Labor secretary Hilda
Solis circulated a letter to departmental employees late last
week condemning the defacing of gay pride posters hanging in 35
department elevators.
Labor secretary Hilda
Solis circulated a letter to departmental employees late last
week condemning the defacing of gay pride posters hanging in 35
department elevators. Many of the posters, which have been
hanging in the elevators since June 22, have been defaced or
removed altogether.
"It appears, however,
that some members of the Labor Department team have a different
view, as it has come to my attention that most of the posters
have been continually defaced or removed," Solis wrote in the
letter, which was circulated via e-mail, according to
The New York Times.
"On several occasions, even the poster frames have been torn
completely off the elevator walls. I do not believe these
actions represent the majority of our employees, so I refuse to
let this situation define us."
Solis wrote in the
letter that the posters will remain up throughout the month and
will be replaced immediately if they are damaged or
removed.
Solis helped found the
House of Representatives' Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
Caucus when she was in Congress.
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