G A L A S F O R DAY S
FEBRUARY 2022
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Stars Shining Bright The NGLCC convened in Hollywood, Fla. to get Back to Business. It wouldn’t have been an LGBTQ summit unless it emanated fabulousness and illuminated brilliantly. BY J O H N SOTO M AYO R
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embers of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce gleefully gathered from all over the nation and some from abroad on Nov 17-19, 2021 into The Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood, Curio Collection by Hilton in Hollywood, Fla. after a yearlong hiatus caused by COVID for the eagerly awaited NGLCC Back to Business Summit. The convention center of the luxurious beachfront resort consisting of North and South Tow-
ers overshadowing the row of other deluxe hotels along Ocean Drive, boasting 1,000 rooms 36 stories tall, two overlapping pools, and several restaurants and lounges, served as the meeting place of the B2B Summit, comprised of three days of networking, education, and celebration of the LGBTQ+ business community and their allies’ many accomplishments over the year. The Summit commenced with the Best-of-theBest Awards luncheon recognizing outstanding achievement in the promotion of cross-segment diversity, equity and inclusion from the National Business Inclusion Consortium (NBIC), a coali-
PHOTO IN PRINT EDITION BY JOHN SOTOMAYOR; VIDEO IN DIGITAL EDITION BY JOHN SOTOMAYOR (EMBRACE MEDIA)
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