Virginia’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office Wants County Employees to Reveal Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Public employees in Virginia’s Prince William County are being asked to disclose their gender identity and sexual orientation in a taxpayer-funded survey.
Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega has exposed to the public a survey that has been sent to all public employees by Prince William County’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Office.
Vega first exposed the survey, which local media reported has cost county taxpayers about $78,000, in an email to constituents on Feb. 26. Afterward, Prince William County’s DEI Director Maria Burgos quickly deleted the survey from the public domain. However, according to Potomac Local News, the “Inclusion Survey” (pdf) has since been reopened to all employees….}