Are You Gay Enough To Get A California Utilities Contract? Here’s The Test

California’s regulators reportedly try to prioritize LGBT-owned utility contractors. Businesses can get certified as LGBT-owned by LGBT organizations to receive “supplier-diversity benefits” from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), City Journal reported Tuesday. Would you meet the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)’s qualifiers? Neither the CPUC nor the NGLCC responded to the Daily Caller…

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Gay Group Has A Problem With Your AI: It’s Not Gay Enough

A new report by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation demands AI developers make their product gayer. The Gay And Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) recommends that AI companies censor homophobic speech without removing gay expression. It also takes issue with chatbots relaying information GLAAD considers homophobic. “Neutrality is no longer an option,” GLAAD…

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As The US Pulls Back, NATO Ponies Up

NATO allies are stepping in to replace roughly $50 billion worth of U.S. planes, ships and drones that are being removed from NATO crisis response allocations, Reuters reported, citing an anonymous military source. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced the new moves by European nations on Wednesday at a press conference in Brussels, according to NATO….

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Illinois’ Assisted Suicide Law Preys On The Disabled, Lawsuit Alleges

A new law is under fire for allegedly making it easier for doctors to let disabled patients kill themselves. A physician, two disabled patients, and multiple advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against Illinois over the state’s incoming assisted suicide law, Capitol News Illinois reported Tuesday. The End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act (EOLA) lacks…

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