Mayor Catherine Pugh issued an executive order this month to include LGBTQ–owned businesses in the city government’s supplier diversity programs.
Under the order, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-owned business enterprises will be recognized along with women and minority-owned businesses as the city looks to provide opportunity to underrepresented groups on contracts and services.
“Baltimore is an inclusive city and is made more vibrant by the diversity of our residents. By including the LGBTQ community in our supplier diversity programs, the City and the broader community are the real beneficiaries of their tremendous skills, talents, innovations and expertise,” Pugh said in a statement. “This is what a 21st Century city should be about – encouraging the best ideas, approaches and capabilities and allowing them to succeed for the benefit of us all.”
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