LGBT MPA Insider: March 23, 2022

March 23, 2022

YOUR PROFILE

EVENTS

LISTINGS

NEWS

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Lia Thomas and the Long Tradition of 'Gender Policing' Female Athletes

"For as long as women have excelled at sports in the modern era, their gender and sexuality have faced fierce scrutiny, historians say."

NBC News| March 16, 2022

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LGBT+ MPA NEWS

Join LGBT MPA for Our Panel Discussion at Destinations Showcase Next Week!

LGBT Meeting Professionals Association is excited to announce our panel discussion, A Vision of Progress: LGBTQ+ Activism through Business Events, sponsored by Marriott International and Air Canada, at Destinations Showcase on March 25th at 10:15 AM at the Your Purpose Stage!

Business events have always been a conduit for social change. Our panelists, David Johns, Jonathan Lovitz, and Donna Hubley are at the forefront of the fight for LGBTQ+ equality and are ready to bring their expertise and experience to the discussion with Crystal Hilliard Sparks as our moderator. Learn how you can use your position as a business events professional to create meaningful and significant social progress. Let’s work together to create the future we wish to see.

Join us at Power of Power of Purpose and learn more about how you can create a vision of progress in your own organization! You will not want to miss this!

LGBT MPA Exhibits at Destinations Showcase 2022!

Can't make our panel discussion? No need to worry!

LGBT MPA will be exhibiting at Destinations Showcase on March 25th at Booth 303!

Stop by to learn more about LGBT MPA, reconnect, or pick up some custom LGBT MPA pins!

We will also be holding a raffle with 2 North American Economy Tickets, valid for travel to Canada from the US, from Air Canada! Stop by our booth and enter for a chance to win!

LGBT+ NEWS

LGBTQ Refugees Fleeing Ukraine Face Discrimination in Countries with Anti-Gay Laws

"Late on Thursday night, Viktória Radványi, communications director for Budapest Pride, drove with her girlfriend to the border between Hungary and Ukraine. They were picking up four LGBTQ refugees and taking them back to Budapest to provide them with safe housing, food and mental health resources."

NPR | March 4, 2022

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LGBT+ INDUSTRY NEWS

Seattle Pride Cuts Amazon as a Sponsor

"Seattle Pride has cut Amazon as a sponsor for its annual parade, citing financial support for lawmakers, organizations and legislation that does not support the LGBTQ community."

The Seattle Times | March 22, 2022

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INDUSTRY NEWS

7 Business Travel Trends Set to Shape 2022

"Scarcity will be a critical issue for car rentals in 2022. There simply aren’t enough cars to meet corporate demand,” said Sesilia Kalss, senior consulting manager of Global Business Consulting for American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) in the company’s latest white paper, Business Travel in 2022."

Smart Meetings | March 8, 2022