Solis denounces gay pride poster vandals
Cal
Poly Pomona graduate and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis last week
denounced vandals who defaced many of the gay pride posters installed
at the agency's Washington headquarters.
Solis, the first secretary in the department's history to publicly recognize Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, sent an agency-wide e-mail last Friday saying she would not tolerate anti-gay misconduct, according to the Associated Press.
"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 said.
"On several occasions, even the poster frames have been torn completely off the elevator walls."
The posters first went up at the agency's headquarters on June 22, according to the Associated Press.
The posters include photos of eight prominent gay Americans, ranging from Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, to television talk show host Rachel Maddow.
"I do not believe these actions represent the majority of our employees, so I refuse to let this situation define us," Solis said. "But I do want to make myself absolutely clear: Respect for others is nonnegotiable at the U.S. Department of Labor."
The agency enforces fair and safe work places around the country, Solis noted, adding that every Labor Department employee should be committed to "working with all employers and employees, no matter their race, color, religion or sexual orientation."
Spokesman Enrique Chaurand said there was no formal investigation into the vandalism, according to the Associated Press.
"The secretary's letter speaks for itself," Chaurand said. "We're busy worrying about other things than who's tearing down posters."
Chaurand said Solis' e-mail provoked more than 100 e-mail responses from agency employees, most of them overwhelmingly positive. But a few employees indicated they were not excited about the poster campaign.
"One may have said, 'I appreciate where you're coming from, but maybe you should take me off your e-mail list,'" Chaurand said.
Solis, the first secretary in the department's history to publicly recognize Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, sent an agency-wide e-mail last Friday saying she would not tolerate anti-gay misconduct, according to the Associated Press.
"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 said.
"On several occasions, even the poster frames have been torn completely off the elevator walls."
The posters first went up at the agency's headquarters on June 22, according to the Associated Press.
The posters include photos of eight prominent gay Americans, ranging from Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, to television talk show host Rachel Maddow.
"I do not believe these actions represent the majority of our employees, so I refuse to let this situation define us," Solis said. "But I do want to make myself absolutely clear: Respect for others is nonnegotiable at the U.S. Department of Labor."
The agency enforces fair and safe work places around the country, Solis noted, adding that every Labor Department employee should be committed to "working with all employers and employees, no matter their race, color, religion or sexual orientation."
Spokesman Enrique Chaurand said there was no formal investigation into the vandalism, according to the Associated Press.
"The secretary's letter speaks for itself," Chaurand said. "We're busy worrying about other things than who's tearing down posters."
Chaurand said Solis' e-mail provoked more than 100 e-mail responses from agency employees, most of them overwhelmingly positive. But a few employees indicated they were not excited about the poster campaign.
"One may have said, 'I appreciate where you're coming from, but maybe you should take me off your e-mail list,'" Chaurand said.
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