California Funds Organization That Offers Jobs Exclusively To Women And ‘Gender Expansive Youth’

 A California state government agency awarded nearly $200,000 to an organization that hosts internships exclusively for women and "gender-expansive" youth, in an apparent violation of anti-discrimination laws.

The organization, Sirin Records, is a project of Girls Rock SB, a non-profit organization that has received over $183,000 in grants from the California Arts Council, a state agency. A social media graphic from Sirin Records states that to qualify for a position at the company you must "identify as a girl, BIPOC, or gender-expansive."

An application for the internship program also states, "BIPOC humans are strongly encouraged to apply," before adding, "Applicants must self-identify as female or gender-expansive."

"We have made it our mission to bring the creative dreams of girls, women, and non-binary and gender-expansive youth to life through inclusivity and diversity," the record label states in a company description.

Sirin Records appears to have similar selection criteria to salaried staff members, with the organization saying, "We need not 1, not 2, but 5 women to help run our next 15-week Sirin Records group. And there is a need for a gender-expansive workforce." The organization adds, "If you haven't heard, women and gender-expansive people are grossly underrepresented in the music industry."

David Bernstein, a professor at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia School of Law, told The Daily Wire that programs that discriminate against people based on their race violate Title VII and that state funding could potentially interfere with the legal environment. Can affect.

“State funding may (a) create a liability for the state to cut that funding; and (b) may impose additional legal nondiscrimination obligations on the entity,” Bernstein explained.

One of the most recent grants to Girls Rock SB, which designated $38,000 to the organization for "creative youth development," acknowledges the nonprofit's focus on "gender-expansive youth." A project description states, "The mission of Girls Rock SB (GRSB) is to empower girls, women, and gender-expansive youth through music education, creative arts, community, and positive mentorship."

“Our programs work to change the status quo of artistic spaces – particularly the music industry, in which female and gender-expansive voices are under-represented, particularly from marginalized communities such as women of color and LGBTQ+ people” it before adding reads "Since launching in 2012, GRSB has served over 11,000 female-identifying and non-binary youth, approximately ages 5-23, from marginalized and historically under-resourced communities." Provides intensive arts programs with a focus on.

Girls Rock SB and the California Arts Council did not respond to requests for comment.