Politics

California to Impose ‘LGBT Certification’ Tests for $633 Million in Government Contracts

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.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Gateway Pundit says: 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.

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  • Primary source: Gateway Pundit
  • Published: Jun 17, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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  1. Source published: Jun 17, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC
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