Governor Charlie Baker recently broke new ground by making Massachusetts the first state in the nation to make lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered-owned businesses the beneficiaries of government set-asides.
The new "supplier diversity" order means that in a few years, a certain percentage of contracts entered into by the Commonwealth will have to be set-aside for LGBT businesses.
On one hand, it calls for Americans to see ourselves as one large multicultural community that happily celebrates its numerous parts. On the other hand, it fosters group grievances and bitter resentments. Diversity is both kumbaya and Black Lives Matter.
