On Wed. May 30th, The Kansas City Star ran an article on the front page headlined, "Gay-lesbian Chamber Of Commerce Starts In KC." "Wow" I immediately contacted the reporter, Ms. Diane Stafford to ask if we were talking about Kansas or Missouri. She said it was the "metro-area." That means both sides of the state line. This newest chamber is named,
The Mid-American Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. "It will promote networking, diversity, and inclusion." The first cooperate sponsor ------ wait for it ------ is Hallmark Cards Inc. While this isn't exactly a "HEY" "WOW" moment for Kansas ----- Close enough! I'm going to cheer anyway.
Straddling the state line is what many people do here. My husband and I had a business on the Mo. side, and a residence on the Ks. side. The Chiefs and Royals are from Mo. -- but, you don"t want to forget that there really are two Kansas Cities. One for each side. We would give a little geography lesson to nieces and a nephew when they arrived at the airport for visits. Welcome to Mo. - crossing the river - welcome to Ks., and somewhere in all that crossing of a river or State Line Road, you have passed through -- taa daaa, the Metro Area! A Mighty Welcome To Our New Gay-lesbian Chamber Of Commerce (It is about time.)
