The broadcasting organization publicly reversed course after an initial media report about the email to Shapiro.

NPR urged its longtime host, Ari Shapiro, one of its most visible gay employees, not to attend a Pride event – and later reversed the decision after the email leaked to many newsroom staffers and media outlets, according to a report.

NPR backtracked after telling an openly gay host not to attend a corporate "Pride" event after an email was mistakenly sent to the staff.