snacks, beer and wine are available for purchase.
Featured Advertisers
Remember to support those who support YOU!
Hilton Waikiki Beach
2500 Kuhio Avenue
Waikiki Beach, HI 96815
www.hiltonwaikiki beach.com
Contemporary boutique style hotel. Steps from Waikiki Beach.
Maui Sunseeker LGBT Resort
Michael Waddell
551 S. Kihei Rd.
Kihei, HI 96753
808-879-1261
800-532-6284
www.MauiSunseeker.com
Hawaii’s only LGBT owned & operated resort. Premier location for your honeymoon
or your wedding and reception.
eleven44
1144 Bethel Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-528-1144
www.Eleven44Hawaii.com
Honolulu’s sophisticated nightclub. Hand-crafted cocktails, DJ’s & dancing.
The Pride Guides® Invites You to Book
Your Next Cruise With Olivia!
www.Olivia.com
for additional information.
Michael and Greg from Pride Guide® are heading your way in January!!!
(Oahu from January 13th to the 15th & Maui from the 16th to the 19th)
If you would like to meet with them to discuss advertising opportunities,
please email us at Hawaii@ThePrideGuides.com or
call the office at 602-466-2501 to schedule an appointment.
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The Pride Guides® • 5229 North 7th Ave. Suite 107B • Phoenix, AZ 85013
Office: 602.466.2501 • E-mail:Hawaii@ThePrideGuides.com
For more information please visit us at
GoGayHawaii.com
Hawaii’s Premier LGBT Website
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Mark Your Calendars
Whale Watching Season Begins.
Hawaii is a wildlife watcher’s dream. Between October and mid-May each year, migratory humpback whales visiting warm tropical waters for calving and breeding are the stars of the local whale watch tours. |
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Includes innovative Kona coffee farm tours, native Hawaiian arts and culture events, keiki (child) friendly activities, and a celebration of cultural diversity blended together in 10 event-filled days honoring nearly 200 years of Kona coffee history.
November 7th, 2014 – November 16th, 2014
Throughout Kona coast
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
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Celebrate the breathtaking views of Oahu’s Ka Iwi Coastline Hui Nalu Canoe Club honors one of Hawaii’s most beautiful places with the 2nd Ka Iwi Coast Run & Walk.
October 5th, 2014
6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
www.KaiwiCoastRun.org
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October 2nd, 2014
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October 5th, 2014 |
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Maui Tropical Plantation – Amphitheater Field
1670 Honoapiilani Hwy
Wailuku, HI 96793
Map and Directions
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| Waikīkī Ho‘olaule‘a and Floral Parade |
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62nd Annual Aloha Festivals Waikīkī Ho‘olaule‘a
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September 20th, 2014
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7:00 PM – 10:00 PM |
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On Kalākaua Avenue between Lewers & Kapahulu Avenues
Honolulu, HI
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The Annual Waikīkī Ho‘olaule‘a is Hawai‘i’s largest block party. Thousands of people will take to the streets along Kalākaua Avenue for food, fun and entertainment. There will be performances by the various genres of Hawaiian music and hula hālau (hula schools). Hawaiian crafts and flower leis and many varieties of island cuisine will be featured throughout the event. Click here for entertainment lineup.
68th Annual Aloha Festivals Floral Parade
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September 27th, 2014
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9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
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From Ala Moana Park, along Kalākaua Avenue, to Kapi‘olani Park
Honolulu, HI
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A colorful equestrian procession of female and male pā‘ū riders, floats with cascades of Hawaiian flowers, various genre of Hawaiian music, hula hālau and marching bands will enliven Kalākaua Avenue from Ala Moana Park to Kapi‘olani Park.
More Info
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 For over 35 years the IRONMAN World Championship has brought the world’s best athletes together in competition. The inaugural “Hawaiian IRON MAN Triathlon” was conceptualized in 1977 as a way to challenge athletes who had seen success at endurance swim, running and biathlon events. Honolulu-based Navy couple Judy and John Collins proposed combining the three toughest endurance races in Hawai’i—the 2.4-mile Waikiki Roughwater Swim, 112 miles of the Around-O’ahu Bike Race and the 26.2-mile Honolulu Marathon—into one event.
On February 18, 1978, 15 people came to Waikiki to take on the IRONMAN challenge. Prior to racing, each received three sheets of paper with a few rules and a course description. The last page read: “Swim 2.4 miles! Bike 112 miles! Run 26.2 miles! Brag for the rest of your life!”
In 1981, the race moved from the tranquil shores of Waikiki to the barren lava fields of Kona on the Big Island of Hawai’i. Along the Kona Coast, black lava rock dominates the panorama, and athletes battle the “ho’omumuku” crosswinds of 45 mph, 95 degree temperatures and a scorching sun.
The IRONMAN World Championship centers on the dedication and courage exhibited by participants who demonstrate the IRONMAN mantra that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.® On October 11th, over 2,000 athletes will embark on a 140.6-mile journey that presents the ultimate test of body, mind and spirit to earn the title of IRONMAN.
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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
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August 30th – September 1st, 2014
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| LUSH AND ELEVEN44 Present Headline DJ Iz |
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August 22, 2014 @ 9:00 pm
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eleven44
144 Bethel Street
Honolulu, HI 96813 |
 Joshua Michaels is better known to most as simply Joshua, Iz or half of the DJ and production duo of Iz & Diz. Iz is a jack of all trades and has dabbled in many aspects of the music industry throughout the years. In addition to being a jet-setting DJ, a staple producer in the playlists of fellow DJs worldwide and being the head honcho behind the legendary Bionic parties in San Francisco, Joshua has also had a touring band that opened up for No Doubt, organized a community outreach program and is about to drop his new album on his label Vizual Records. No cover. 21+
See the Press Release
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| Annual Kauai Marathon & Half Marathon |
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Sunday, August 31st, 2014 6:00 AM
Imagine sunrise over volcanic peaks, lush tropical rain forests, and a spectacular waterfront finish. You can run it all at the Kauai Marathon and Half Marathon in Hawaii. Hula dancers and Hawaiian musicians provide on-course entertainment and the pre- and post-race food spread is a luau-worthy feast. Follow it up with a free mini-massage at the finish or a luxurious post-race massage at a world-class spa.
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| Maui Pride – Big Toys Little Beach |
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 Join Maui Pride August 16, 2014 at 9:00AM for a non-hosted breakfast at Five Palms Beach Grill in Kihei. In order to reserve your seating, you must submit an RSVP to attend. There will be a maximum limit of 40 seats available for the breakfast part of this event. All RSVPs should be received at least 3 days in advance of the dinner. This is a no-host breakfast.
Then at 10:30am, head to Little Beach with your favorite Big Inflatable Toy! Look for our group by the large rainbow flag. Anyone who brings an inflatable toy is eligible to win fabulous prizes in one of our beach toy competitions.
Anyone is welcome to attend one or the other (or both). If you plan on attending the breakfast, please make sure you RSVP. No RSVP is required to attend Little Beach pool party! We look forward to seeing you there…and don’t forget your inflatables!
Address:
Five Palms Restaurant
2960 South Kihei Road
Kihei, HI 96753
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