CA has a checklist to make sure you're gay enough before giving out government contracts

Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium!California is “too gay to function.” And if you are surprised by this, you are not paying attention.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 16, 2026 According to Chris Rufo, in California, the left is prioritizing contracts for “state-certified gay-owned businesses.” It is unclear how your business can get certified in gayness, but I digress. California is pressuring public utilities to award 633M in contracts to LGBT-owned firms. The state's official gay-certification program has issued this checklist of documents to prove your status.And a warning: you'll go to jail if you misrepresent your sexual identity. pic.twitter.com/sPI2rq41cb— Christopher F. Rufo (@christopherrufo) June 16, 2026 Per City Journal: In 1986, Governor George Deukmejian signed Assembly Bill 3678, which required certain CPUC-regulated utilities to submit annual “plans” for buying goods and services from woman- and minority-owned companies. Two years later, CPUC created its “Supplier Diversity Program,” which would enforce the law and set contracting “goals” for large utilities.Under a series of Democratic governors, the program has expanded to include gay-owned businesses. In September 2014, then-Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation requiring CPUC to recognize “LGBT-owned businesses” as eligible for supplier-diversity benefits. Five years later, Governor Gavin Newsom expanded the program further, “encouraging” other companies involved in the energy sector to award contracts to gay-owned firms.Question: How has this mandate made residents better off? When mandating certain insignificant preferences be prioritized when awarding special contracts, the state ought to be held to some accountability. Why does no one care? By 2022, CPUC had fully implemented the expansion. In practice, this meant establishing a “goal” for utility companies with annual revenues exceeding 25 million to buy things from state-certified LGBT businesses: 0.5 percent of procurement in 2022; 1 percent in 2023; and 1.5 percent in 2024 and beyond. If “large” CPUC-regulated utilities met these “goals” in 2024, they would have sent roughly 633 million to LGBT-owned firms.While I am no legal expert, this does not seem to be what you would call “legal.” They do this not because it is in the best interest of the people, but because they are beholden to leftism. They do not care about doing what will make residents better off, but how they can signal their lack of virtue. To call this a disgrace does not even begin to explain it. Maybe one day the state will prioritize contracts that do something beneficial for the people, but until then, they have proven what their priorities are, and it certainly is not to put Californians first. Pathetic, truly pathetic. - YouTube www.youtube.com