Why Cape Town’s Pride bid should feature business owners
Cape Town is making waves with its ambitious bid to host WorldPride 2028, which could bring one of the world's largest LGBTQ+ events to South Africa. If successful, it will not only be the largest Pride parade ever held in the country, but also the largest LGBTQ+ human rights conference ever held on African soil.While the celebrations are sure to grab the headlines, the wider impact on the business and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) industries is just as important. The push for inclusive events is accelerating, with Cape Town’s WorldPride bid a wake-up call for business owners to start rethinking how they host events.Setting a new standard for inclusionFCM Travel Production Operations Manager Mummy Mafojane noted that an event of this scale could set a new benchmark for inclusivity. “Pride is more than just a once-a-year celebration,” she said. “This is an opportunity for companies to embed inclusivity into every aspect of their operations, especially in meetings.”personal pronoun…
Celebrating Pride Month | Tradeology, ITA Blog
Tyreke McIver ITA Public Affairs Director June is Pride Month in America! This annual event celebrates the vitality and progress made by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) people throughout history. It is also an important opportunity to honor their sacrifices and reaffirm our support for the LGBTQI+ community and allies to create a more equal, inclusive and tolerant world together. June is significant in American LGBTQI+ history for many reasons. The roots of the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the United States are rooted in the historic Stonewall Uprising in New York City on June 28, 1969, when patrons stood up for fair and equal treatment in the face of discrimination. It was a watershed moment that changed the public conversation about equality in the United States and paved the way for the LGBTQI+ rights movement. On June 26, 2015, some 46 years later, the U.S. Supreme Court enshrined marriage equality into federal law in Obergefell v.…
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