California Has Gay-Certification Program to Tap Into $633 Million for “LGBT” Businesses
19th June 2026
Americans are used to handouts for favored groups. Affirmative action in university admissions, corporate “diversity” initiatives, and minority-owned contracting requirements direct opportunities, resources, and contracts to supposedly “oppressed” groups, such as women, Native Americans, blacks, and Hispanics.
In California, state Democrats have embraced another kind of favoritism: contracts for state-certified gay-owned businesses.
The scheme operates through the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which regulates privately owned utility companies. California utilities spent more than $43 billion in 2024 on contractors—fuel suppliers, surveyors, engineers, and others—whose work helps deliver water, gas, electricity, and internet service to California’s 39 million residents.
Being a pervert has never been more profitable.