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NASA HQ verbally orders employees to purge workspaces of LGBTQI+ symbols


"This is a ridiculous overstep and direct assault on NASA HQ employees' free speech and humanity."

The news comes as a slew of Executive orders signed by U.S. President Donald Trump continues to force policy changes at NASA and other federal agencies, targeting diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives. In recent weeks, NASA employees across the country received emails announcing an end to the agency's DEIA offices as well as directives to adhere to new guidelines penned by the Trump administration. In a joint statement, ranking U.S. House Space and Aeronautics Committee members Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC) called the move "a ridiculous overstep."

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