LA County prioritized DEI spending on ‘transgender cafe,’ gay men’s chorusvia @BIZPACReview
As previously reported, this year Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass allocated $17 million less for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).

Where did that $17 million go? Around $14,000 went to the “Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles,” according to an investigation by Fox News.
The chorus seeks to “create musical experiences that strengthen our role as a leader among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and performing arts organizations.”

Another $100,000 went to the formation of a “Midnight Stroll Transgender Cafe” to house homeless transgender people at night.

Keeping the gay theme going, another $13,000 was spent to host “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Heritage Month Programs,” and $8,670 was appropriated for the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.

Meanwhile, moving on to a racial theme, $100,000 was spent on Juneteenth celebrations, while $100,000 was set aside just for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) awards program.

“Los Angeles’ African American History Month, American Indian Heritage Month, Latino Heritage Month and Asian American History Month Programs were each allocated $13,000,” according to The Daily Caller, which ran its own investigation.

“The budget also appropriated $170,000 in total for ‘Social Justice Art-Worker Investments,'” the reporting continues.

Also, $190,000 was allocated to a homeless/HIV program that hands out sterile syringes to homeless drug addicts.

Bass, for her part, previously claimed that none of the important cuts made “would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days.”

But LAFD chief Kristin Crowley claimed otherwise this Friday, telling local station KTTV that the budget cuts did, in fac,t make a difference.