DOJ’s LGBTQ employee group shuts down after three decades
The board of DOJ Pride, founded in 1994, told members that the decision was made “in the interest and for the protection of all members.”
DOJ Pride, an LGBTQ employee resource group at the Department of Justice, has shut down more than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to root out all diversity, equity and inclusion measures from the federal government.
The group “ceased to operate effective immediately,” the group’s board said in an email sent to members Tuesday evening.
“In this time of uncertainty and concern, we have taken the extraordinary measure of ceasing operations of DOJ Pride,” the message said. “We have made this decision in the interest and for the protection of all members.”
The email, which was shared with NBC News by two DOJ staffers, thanked members for their “understanding during this time” and expressed hope that the group could “rebuild in the future.”
Requests for comment sent to the main DOJ Pride email address and directly to the group’s former board president did not receive immediate responses.
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