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.

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