Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce Launches The FAM Program to Support 2SLGBTQI+ Businesses and Entrepreneurs Nationwide

posted Sunday, March 15, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Community, Leadership & Business

The FAM Program is a newly-launched network dedicated to building a community of queer entrepreneurs. The FAM targets individuals who might not consider themselves business people—side-hustlers, part-owners, artists—in creative or non-traditional fields. It’s tailored to 2SLGBTQI+ individuals who might experience barriers due to their identity, easing opportunities to access training, seek funding, and expand the […]

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A Conversation with Suzy Patz, Founder & CEO of Love Out Loud

posted Monday, June 28, 2021

by: Joey Amato in Activism, Community, Leadership & Business, Lifestyle

Love Out Loud is a unique new company created by Suzy Patz. Her goal is to give back to as many LGBTQ charities as possible by the end of 2021. If you were to look at Suzy Patz, you wouldn’t initially be intimidated – small stature, a big smile on her face – but if […]

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That’s Community looks at staying healthy and fit with ArtsFitness!

posted Friday, February 1, 2019

by: Antoine Elhashem in Leadership & Business

There is no better feeling in the world than staying healthy and keeping fit. Health is a gift that sometimes we take for granted, but taking care of our bodies, and minds and spirits as well, could have amazing rewards. I was excited to really dive into a conversation today with someone whom I have […]

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That’s Community with The House of Sass & Magic

posted Tuesday, November 6, 2018

by: Antoine Elhashem in Leadership & Business

I met Stacey from “The House of Sass & Magic” at a June 2018 Pride Toronto community trade show, which our publisher INspired Media is a founder and partner of. I fell in love right away with the name of the business, it’s very SASSY. Stacey also was very delightful to chat with, she was […]

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That’s Community with Pop Music, where music lovers should go!

posted Friday, August 17, 2018

by: Antoine Elhashem in Leadership & Business

If you are like me and you love music, then you love a terrific music store. Great music stores are a rarity in this digital age, so when my friend DJ Relentless mentioned this really awesome and cool new record store “Pop Music”, I asked him to introduce me to owner Derek Antonio so I […]

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That’s Community with The Big Carrot

posted Wednesday, April 18, 2018

by: Antoine Elhashem in Leadership & Business, Lifestyle, What's New

For as long as my career has been in gay media, marketing, and advertising (That would be 30 years. That’s a lot of years), The Big Carrot has been a welcoming place for our LGBTQ community, and were one of the early on mainstream businesses who supported many of our community media. They are Toronto’s […]

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That’s Community with Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo

posted Monday, March 12, 2018

by: Antoine Elhashem in Leadership & Business

Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo is a very loved figure in our LGBTQ community. During her tenor at the Ontario Legislature (first elected in a by-election in 2006, and re-elected in 2007, 2011 and 2014.) she has passionately and with determination advocated for human rights issues. In 2015 she was the recipient of INSPIRE Awards “Lifetime […]

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