They want the contentious DEI and LGBTQ issue to go away so they offer a sop.
sop - a thing given or done as a concession of no great value to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met.Who will take the sop? Gullible rubes.
“sop - a thing given or done as a concession of no great value to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met.”
I thought sop was what you did to a cathead biscuit when you had cane syrup.