California regulators are encouraging utility companies to steer hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to” LGBT-certified businesses.” The efforts are part of a state diversity program that bases procurement decisions in part on the sexual orientation or gender identity of business owners. According to a report by Christopher Rufo at the City Journal, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has established procurement targets calling for major utilities to direct 1.5 percent of spending to businesses certified as LGBT-owned. SCOOP: California is pressuring public utilities to award $633 million in special contracts to “LGBT-owned” firms. To qualify, residents must go through the state’s official gay-certification program—and face up to a year in jail if they’re not gay enough.https://t.co/rOcnPqYJrl — Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@christopherrufo) June…
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