WorldPride D.C. has brought millions of people to the District to celebrate and shine a spotlight on D.C.’s 50th anniversary of its first Pride event in 1975 .

Along with their pride, the tourists from all around the world are expected to bring $600 to $700 million in revenue to businesses in D.C., Maryland and Virginia over the three-week celebration.

WTOP spoke to the executive director of the nonpartisan Equality Chamber of Commerce D.C. Metro Area and director of their nonprofit, The Equality Chamber Foundation, about the network of 300 queer and allied businesses they represent across the D.C. region.

“We have restaurants, hotels, bars, consultants,” said Patrick Algyer, executive director of the Equality Chamber of Commerce and Equality Foundation. “We wanted to prove and show t

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