Next Wednesday Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth will visit St. John’s to commemorate the second anniversary of the Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan.

Ien will announce funding for community organizations in Atlantic Canada.

Over the past two years, the federal government has dedicated $75 million in funding to organizations that provide support to the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

Ien will be speaking to these organizations next week.