The Capital Pride Alliance is facing backlash for its board member Vince Micone's acceptance of a role in the Trump administration as acting secretary of the Department of Labor. Micone, who has a long history with the organization, resigned from the board before taking the position. His appointment comes amid significant changes to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives, which the Trump administration has been scaling back, including a directive to close DEIA offices and terminate related contracts.
"We are taking steps to close all agency DEIA offices and end all DEIA-related contracts in accordance with President Trump's Executive Orders...These programs divided Americans by race..."
"Micone, who is gay, has volunteered with Capital Pride since the 1990s and has been a board member since 2010..."
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