The Capital Area's LGBT Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) is the nonprofit, nonpartisan, largely-volunteer network of over 430 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) & Ally members in addition to the nearly 5,000 LGBT professional supporters who own or are employed by businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies in Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. The Chamber is an affiliate of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and was awarded Chamber of the Year 2012. The Chamber ranked in the top 20 Washington Business Journal's List of Chambers of Commerce for the past three years.The Chamber's primary focus is to further the acceptance of LGBT people, help overcome adversity and then advocate, empower, promote and facilitate the common economic interests of all the commercial enterprises of LGBT businesses, professionals and their allies in the metropolitan D.C. region.The Chamber Means Business! Ongoing education and good professional-to-professional relations give you many reliable contacts and can open doors you may have never considered. In today's world you can't leave your business relationships or knowledge to chance. Please consider joining The Chamber, Metro DC's LGBT Chamber of Commerce – we're OUT for the LGBT business community and for your business!MissionThe Capital Area's LGBT Chamber of Commerce, mission is to advocate, empower, promote and facilitate the success of LGBT businesses and their allies in the Metro DC region.VisionThe diverse LGBT business community is acknowledged and well recognized as a key driver in a thriving Metro DC economy. This is happening because of the Chamber's work to build the common economic interests and synergies between LGBT business owners, LGBT professionals and organizations intent on doing business with the LGBT suppliers and professionals. Business acceptance and business equality for the LGBT community is resulting in economic prosperity for all people in the DC Metro region.